Hi Ryan I am starting a new internet co and need a software developer. Is it smart to take any precaustions at this stage with people I speak to like ask them to sign a non compete or non disclosure or is it unnessary at this point

I think it’s un-necessary until you’ve actually written some code, and you are getting a developer involved then. Starting a conversation off with “before I can tell you the idea, I need you to sign all this stuff” kind of gets someone uninterested, real fast.

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