>> Also keep in mind non-compete are often extremely difficult to enforce as we'll, another thing people sometimes get hung up on.

haha right... a colleague of mine just was sued for attempting to join a company considered a competitor...we all had to sign NDAs that prohibit working for a number of companies in our field after we live current employer..

If company wants and there is an NDA/non-compete in place they can bury you in legal costs even if they dont win.

Be careful with highly restrictive NDA/non-competes.