In today's fast-changing world, it's not so much what you know anymore that counts, because often what you know is old. It is how fast you learn.

While writing for Inc., a big part of my focus has been introducing readers to the tools and technologies that can take every entrepreneur's game to the next level. In keeping with that, let's feature learning technologies; I've used them my entire life and believe that if implemented well, they are the key to gaining a competitive advantage in any industry. By outlearning your competition, you can navigate industries with ease, help your clients gain competitive advantages and move up the career ladder at rapid rates. I couldn't think of a better person's brain to pick for this piece than Matthew Pollard, a lifelong learner. Pollard has been responsible for 5 multi-million dollar success stories, and he attributes much of his success to the learning technologies he used along the way. Many of these same techniques, I've used to grow my career, and so can you.

As Richard Branson so aptly says in Screw It, Let's Do It, "Use the problems you have been dealt to your advantage."