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		goatcurious on March 15, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How I built a startup while working full-time in F... How did you manage the legal issues surrounding IP ownership while working at a full time job? Were your employers aware of your startup?

joshu on March 15, 2012 [–]

Not all employers care about all IP ownership. They just want stuff done on their time and stuff relevant to their business to be theirs.

I also built a project that became a startup while I was at a wallst bank. Although it didn't become a company till after I left.

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