Hi! Throwaway here to dissociate from real identity.<p>So I was accepted into a pre-accelerator program this summer with 3 other team members, and we do not know each other well. It is part-time (we keep our day jobs) over 3 months, with the goal of developing a prototype product by the end.<p>It is very low-pressure in that we do not recieve financial support, only mentorship, and it was also heavily marketed towards students and recent graduates. The program is in its second year, and from looking up last year&#x27;s teams, it seems like most of the groups fizzled out&#x2F; went their own ways at the end.<p>So my question is: what do I do to protect myself from the possible outcome that one or more team members drops out after the summer, but the prototype is turned into a successful startup? I am trying to avoid the situation that they could come back later and claim ownership. They seem like good people as far I as I know so hopefully this wouldn&#x27;t be an issue, but I also want to plan for the worst-case scenario.
Ask HN: Creating a prototype with strangers; how to protect against future risk?