Ask HN: What to do when you're "too early?"

It's a common axiom in the startup world: "Being too early is the same as being wrong." I'm a product guy (mediocre coder) with some ideas on how I think video is going to evolve. The problem? Structurally, there are some existing elements that haven't yet been solved and, I think anyway, will impede the progress of video[1].

My passion is enabling anyone to create TV quality productions on a less-than TV quality budget. Rather than developing ideas into a startup too early, I'm instead focusing on working with other startups, getting a Master's in Professional Comm[2] and enhancing my poor coding skills by pushing some ideas into code form.

Since I'm sure I'm not the only person who feels like they see a trend before it's fully developed, I'm wondering if there's any wisdom for people who are too early. I'm not someone who wants to start startups just to start them, but instead I'm focused specifically on the world of video, and how I want it to progress. Are there any words of wisdom to help someone who's waiting for an ecosystem to mature?

Asides: [1]- I think the structural issues are all production related, ie waiting for DSLRs to mature to a point that they're feasible for most people to use, and increasing upload bandwidth. On the distribution side, video player frameworks / HTML5 / EC2 have taken care of a lot of the encoding / distribution hurdles.

[2] - The Master's will help me experiment more with the presentation of video, rather than give me some marketable credential, in my view.

[3] - If you think you want to change video to be better, and make it so anyone can create awesome quality video content, we should be friends. email friends@vidplusplus.com so we can pay attention to each other's projects.