As Dan said, the idea of America was formed by Europeans who decided to move to another continent and build a new nation.
I bet that in the years that Benjamin Franklin spent in France in the French royal court keeping them engaged in helping fund the American Revolutionary War, some of the French thought he was crazy and the vision for America was not ultimately possible.
Some of the most successful businesses have been those created by entrepreneurs and leaders with ideas that were big, and they decided to get out there and see what they could make of those ridiculously audacious ideas.
As an entrepreneur, one of the tragedies I’ve seen in corporate business, and life, is that many talented people have incredibly good ideas for a new product, service or company.