Working on pretty much anything (besides the work required for basic sustenance or work under threat).....is something that defines WHO WE ARE; to a certain degree.So a person with highly creative tendencies, may be attracted towards sculpture art or sand art, depending on the ease of availability of tools for that activity in his immediate environment.
So to say that one should start early, is a bit difficult to follow through..I think one can only engage with activities which gives him/her great pleasure and try to repeat some of those activities from time to time.Some activities won't stick around and some will.
And the activities that stick around will create a trajectory for you over a period of time(10-20 years).
You can equate the development of internet to the development of language in humans.Traditionally in mature industries there are specialized roles for each unit and thus it means the entry barrier for a startup in the industry rises as the industry matures.But that's different for web based startups.The challenge for new startups will not be specialization(in technology) but specialization in understanding user behaviour.
So to say that one should start early, is a bit difficult to follow through..I think one can only engage with activities which gives him/her great pleasure and try to repeat some of those activities from time to time.Some activities won't stick around and some will. And the activities that stick around will create a trajectory for you over a period of time(10-20 years).