It is a question that has been on my mind a lot, and which causes me to go to sleep late as I am browsing to find the next thing that has not hit the mainstream yet.Where or how, or what kind of approach should I undertake to increase my chances of spotting something that has the potential to become important in the future? What kind of news outlets should I target, as when its news its already out there and thus I am too late. Or other way around, if its not reported anywhere, how could I know about it (chicken or egg problem as well).Some silly examples:- How could I have known about the internet before it was popularized?
- How could I have known or heard about Bitcoin before it went mainstream? 
- How could I have found a coin that was later listed on Binance?Some might say that certain things are due to circumstances, eg if I was working at IBM or Microsoft at the time, I would have heard about the internet before.However, this can not be it. It cannot be that it is just luck or being there at the right time. There must be more ways, or a certain mindset, to optimize and increase the chances. What are your ideas or approaches to this?