Ask HN: How are startups dealing with key talent poaching?
Given Google’s non-acquisition of Character.ai and Meta’s recent moves, how are investors and start ups dealing with the threat that it’s easier and cheaper for large companies to poach key talent rather than buying the company?
The only legal protection is IP.
File everything, follow trade secret compliance protocols, etc.
This will give you march in rights and generates a legal minefield that can make poaching top talent far riskier.