> 'firs they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you and then you win' Sure, and there is 90% attrition at each stage. Most ideas are stupid. S

> 'firs they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you and then you win' Sure, and there is 90% attrition at each stage. Most ideas are stupid. Some stupid ideas get enough attention that people laugh at them. When incumbents resist a new idea, they usually with. Unless you have a very compelling strategy on how to survive this filtering. In all likelihood, people are laughing at your idea because it is really bad.