Much Ado About Nothing

It looks like I’m the only person flying out of Wellington this afternoon. Lots of Smurfs and sexual predators heading the other way.

— Rowan Simpson (@rowansimpson) January 31, 2013

So many likes and up votes. So little original content.

— Rowan Simpson (@rowansimpson) February 1, 2013

OH: ‘in this case the state of the art isn’t very stateful and not especially arty’

— Rowan Simpson (@rowansimpson) January 23, 2013

How to step off a moving treadmill: both feet at once.

— Rowan Simpson (@rowansimpson) March 7, 2013

An hour in the Koru Lounge is always much easier when there are obnoxious and arrogant sales guys to eavesdrop on.

— Rowan Simpson (@rowansimpson) March 9, 2013

If I ever got a tattoo it would be a progress bar showing 80% complete.

— Rowan Simpson (@rowansimpson) March 13, 2013

Unread messages in iMessage, Google Chat, Skype, Twitter DM, Email. If the phone rings soon I'm going to call that a Royal Flush.

— Rowan Simpson (@rowansimpson) March 18, 2013

Don’t bemoan the lack of startup success stories in your country. Bemoan the lack of startup success stories in your street. #maninthemirror

— Rowan Simpson (@rowansimpson) March 26, 2013

I wonder what is the optimum frequency for going away and coming back so that it’s only ever better than you remembered wherever you are?

— Rowan Simpson (@rowansimpson) April 14, 2013

If you want to create a start-up ecosystem, focus on creating one great start-up. If everybody does that, you'll have an ecosystem.

— Rowan Simpson (@rowansimpson) June 24, 2013

$251 for a trans-tasman flight, literally through the air like a bird. $6 to process a credit card payment. What a funny world we live in.

— Rowan Simpson (@rowansimpson) August 27, 2013

The Noah Principle: It's not enough to predict rain, you have to actually build an ark

— Rowan Simpson (@rowansimpson) September 18, 2013

Interestingly, NZers who say we should celebrate failure like Americans do never argue we should celebrate success like Americans do.

— Rowan Simpson (@rowansimpson) September 18, 2013

s/technology/poetry Makes all articles about tech start-ups better. You're very welcome.

— Rowan Simpson (@rowansimpson) October 30, 2013

What normally happens to those who punch above their weight? Asking for a friend.

— Rowan Simpson (@rowansimpson) November 4, 2013