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WHAT SIMON SAYS, SIMON DOES

Serial entrepreneur Simon Moore may well be what is known as a polymath. Or, as Wikipedia describes it: “An individual whose knowledge spans a substantial number of subjects, known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems.”

Asked about this, Simon doesn’t agree or disagree but says he knows that ‘experts’ become ‘experts’ in a very narrow body of knowledge and that if you want to have a big, dangerous idea, you have to ask a lot of stupid questions.

New Plymouth-based Simon is now getting ready to launch his newest venture, Urquhart

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