| you need something more than being mocked and misunderstood. you need traction, usage, momentum, etc. Companies that have traction, usage, momentum, etc and

| you need something more than being mocked and misunderstood. you need traction, usage, momentum, etc. Companies that have traction, usage, momentum, etc and ARE NOT mocked and misunderstood certainly outperform the ones that fit those criteria and were mocked and misunderstood. Nonetheless, if you look at all the variables that could play a role in a company's success I doubt "mocked & misunderstood" has any predictive value over a large enough sample.