Without delving too much into details, I'm working on a developer tool that might be very useful to my team at work. How should I go about sharing it without losing my IP on it?
- I am working on it in my own free time
- I am a contractor, not an employee. Company is based in Europe. I work remotely
- It's not directly related to the company's business, it just solves a problem in the technical stack that my company uses
- I am planning on releasing it as a product in future and monetizing it
- It might save 20-30% of development time for our team at my job
Now I've heard enough horror stories about employees losing IP of their side project. Should I share (a very unpolished, early version of) my product with my team, and how should I approach it to retain all rights over my IP?
- I am working on it in my own free time
- I am a contractor, not an employee. Company is based in Europe. I work remotely
- It's not directly related to the company's business, it just solves a problem in the technical stack that my company uses
- I am planning on releasing it as a product in future and monetizing it
- It might save 20-30% of development time for our team at my job
Now I've heard enough horror stories about employees losing IP of their side project. Should I share (a very unpolished, early version of) my product with my team, and how should I approach it to retain all rights over my IP?