It is clear; when you follow the crowd, you will only be as successful as the next guy in the crowd. In entrepreneurship; it pays to rebel against the crowd. But it does not pay to rebel for the sake of rebelling. If anything; you should rebel with the emerging trends. Follow the trends- against the crowd.

America’s financial institutions are in turmoil, ivy league MBAs are having trouble finding jobs, and acceptance rates at professional programs are dropping alongside the escalating education prices. Professional positions are consistently outsourced to developing nations, and technology seems to have a 3-year turnover.

With that said, it pays to act against the crowd- and find a career path that does not leave you vulnerable for outsourcing, domestic financial turmoil, or career pigeon-holing. But you need to understand the trends of our time in order effectively rebel against the groupthink.

What are the current trends in the business and technology world? Lower barriers for international entrepreneurship; an importance of technological competence- rapid turnover in the job market, rapidly changing cultural icons, ease of travel, emergence of microfunding, international legal paradigms- the list goes on. I wish I knew the entire list.

There is a difference between joining a trend and identifying a trend. If you can identify which way the wind is changing; capitalize on it.