This bit of the FAQ seems to encourage the very issue that led to this conflict... "How do teams address the issue of Intellectual Property/ownership?" "As wi

This bit of the FAQ seems to encourage the very issue that led to this conflict... "How do teams address the issue of Intellectual Property/ownership?" "As with any startup, the team decides. Techstars Startup Weekend doesn’t support or take part in the signing of any legal documents at the events themselves, and while Mentors with legal backgrounds are often present and able to give general advice, they are not permitted to give specific legal counsel. While it doesn’t hurt to be clear about your individual expectations from the start, we’ve found that teams who don’t spend time addressing this issue until it actually matters (i.e., there is a tangible product to have ownership of) are much more productive and successful than those who do." ... By not addressing the exact nature of the agreement; by not making it clear that the expectation was that Mark was volunteering and thus giving away his talent; by not making it clear that he was expected to simply help and then go away when no longer wanted; by doing not doing these things up front, Mark was left to make his own assumptions. So bad on Mark, and bad on the author, IMHO. No wonder this ended badly. And more to the point, bad on Techstars for encouraging this.