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title: The Hidden Innovators of the Exponential Age | Trends by The Hustle
description: We spoke with Azeem Azhar about 3 innovators most people still haven't heard of, and how you can capitalize on their vision today.
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# [The Hidden Innovators of the Exponential Age | Trends by The Hustle](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/ebook/articles/hidden-innovators)

 Written by [Aja Frost @ajavuu](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/ebook/author/aja-frost-ajavuu) | Apr 13, 2021 5:24:28 AM

When we talk about innovation, it’s common to talk about the same few subjects. Trillion-dollar tech companies or large-scale projects like Bitcoin get tons of media attention.

But the *Trends* community is all about finding hidden change — seeing the things that others overlook. 

So we [sat down](https://trends.co/video/exponential-view/) with Azeem Azhar — founder of the *Exponential View* [newsletter](https://www.exponentialview.co/) and [podcast](https://hbr.org/2019/04/podcast-exponential-view) — and asked: Who are the innovators that no one is talking about today but everyone will know in 10 years? 

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