Thanks John. I looked up your background and will take your advice to heart. You are correct it is not a strict acquihire. The product will be used /integrated in some form. There is just no real revenue / customer base as of yet.

Yeah, big danger. I'm not super new to the whole startup / investor cycle and we got semi burned by that some years ago, i.e. wasting way too much time on something that turned out to go nowhere. My stance is to keep shipping and developing as if nothing is going on.

At this point I'm indeed considering all and any forms of compensation. Stock, cash, tiered / vested versions of both etc. etc.

Parent's and your advice make a lot of sense. I have a lawyer that is in this space, luckily. They are in the loop. I was just curious of other experiences from the HN "hive mind".