Complacency Is Death.

The only way to push the industry forward is to innovate. To avoid the gatekeepers in your industry you must think outside the box. A gatekeeper is someone in a position of "authority" that blocks the little guys from doing things a new way. People are comfortable doing things the old fashioned way. This is also the downfall of their careers. You can't limit a plant from growing just because it'll grow bigger than your tree. 

So What Now?

Keep innovating and creating new avenues to win. The world will make you feel crazy and delusional for creating new ways to win. You must know this is all part of the process. If you win, it means they were wrong. They're scared of that.