Imitating recent successes is a game that everybody knows how to play. But seeing the next big thing before anybody else sees it is far more valuable... It means being a little bit wrong at just the right time.

Derek Thompson
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When you see the future, it might not be clear. But when you see the next big thing before anybody else sees it, your intuition is right. That was what Steve Jobs did when he invented the iPod. It was a revolutionary idea. He saw the future when no one else saw it.

Source: Hit Makers: The Science Of Popularity In An Age Of Distraction

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