Not in Finance, tech. No garden leaves. I'm a dev, fortunately, the non-compete does not cover programming or tech as a whole. I can't work in Blockchain and Fintech, which is the focus of my startup.
That's my mistake, always ask a lawyer when you see sketchy stuff in a contract. My situation is similar, I'm a dev for a startup and the non-compete covers the domain/focus of the startup (Blockchain), I can still be a dev for other domain stuff.
I am a developer for a startup in the Blockchain space. I definitely could code before that job. The non-compete covers any company that deals with Blockchain.
I am a developer for a Blockchain startup in Europe. The non-compete prevents me to work for any company that has anything to do with Blockchain for 12 months. I don't know if I can call Blockchain an industry but that's my area of expertise and nowadays many tech company are doing Blockchain for the hype.