Ownership of IP for Rejected Ideas?
My company has been in brainstorming mode and I've proposed a few great ideas which have been rejected. What's my play if I wish to exit company and pursue an idea that I proposed that they've clearly rejected? No development work was ever started, only a business proposal deck.
Someone will surely warn me "They rejected it for a reason, why would you still pursue it?" but the context is that they are very risk averse and I might be able to find other investors/partners who have a different risk appetite. Many times employees from one company can pursue a new idea and form a new spin-off company. With that said this would mean the parent company would probably have some shares in the spin-off. You can also ask for their "blessing" but at the end it may all go to the contract you've signed If you mentioned it in writing (emails, presentation) they can always can come back and claim ownership in case this idea will succeed elsewhere.