Rowan Simpson
How to be Wrong: a crash course in startup success
Veteran investor Rowan Simpson's new book How to be Wrong: A crash course in startup success draws on two decades at the heart of New Zealand's most successful technology companies, to create a… Audio
How To Pick A Winner
Small businesses, with fewer than 20 employees, make up 97 percent of our enterprises and every month 850 new businesses start up in New Zealand.
But, on the flip side, 10 or so go into liquidation… Audio
One Metric - a new data-sharing tool for businesses
Many businesses, especially fledgling start-ups, feel the pressure to present themselves in the best possible light - even if it means fudging the reality Audio
Rowan Simpson: how to make a startup business last
How do New Zealand companies such as Xero, Animation Research Limited and Weta Workshop compare on a global scale? Someone who's been building the innovative tech sector here for the past two decades… Audio
Playing Favourites with Aaron Dustin
Product Design Director at Xero, and Creative Director for the last twenty years. He was the founder of early 21st century online community NZMusic.com, built SmokeCDs.com into New Zealand's leading… Audio
Could the red peak design fly?
John Key's decision to consider a law change to add a fifth flag to the referendum - if there's cross-party support for it - has given hope to supporters of the popular Red Peak flag. Audio
Social media provides platform for flag design change
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders are asking for another flag design to be one of the choices in this year's flag referendum; Rowan Simpson is spearheading the push for a fifth design. Audio
Mix and Mash
Shaun D Wilson looks at some of the entries for Mix and Mash; a competition based on reworking material not covered by copyright. Audio
Playing Favourites with Rowan Simpson
Software developer, business person and investor who sold his website flathunt.co.nz for shares in TradeMe and became its third employee. He's now involved in a number of other technology start-ups… Audio
