network a *lot*
Choose fast growing organizations
Choose people you can learn from
Enter a market with few smart people
Use your smart connections to dominate that market
The key will be entering a market without a lot of smart folks in it, while also choosing the group in that market that is smart.
The problem is if most folks in a market aren't smart, then those who are really changing that market look dumb to those already in it, so are the pioneering minds there smart or re-inventing failed wheels.
The problem is if most folks in a market aren't smart, then those who are really changing that market look dumb to those already in it, so are the pioneering minds there smart or re-inventing failed wheels.