If the company owes you $250K then : don't deliver and; get a lawyer. Make dam sure the company does not have access to the code in the interim. If the compan

If the company owes you $250K then : don't deliver and; get a lawyer. Make dam sure the company does not have access to the code in the interim. If the company is in as dire straits as you believe there's every chance you're never going to see your money. Sales projections for the new release are just hot air, the may come true and they may not. If the principals are so sure of the sales projections they can go and find some investors to raise the $250K. In the meantime you not providing the update may leave you open to various types of legal pressure and that's just one of the reasons you need legal representation. I've been in this position for much, much less money. Like you the amount outstanding slowly, slowly grew and because I was more interested in tech than money I allowed it to happen. Don't allow the same thing to happen to you.