> After the tech world saw Zuckerberg become a billionaire by absconding with 'not his idea', ethics and respectable business behavior is much less common, unfo

> After the tech world saw Zuckerberg become a billionaire by absconding with 'not his idea', ethics and respectable business behavior is much less common, unfortunately. If anything, the Zuckerberg situation is a counter-example: similar to OP, Zuckerberg was the technical guy, and similar to OP, he was not placed under sufficient contractual obligations before beginning the work, thereby allowing him to "abscond" with the "idea" (if such a thing is even possible).