throwaway5

Yeah, that's good advice.

The trouble I'm finding is that they're not willing to put in the hours due to work commitments but at the same time, they see the promise of what we're doing.

I'll talk to them and explain my issues.

The developer was a friend of mine. The agreement was that we pay him and also provide him with equity.

I know the difficulties that can arise if you don't pay.

Please do not paint me with the brush of the prototypical non-tech with an idea. I have a strong knowledge base in the area we're working in. This project could not move forward without my knowledge base.

I didn't write the code & the copyright hasn't been explicitly signed over. So, yeah, they own it.

What if I get new code written?

I designed the system that the code implemented. Does that count for anything?