[pg]

Sounds dubious. But if the founder is the sort of person you'd never have worked for if you'd known what he was like, why do you care? It sounds like you ought to work somewhere else anyway.

[readyrnot]

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.

[ConradHex]

How about just getting them to buy you out for cash?

I can't help but think if they are this flaky, the chance of success is minimal.

[alecco]

Ask your lawyer and consider the Facebook and Microsoft DOS tricks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Facebook#Connectu....

Don't sell out cheap unless a lawyer with vast experience on this tells you there is no other way.