The building blocks he lists are things that are possible right now. It's not a matter of figuring out the future, but rather seeing technology trends and crea

The building blocks he lists are things that are possible right now. It's not a matter of figuring out the future, but rather seeing technology trends and creating a unique mix of those things that were previously impossible. It doesn't have to be in an unknown field or about unfamiliar topics. Technology changes many things, as it changes, can you do something new now? This shifts the problem from the difficult (predict the future) to the straightforward (applying building blocks). It's not an automatic business plan or a bullet-proof vest, but the unwritten assumption is that by looking for the opportunities in the changing tide, anything you create will already have a first-mover advantage by default.