The legal path is difficult and very subjective. If you used github or some other kind of version control, make sure you keep the repository history intact in i

The legal path is difficult and very subjective. If you used github or some other kind of version control, make sure you keep the repository history intact in its original form. If there's no money behind this idea, you're probably not going to get paid regardless of whether there was a written agreement in place. This is assuming you did the one base step of forming an LLC or corporation - if not, they can be personally liable for paying you as an employee. Sorry you got burned, it happens to the best of us. Good luck on your future ventures - the best revenge is to be way more successful than those two.