Toronto is poised to become a producer of tech startups
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Toronto is poised to become a producer of tech startups
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Re: Toronto is poised to become a producer of tech startups
#2Lol
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#4"Toronto is already home to a number of successful venture-backed businesses, such as Shopify, KIK, ..."
Fact check time. Shopify's headquarters is in Ottawa. Kik is in Waterloo.
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#5"Toronto is already home to a number of successful venture-backed businesses, such as Shopify, KIK, ..." Fact check time. Shopify's headquarters is in Ottawa. Kik is in Waterloo.
Don't know about KIK, but Shopify has a large development office in Toronto near King and Spadina.
Re: Toronto is poised to become a producer of tech startups
#620 bucks says it won't.
Re: Toronto is poised to become a producer of tech startups
#7"Toronto is already home to a number of successful venture-backed businesses, such as Shopify, KIK, ..." Fact check time. Shopify's headquarters is in Ottawa. Kik is in Waterloo.
Don't know about KIK, but Shopify has a large development office in Toronto near King and Spadina.
They also just invested in a huge space (King Portland Centre) that won't be built until 2019.
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#8The main complaint I have heard from Toronto entrepreneurs is the difficulty of raising capital. You pretty much have to get on a plane to raise a series A, apparently.
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#9"Toronto is already home to a number of successful venture-backed businesses, such as Shopify, KIK, ..." Fact check time. Shopify's headquarters is in Ottawa. Kik is in Waterloo.
Waterloo is arguably part of greater Toronto. The local commuter service (Go Transit) reaches all the way to Kitchener-Waterloo.
I say "arguably" because it's a two-hour train ride each way, which is pretty brutal.
Re: Toronto is poised to become a producer of tech startups
#10Who is going to move to Toronto to join the tech scene? If given the choice who is going to choose Toronto over Bay Area or Seattle?
Without it having a massive draw it won't even register compared to Bay Area or even Seattle.