Everyone is an expert on the past.
They can explain why something has worked, why something was unique/successful and path breaking.
The challenge is not in predicting the past but seeing a future that many miss today.
From the kid who saw the opportunity to sell mobile recharge on a street corner, to the specialist who supplies 'cut onions' in bulk to the street hawkers in Mumbai, someone who saw that there is money in platforms and not traditional hard assets... all of them have seen a future that millions missed.
That is one critical skill that no school/college/university/curriculum teaches. How to see an opportunity before others?
Some starting points...
- be open
- ignore all assumptions/rules/general practices. also what people call 'risk'
- think disruptively and not incrementally
- be ready and able to pivot
The experience of a failure makes you much stronger than any 'teaching' can!
Stop holding the safety rail.
