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It's for this reason that I think Canada (Toronto in particular) is better positioned to see the most growth in tech outside of SV/SF.
by jonny_eh 9y ago
It's for this reason that I think Canada (Toronto in particular) is better positioned to see the most growth in tech outside of SV/SF.
- freehunter 9y agoThe problem there is the climate, and I say that as a Midwesterner used to cold harsh winters. SF, LA, Seattle, and Austin all have more human-friendly weather more of the year. People here in these comments complain about the winters in Ohio, and winter in Toronto isn't going to be any nicer to live in.
- tmh79 9y agoAdditionally, Toronto arguably has a worse housing situation than SF. While dollar for dollar, prices in SFBA are higher, your housing cost will likely be a higher percentage of your monthly take home in Canada as the pay is less than SFBA and housing costs are still high and rising.
- jonny_eh 9y agoThat plus the weather is why I'm a Canadian in California.
- johan_larson 9y agoHow far down the list of top tech companies do you have to go before you come to one based in Canada? You won't find one in the top 10. You might not even find one in the top 50. If you're looking to bet on strength, that's not promising. For whatever reason, Canada seems to be able to produce a real contender only occasionally. True, we had RIM and before that Nortel. But RIM is a shadow of what it once was, and Nortel is long gone. In tech, Canada is a backwater, and seems likely to stay that way.
- jonny_eh 9y agoShopify is the one big standout.