Figure out the people part and the technology gets a whole lot simpler.
It's clearly more fun to make the rules than to follow them.
You are far more likely to do your best work if you are willing to delight a few as opposed to soothe the masses.
You dont need to convince everyone. All you need to do is motivate people who choose to follow you.
The only path to amazing runs directly through not-yet-amazing
What is school for? If you're not asking that, you're wasting time and money.