In fact it can be argued that those that are at the top are there because of their superior information and knowledge and the only way to get there yourself is to be better at those two things, and the best example of this are the business that emerged from the dot com bubble.

Take a look at Google and Facebook why they have become two of the biggest companies around the world despite the fact they do not sell anything tangible to the public? They have done so because they have superior information about the public that uses their platform and they use that knowledge to get power and money, so if anything more than ever information and knowledge are more critical for your success than at any other moment in history.