I don't see how this is a discussion. His point is completely valid, and holds true for many things. If you were to become a public speaker/motivational speake

I don't see how this is a discussion. His point is completely valid, and holds true for many things. If you were to become a public speaker/motivational speaker in Canada, then not being able to be understood in either English or French would affect your career. It seems to me like everybody is caught up in the semantics of whether pointing this out is politically correct or not. I personally think it doesn't matter, and if you're truly committed on creating a startup in the US, you'll have to just persevere regardless of the opinions, as this is just a remark on data.