Sure, recognition can be traded for money. It has value. I would wait for them to fold or for a significant number of years to pass (basically for plausible den

Sure, recognition can be traded for money. It has value. I would wait for them to fold or for a significant number of years to pass (basically for plausible deniability and any no compete to pass). But really, why work on the same thing twice? Pick a side project that steps on someone who isn't your employer's toes.