I cut the cord on that contract — the agreement had only even been for me to architect it and lay the technical foundation — and left figuring it would never, ever see the light of day.
About a year later, somebody came up to me at a conference.
THEM: You’re Paul? You worked on this project at Y??
ME: Yes…
THEM: You won’t believe it: it actually •got released•! Against all odds, it went out the door and into production!
ME: 😮😮