The lesson I took from this is that just because nobody else seems to be working on the problem, and just because some people think it isn't a problem, doesn't

The lesson I took from this is that just because nobody else seems to be working on the problem, and just because some people think it isn't a problem, doesn't mean that it isn't a problem worth solving. When an idea is sufficiently advanced, it can often look impossible. The trick is to make it possible, and then make it available. He struck gold in that regard, both in lives saved and in monetary compensation.