I was in the same boat as you, but in the apparel/fashion industry. The whole crowdsourcing, bespoke(custom), and mass customization movement which is now start

I was in the same boat as you, but in the apparel/fashion industry. The whole crowdsourcing, bespoke(custom), and mass customization movement which is now starting to take-off, I began six years ago, before anyone else. The technologies I developed are still cutting edge and solve most of the problems the industry startups face today. At the time the technologies were far too advanced and disruptive. So I waited, started another company, and now I'm trying to reenter the industry. Looking for a start-up which is in the best position to use my technology and learn from my mistakes. I'm trying to avoid going at it on my own since I know what I'm good at, which is the operations/product side. Which also happens to be the side that generates the most problems, problems that I've (or you) solved. Sometimes the best option is just to wait instead of flushing time and money down the toilet. Then when the time is right have the technology ready to launch so you beat everyone else to the market and have everything in place.