I assume if you're CTO, you've got some shares in the startup? I'd see it as an opportunity to bring those projects into the startup and work in an official cap

I assume if you're CTO, you've got some shares in the startup? I'd see it as an opportunity to bring those projects into the startup and work in an official capacity on something you're already interested in and help improve the value of the business and, by inference, your shares. Everyone wins.