Join us for “The Mythical Startup,” a talk with mentor Rowan Simpson at 7pm thisMonday 6 February at Singapore Management University (SMU). The discussion will explore the various myths surrounding startup founders and lifestyles and is based on Rowan’s popular blog series by the same name.
Rowan Simpson is a passionate entrepreneur, software developer and investor who creates great products that people love to use.
Rowan founded flathunt.co.nz and sold it to New Zealand’s biggest internet success Trade Me a year later. He was with the auction and classifieds site for its NZ$750m exit six years later. Rowan went on to invest in and develop product strategy for online accounting service Xerothrough its meteoric growth and IPO.
In 2010 Rowan co-founded Southgate Labs, a software studio specialising in web and mobile applications, with Michael Koziarski and Amnon Ben-Or.
He continues to invest in and advise a number of early-stage ventures, including Vend, Fishpond, Sonar6 and SMX.
You can follow Rowan on twitter @rowansimpson.
The talk is free of charge. Email Me at erin@jfdi.asia to RSVP.
