readyrnot

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by readyrnot 18y ago
This is side work, I have another job.
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by readyrnot 18y ago
Yes it is the founder and his buddy of many years. For many months now I've had that feeling that things are "not right". I've recently found out that he's one of those guys that will say anything to get the outcome he desires.
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by readyrnot 18y ago
This is exactly what I would like, a meeting with everyone involved so that we can see what is true and what's not.
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by readyrnot 18y ago
In good faith I continued to work. This was after I was lied to and screamed at. This was in hopes that they would turn around and be more agreeable. Clearly not the right thing to do. It's not greed, it's about getting what I was promi
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by readyrnot 18y ago
all my lawyer did back in the day was structure equity for Internet companies. He worked for one of the top firms. Trust me this guy is an ace in the hole. He like me is worried these guys have lied before and are doing it once again. We
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by readyrnot 18y ago
I am actively engaged with a lawyer who knows about equity deals. He and I agree and our position is to find out what's in the stock agreement without signing anything first. I just keep getting the runaround which is "oh you have to si
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by readyrnot 18y ago
I have threatened this several times to which the founder freaked out and begged me not to stop. It's at a critical point. I believe mostly they are just trying to intimidate me. It's now come to a point where I absolutely can't trust th
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by readyrnot 18y ago
They have filed a provisional patent and this is an interesting point. Again however I've not been paid ever for anything. Never at any point have I declared that I would relinquish ownership of the code. The recent one sided contract th
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by readyrnot 18y ago
The problem is if the idea is good and they take my code and sell it and make money then I've lost out. At this point I want what was promised to me.
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by readyrnot 18y ago
No I've not been paid for anything. My lawyer at one point mentioned that if I was they could use that to say "oh we've paid him, that's what we agreed to as compensation". So I believe you're correct in this aspect. I"ll ask my lawyer a
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by readyrnot 18y ago
it is a good idea ... in a perfect world this sounds ideal :)
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by readyrnot 18y ago
You're right it is very stressful and difficult. I've thought of walking away many times since in my opinion dealing with dishonest people is not worth it. I haven't signed anything ever with them. It's all been on good faith. I've been
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Are these founders trying to screw me?
31 points by readyrnot 18y ago|64 comments