Comments on Non-competes from Forrester Research

You can find plenty of press coverage about why non-competes ostensibly thwart recruiting top talent to start-ups. What you don’t hear about is how non-competes ultimately help new and established companies alike to retain the talent they’ve invested in, further nurtured and who have become star employees due to their rewarding tenure and success. How can today’s start-ups hope to mature into successful firms if their top performers are easily poached?

A Teacher’s Perspective on Education Technology

Teachers are eager for new technology, but we don’t have enough of it in the schools. The students who have the equipment and really know how to use it for something other than gaming, are not the ones who need it. The rest have to be explicitly taught how to use technology as a learning tool. For my students, I have to teach them how to learn in general first.

Non-compete buried within NDA

As a consultant in optical design, I see numerous contracts every year.  There are now terms of non-compete buried within simply NDAs which are required for initial discussions.  Such tactics seek a commitment without consideration.  I reject such NDAs by requesting compensation for my commitment during a term of service.  Historically, my rejection of commitment …