Co-founding
tptacek: Psychology aside --- obviously you're talking yourself out of this gig:* It takes 1-2 days to set up an LLC. Without the LLC, you can't invoice and you can't buy insurance. Unless you get to manage the incorporation on day 1, don't sign on until they incorporate.* The risk with scraping isn't just that you'll get sued, but, more likely, that you're simply going to be locked out. If your business model depends on the data, sneaking it out seems like a bad strategy.* You have to make the call about whether you're ok with a subordinate role in the company. There's nothing inherently wrong with demanding more equity to compensate the work already done.