Unicorns will happen. My partner is working with a PEI-based startup (spun off from local Uni) that has a good many clients, a well established niche and probab

Unicorns will happen. My partner is working with a PEI-based startup (spun off from local Uni) that has a good many clients, a well established niche and probably more programmers working for them then any other company on the island that isn't a body shop. Doesn't stop them from being special snowflakes rather than a thriving ecosystem. Contrast with a place like NYC or SF where there's funding, support, mentoring available and a wide pool for hiring. In PEI, the second biggest challenge after finding someone is retaining them lest they leave the island to make 50-70% more in TO.