That&#x27;s why you have to make sure you have a good contract with all potential what-ifs covered. Then the big company will have to find a what-if that you didn&#x27;t cover and if you&#x27;re luck it will be ridiculous enough that you won&#x27;t need a massive legal team to defend your agreement.<p>Either that or you go into it just hoping to get all of the money, but you make sure that the up-front money is enough to keep you floating down the river.