You've said your age, but out of curiosity: How old is Jim?
I guess the turning point was when we were talking to a journalist and he asked us what are our KPIs (key performance indicators). Jim had no idea what that is, so he just told him some nonsense - I had to step in to make it clear. I just don't want to imagine the embarassment if we were sitting with investors instead
In other words, you're leaving because you believe the value of your shares are approximately $0.
Why are you spending your valuable time, energy, and creativity fighting to retain your 40% of $0, rather than moving on to doing something more useful?