This is what I might offer up. You are making a mistake if you are looking for others to give your ideas value and perhaps a bigger mistake if you begrudge others for not giving you what you want.

I’ll give you an example. I work with many advertising agencies. And, as you know, I believe that social media is a critical part of any communication plan. So naturally, because I like these advertising agencies, sometimes I talk about to them social media and offering blogs to their various clients. Not all of them are interested. So … I don’t bring it up again.

They are not vampires for not embracing social media and saying no.

On the contrary, they likely do not see the value because I have not perfected my idea. Sometimes, they say things that make sense … which might mean that idea needs to land on the scrap pile of a ‘million’ million dollar ideas that float around here every day. And sometimes it just means that I have not found the right mix or message for the idea. So, I go back to the drawing board.

I agree with you that an employer can diminish some good ideas that employees put forth. But you are not the employee in this case. You are the employer of you and it is your idea. Only you are responsible for seeing it become a success if you believe in it.

Be thankful that you know someone who will tell you what they think and not what you want to hear. Not everybody has that.

You are a good guy based form what I can tell. But please be careful. You cannot expect others to give you or your ideas merit. That can only come from you. And that is how you defeat a vampire… because the vampire is never on the outside… it’s only on the inside.

Be good and all my best,
Rich

There are a lot of ways to get mobbed.

In older literature (1930s and before) this mobbing factor is sometimes defined as vampirism. The best way to deal with it is to avoid vampires. If you cant, then there are ‘other ways’, like putting on a spiritual armour, however these measures take time, training, a lot of courage, energy and decision.
A rather simple and easy way to deal with it is prayer. However then you usually need patience and some other virtues to get results in reality.