I was just wondering if Atomera had been 'forced' into seeking an alternative to re-filling Shawn's position because Shawn had given his notice/intention to move on? Or, (imo, this makes more sense) had Atomera been working on this agreement for some time and Shawn saw that if it succeeded, he might be replaced with the larger company's marketing guru? It was Shawn's statement "I know it was a lot of hard work"- implying that Atomera had been working on it for some time that leads me to believe that Shawn was well aware of this possible outcome for an extended period of time... therefore, like you said, 'his work was done'.
Whether or not it had anything to do with his departure is strictly conjecture and just rabbit-hole thinking on my part while we wait for Atomera to pull off something substantial. 🤔😀