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As a software engineer, I'm aware that some companies have IP laws that mean "we own whatever you build if you use our resources to build it"(edited). I have also known people who build out an MVP while working at another company and after some time get sued for IP rights because they used company resource like the Internet, hardware etc.

My question is how will the company know if I actually used their resource to build my MVP?

Say I have a private Git repository and I work on my project secretly and push to this repository and I never use company proprietary technology. If no one ever sees/notice me working on this, how will they ever know I used company resource.

I'm really curious about how they find out because of course, they don't have access to private Git repositories and unless anyone is actively tracking your hardware and scanning for side projects I doubt if they will ever notice.

How will they ever know?

Of course I know that successful startups cannot be built when one is not focused full time.

A little bit of context: So I work full-time 8 hours as a programmer but I've been working on this side project on week nights after work & on the weekend. This has really impacted my social life & drive. I try to keep motivated each day to work on it.

So I want to know if people have built MVP's this way & maybe then quit their full time job to focus on the product. I want to know if you have done this & your experience.

I'm really passionate about this product, I have avoided it for 2 years, and I have a long list of why it won't work but it keeps hitting me everytime I just can't hold it any longer. I see the need & I wonder why people haven't filled it yet. So that's the drive I have.

You comments are highly appreciated.

In detail are there plugins, bots such as slack bots or messenger bots that were acquired by bigger companies. If so kindly give any you know.