On the other hand, I would never become dependent on a solo developer or a small business for a critical part of my business. I’ve been on both sides of the is

On the other hand, I would never become dependent on a solo developer or a small business for a critical part of my business. I’ve been on both sides of the issue. I worked for a struggling startup that got one large customer who was 80% of our revenue. They insisted on the code being put in escrow and released to them under certain conditions. When the company was sold for scraps, they exercised that clause and hired me as a contractor to help them transition. On the other side, I was the dev lead at a company who was looking at using the software of a solo developer as a critical component to our business. I suggested the same clauses be a stipulation to us signing the contract. We were going to be 80% of his business.