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> This idea is alive and well in Canada (a more conservative culture generally); their tech scene hasn't exactly exploded as a result. That is far down the lis
by serge2k 11y ago
> This idea is alive and well in Canada (a more conservative culture generally); their tech scene hasn't exactly exploded as a result.
That is far down the list of reasons why Canada's tech scene is weak.
More conservative generally?
- amscanne 11y agoI feel this is one of the root problems with Canada's scene. Young founders are simply not viewed as credible without sufficient "experience" (an obvious euphemism for age). The result is that assistance offered to start-ups (via accelerators, etc.) is way too often in the form of finding "experienced" entrepreneurs to "guide" the start-ups, instead of actually enabling the young founders. The experience of a former low-level exec from Nortel, RIM, IBM or Microsoft Canada is generally not relevant to a start-up. You may disagree, but I feel I spent enough years grinding it out in Canada to justify an opinion.