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"Although I endorse those who attempt to spend their time defying gravity (the world needs these people), I simply think students simply forget that the real world is not graded by professors with untamed beards. Students are largely unaware that they could realize just as much success, or perhaps even more success, if they point their incisive intellect at simpler, "stupider" problems. So why don't they? Because these problems are typically unsexy, considered to lack academic rigor. " - Rowan Simpson

"People ask me all the time about the traits I look for in entrepreneurs and action orientation is at the top of the list. I'd much rather back someone who makes 100 decisions a day and gets 51 of them right than someone who makes one decision a day and gets it right." - Rowan Simpson

"Unlike big venture capital firms, we expect to generate returns almost exclusively from seed stage investments. Hence, we have the same incentives as founders to increase the value of the company in future financings. We are also comfortable with smaller exits if that's what the founders want. A significant portion of our fund comes from active entrepreneurs, many of whom have made Founder Collective their sole entity for private company investing. When we invest in your company, you get access to and help from these entrepreneurs." - Rowan Simpson

"You're already a cyborg. Deal with it." - Rowan Simpson

When things go perfectly, sometimes it’s hard to tell if it’s because your design was perfect or because your design didn’t matter. - Rowan Simpson

Daytum helps you collect, categorise and communicate your everyday data. - Rowan Simpson

"If virality was easy, there would be no advertising industry." - Rowan Simpson

"What happens when you mix visual puzzles with social photo-sharing? You get Photograb - the game where you play your friends’ photos to sharpen your visual skills. Have some brain-stimulating fun with your photos - start Photograbbing!" - Rowan Simpson

Something to check before you head out for swim, ride, run, etc. - Rowan Simpson

Having been part of or observed about 50 early stage deals, I have come to believe there is a clearly dominant set of deal terms. Here they are... - Rowan Simpson

Load testing, using AWS infrastructure - Rowan Simpson

Load testing, using AWS infrastructure - Rowan Simpson

NSFW - Rowan Simpson

Just right-click a track and select Get Info, head to the Options tab, and then select Audiobook from the Media Kind drop-down menu. The file will instantly leave your Music library and head straight for your Audiobook library. - Rowan Simpson

Off-line model reconstruction relies on an image collection phase and a slow reconstruction phase, requiring a long time to verify a model obtained from an image sequence is acceptable. We propose a new model acquisition system, called ProFORMA, which generates a 3D model on-line as the input sequence is being collected. As the user rotates the object in front of a stationary camera, a partial model is reconstructed and displayed to the user to assist view planning. The model is also used by the system to robustly track the pose of the object. Models are rapidly produced through a Delaunay tetrahedralisation of points obtained from on-line structure from motion estimation, followed by a probabilistic tetrahedron carving step to obtain a textured surface mesh of the object. - Rowan Simpson

Free vehicle search includes: vehicle details, vehicle identification (excluding VIN), vehicle licence details, vehicle registration details, plates history details, warrant of fitness, vehicle odometer history, auction price estimate value and more. - Rowan Simpson

Body composition scale - "The Tanita BC-1000 platform features no display, as readings are automatically transmitted to remote displays such as the Garmin FR60 or Forerunner 310XT fitness watch, a personal computer, or Tanita's tabletop remote display for easy viewing in various locations. This dynamic feature-the first of its kind-will allow for personal identification and data recording and is perfect for anyone who wants to track their health and fitness levels, making the BC-1000 the ultimate choice for monitoring your health." - Rowan Simpson

"One thing’s for sure: your company becomes a lot more valuable the day you sign on your first batch of significant customers, and is worth more again the day you become cash-flow positive." - Rowan Simpson

"BASIC used to be on every computer a child touched -- but today there's no easy way for kids to get hooked on programming." - Rowan Simpson

"Every financial collapse is really just an ethical collapse that happened a few years earlier." - Rowan Simpson

"Quiet, passive-aggressive whining in the corner is both annoying and ineffective." - Rowan Simpson

"...many VCs tell entrepreneurs to “come back when you have a demo.” They aren’t wondering whether your product can be built – they are wondering whether you can build it." - Rowan Simpson

Remote User Experience Testing Solution for Web Sites and Software | record real customers giving real feedback. - Rowan Simpson

What happens when a TV marries a laptop? - Rowan Simpson

Open Source Twitter client for iPhone/iPod touch. - Rowan Simpson

No wonder so many people (including me) get this wrong. - Rowan Simpson

The Steve Irwin approach to discovery on the web—“I’m going to click this here link…just to see what happens!” - Rowan Simpson

"The 1% rule is the Pi of freemium web apps." - Rowan Simpson

Simple and real-time tracking of what people do on your website. - Rowan Simpson

The "line of indifference" or the boundary between feeling rich and poor. - Rowan Simpson

Once popular in Europe, folding campers have come to struggle with a bit of an image problem. They're practical and make for cheap travel, but have as much sex appeal as an orthopedic shoe. Aiming to change that is Opera, a foldout trailer that's as eyecatching and luxurious as it is convenient. - Rowan Simpson