Great points about the buy-out and non-active founders shares. I'm not trying to ask for a piece of what they create in the future. If the company makes money,

Great points about the buy-out and non-active founders shares. I'm not trying to ask for a piece of what they create in the future. If the company makes money, I'd like to get paid back for the platform that I helped build which enabled them to get to the point where they are making money. Do I deserve to ask for that?