This is not an endorsement of what Joel says but his take is the polar opposite to yours: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2016/12/09/developers-side-projects/ ht

This is not an endorsement of what Joel says but his take is the polar opposite to yours: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2016/12/09/developers-side-projects/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2016/12/09/developers-side-pr... Lawsuits are expensive and will probably kill your business or time to work on your business either way.