When innovating or inventing, it can be very helpful to ask yourself, or anyone working with you…

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If the answer is yes, think hard about why? If this could have been done 5 years, 2 years or even a year ago, there’s a good chance you won’t be first to market or an early expert. Some of the best ideas sit around for years because the just aren’t technically possible yet. But once they are, you need to move fast or acquire that progress that someone else has made.