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You agreed to work on this as a contractor, for pay. You aren't being taken advantage of if you agreed to a price ahead of time (cap or no cap). Just because t
by jmacd 18y ago
You agreed to work on this as a contractor, for pay. You aren't being taken advantage of if you agreed to a price ahead of time (cap or no cap).
Just because they have a good idea doesn't mean you have to be involved, there will be other great ideas that come your way as well.
And hell, if this is successful, believe me: you don't want to be in business with the kind of guy who a) goes to his father for help on such a simple thing and b) would think a 17-page contract was a good idea in any way.
- trevelyan 18y agoTotally agree. You need to be true to your word. If the project has any future beyond the prototype, your friend would be crazy not to ask you to stay involved. The time to discuss compensation and risk is then. If you want something to happen, do a good job with the project and make your partners excited by the prospect of doing more.
- jcl 18y agoHowever, being true to his word needn't include signing anything.
- jfornear 18y agoI'll do this, but I still own the prototype, right?
- cstejerean 18y agoLet them own the prototype, they are paying for it after all (however little that might be). It shouldn't be hard for you to completely rewrite the prototype if you want to go forward with the idea yourself (after all you're talking about 20 hours of initial work, and chances are the rewrite will be much faster and of much higher quality).