Rowan Simpson Joins Xero
It’s just been announced publicly on the NZX that former Trademe Shareholder and manager Rowan Simpson Joins Xero to head up product Strategy. After selling his web business flathunt.co.nz to Trademe back in 2000, Rowan has played lead roles at Trademe in both the software development and the increasingly product direction and management, so he’s [...]
Trademe sold 1 year Ago
I knew it was around this time last year, but after commenting on a reflecting post from Rowan Simpson on him touring NZ pushing his Flathunt business which he later sold to Trademe, he reminded me that it was 1 year ago yesterday that Trademe was sold to Fairfax.
Rowan says theres been plenty of reflecting [...]
A more Sophisticated IT Investment Community
Show me the money… You’ll get way more back
Funding doesn’t answer all your problems, and it’s best never to hang the problems you’re facing as a start-up or growing business solely on lack of funding, but if you’ve got the right balance of good market, great product and excellent sales prospects then you have to [...]
Trademe speaks - Rowan Simpson’s blogging
To many they’re the guys who made a fortune building and selling web business Trademe for a sum so big ($NZ 700 mil) it’s hard to believe what people like this in NZ actually end up doing with their lives. The mind wonders; perhaps they jet around the world to exotic locations heli-skiing, skydiving, renting [...]
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