8 degrees of vaughan rowsell

VendHQ has been picked as one of 8 semifinalist for the Cloud Connect Launch Pad, and we plan on getting it to the finals. VendHQ is one of my projects I am chipping away at. I write the code, design the screens, develop the strategy, put together the demo videos and make the coffee.[Read full story]

As you may or may not know I have currently put most of my digital work live on hold and am cycling up the country on a bicycle, tweeting, blogging and posting video as I go all over on http://www.nzuphill.co.nz.[Read full story]

Can you help? I am cycling 2600km solo up the country. I am doing it all to get off of my arse and raise money for a good cause. I am raising the funds for TASC, a fantastic charitable trust based out of the Spinal Unit of Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital, they help people with spinal cord injuries rehabilitate and get back into the swing of life. You can help them by making a donation (thanks to the team at Givealittle) by visiting http://nzuphill.8degrees.co.nz/donate or if you can help m...[Read full story]

When planning my ride up the country I wondered if I should just leave all the gadgets behind me for two months and go cold turkey, but who was I kidding, not anyone who knew me that’s for sure. And so as I ride the length of New Zealand I will be blogging, tweeting and posting videos to YouTube. I may even chip away at the new start-up project that has been keeping me busy for a bit. The thing is, you can.[Read full story]

I may have told you, I am cycling the length of New Zealand. Yeah, cool aye? People do ask me, and quite a lot, “why the hell are you doing that?”. They probably ask me that for a couple of reasons, but mainly because they are use to the sedentary, overweight version of me who in recent history is mostly remembered as “that guy who does stuff with computers”. I also get asked “is it because of John Key’s idea for a cycleway” which is usually followed by “you do know its not built yet?”[Read full story]