The Gold Rush, the Industrial Revolution, the Great Depression, the birth of the oil kings, the Internet Revolution, the AI Revolution — six events that changed the world share a surprisingly common pattern. At the center of the frenzy, some dig for gold; one step outside it, others quietly provide the tools and infrastructure. Bubbles burst, but the foundations built in the process support the next era. And in the end, wealth was built not by heroic talent but by those who kept holding qu...