The suggestion to talk to a lawyer is not a bad one, but I'll add my voice to those suggesting you just walk out the door. It sounds like you haven't been work

The suggestion to talk to a lawyer is not a bad one, but I'll add my voice to those suggesting you just walk out the door. It sounds like you haven't been working on this very long anyway. Have you been compensated in any form at all? If so, you might have to give them the code you've written. But if not, seems to me (IANAL) that all you had was a verbal agreement which they've reneged on -- so they have nothing to hold over you and you can do whatever you want. If you've described the situation accurately, then it doesn't sound like your co-founders have thought this through very carefully. Who do they expect to build the product if you don't? Maybe if you actually walk out it will bring them to their senses.