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your co-founder left the boulder startup - can they take the code and ip with them

Your Co-Founder Left the Boulder Startup: Can They Take the Code and IP With Them?

A co-founder walking away from a Colorado startup rarely feels clean. Along with the stress of losing a partner, you’re left wondering who actually owns the source code, the product design, and the business ideas you built together. The honest answer is that it depends on what you signed, when you signed it, and how the work actually got created. Ownership of a startup’s code and intellectual property after a co-founder leaves is almost never […]