Stepan had a ready network of suppliers, but none of them were prepared to join him all in on the dismal bet that covet 19 was an existential threat. This is what all great temes trying for shots need to do. Embrace the failure. Get excited by the failure. It's worth noting here that not all networks run on the currency of collaboration. Some run on the Currency of mutual benefit. Some simply run on money. You can't expect every network to be made of altruistic collaborators driving toward the same mission. But that doesn't mean such networks are bad in any way. They just need to make sure you know the particular currency before you start collaborating.