Success doesn't teach as many lessons as failure
Crowdsourcing is the ultimate disruptor of distribution because in a most Zen-like fashion, the content is controlled by everyone and no one at the same time.
Be the best at what you do or the only one doing it.
Security doesn't rob ambition; the illusion of security robs ambition.
A career is just a longer trip with a whole lot more baggage.
The power of crowd sourcing always remains with the crowd, not the technological implementation.