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And conversely, if all component parts setup shop at a new blog, is that Techcrunch (a map/territory debate perhaps?)
Oh how I would kill to be the lawyers perusing employment agreements, anti-poaching clauses, etc right now. And very much looking forward to Disrupt this week.
Is there anything to stop Arrington from creating another news blog? He's losing properties like CrunchBase and the conferences, but why not take a few of the TC employees and keep writing news?
Yes, a noncompete. It will likely be something they leverage in order to do his earnout.
Anti-poaching is typically a term of the severance and is enforceable typically.
EDIT: Corrected below, thanks! Non-competes do apply in acquisitions.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, a noncompete. It will likely be something they leverage in order to do his earnout.
Non-competes are flimsy in California, but a bit more on the "maybe" in Washington. It all depends on which employment law his agreement (and the employment agreements of the other writers, if they have them) are under. Anti-poaching is typically a term of the severance and is enforceable typically. EDIT: Corrected below, thanks! Non-competes do apply in acquisitions.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, a noncompete. It will likely be something they leverage in order to do his earnout.
Non-competes are flimsy in California, but a bit more on the "maybe" in Washington. It all depends on which employment law his agreement (and the employment agreements of the other writers, if they have them) are under. Anti-poaching is typically a term of the severance and is enforceable typically. EDIT: Corrected below, thanks! Non-competes do apply in acquisitions.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, a noncompete. It will likely be something they leverage in order to do his earnout.
Non-competes are flimsy in California, but a bit more on the "maybe" in Washington. It all depends on which employment law his agreement (and the employment agreements of the other writers, if they have them) are under. Anti-poaching is typically a term of the severance and is enforceable typically. EDIT: Corrected below, thanks! Non-competes do apply in acquisitions.
This whole things sounds like one big publicity stunt.
Reminds me of the Theseus Paradox: if all component parts (Arrington + writers) of Techcrunch are replaced will it be Techcrunch? And conversely, if all component parts setup shop at a new blog, is that Techcrunch (a map/territory debate perhaps?) Oh how I would kill to be the lawyers perusing employment agreements, anti-poaching clauses, etc right now. And very much looking forward to Disrupt this week.
Reminds me of the Theseus Paradox: if all component parts (Arrington + writers) of Techcrunch are replaced will it be Techcrunch? And conversely, if all component parts setup shop at a new blog, is that Techcrunch (a map/territory debate perhaps?) Oh how I would kill to be the lawyers perusing employment agreements, anti-poaching clauses, etc right now. And very much looking forward to Disrupt this week.
(given their contentious relationship it is ironic that AOL killed both Jason Calacanis and Mike Arrington's greatest accomplishments in the exact same way)