This makes me think, you could have a friend develop a MVP which you use as a starting point for your project. For example, if you want to create a game, I could write a simple event loop and render a couple triangles on the screen, then give this to you as an example, and with an agreement that you can build upon it.
Thus, everything you do will be a derivative work of what I started. If your company tries to take it, I can come in and cause problems for them.
