[throwaway803453]

Would you consider selling it ? If you don't have customers it probably isn't worth much other than it protects them from future lawsuits initiated by you. As a side note, my buddy sold his side project to his employer for $350,000 but granted he had customers. But he also worked on it shamelessly while on the clock and using company equipment and using a sales guy who worked at the company. I sh*t you not.

If you do ask for money you should be embarrassed about how much you ask for or you are doing it wrong. They might not appreciate that but they will respect you.

[bigiain]

Upvoted for: "you should be embarrassed about how much you ask for or you are doing it wrong."

[ezekg]

> But he also worked on it shamelessly while on the clock and using company equipment and using a sales guy who worked at the company. I sh*t you not.

Don't we all? In Minecraft, of course. The part about using the company's sales guy is great though -- I've never heard that one before.

[silvyas]

Absolutely, selling would be ideal. Basically I want more time to build it out and get customers and be in a stronger position to ask for a larger sum. At that point I could sell or raise. But I definitely don’t want to kick start an internal competing project.

[kypro]

If you enjoy building it why not ask if you can do it full time backed by your employer?

Personally I'd ask for a share of future profits or for a leadership role if any future team built around the product. Definitely don't give it away, but I'm sure there is a win-win arrangement here.