Top Three, by Rowan Simpson
RowanAn irregular but must-read newsletter on startups and many other random topics. It started as a weekly newsletter in 2021. A lot of that writing formed the basis for Rowan’s book 'How To Be Wrong' (published in February 2025).
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 105 | Founded | 6 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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1st November, 2026
Steve and Seamus usually ask the questions on Between Two Beers. This week the roles were reversed and I got to ask them about their business.
I was a previous guest on their show, talking about How To Be Wrong. Of all the interviews I did...
What Startups Can Do For Government?
On 7 November New Zealanders will vote to elect a new government. Just about every party contesting this election agrees we need to do something different to lift our productivity and change the trajectory of our economic performance. And w...
Peer reviewed
This week, Hugh Mason published his review of my book How To Be Wrong. With his permission, I’d like to share it with you…
Hugh actually has a small uncredited cameo in the book, in the chapter about the time I spent in Singapore in 2012 a...
6th September, 2026
I’m sitting at 35,000 feet, somewhere over central Australia, on my way home from a month of being elsewhere.
There was a time, not long ago in the grand scheme, when a long-haul flight meant being blissfully disconnected for hours in a ro...
2nd August, 2026
By popular demand, another slew of nuggets - politics, AI, business and sports.
Let the sunshine in
Sometimes the best new ideas are actually very old ideas.
Here’s Fred Dagg’s short sketch about the benefits of solar power, fr...
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