You can get anything here you
can in Silicon Valley and all over the US.
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first media exchange we are doing. We talk with Ishu Sing (Website,
LinkedIn), founder of the Toronto based
podcast Starting to Know Business (iTunes, Listen Notes). We thought it would be great to
look at the respective countries. So, in this audio-only cooperation, we will
talk about where to look if you want to evaluate entering Canada, as a startup
of the cooperation, we will talk about the diversity of Germany and that there
is no default choice for setting up shop in the country as well.
Strong and interesting startups are
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G7 nation and should be on the list for international expansion for every
aspiring startup. For some, it could be the first choice in North America. https://www.canada.ca/en.html
Why not learn from entrepreneurs and executives who
are open to share their favorite books. We skimmed through some recommendations
and that is what we found.
Recommended by: Bill Gates
“Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker” https://amzn.to/2XAENlB
Recommended by: Jeff Bezos
“Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by Jim Collins and
Jerry Porras” https://amzn.to/2RGKGKe
Recommended by: Elon Musk
“Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel” https://amzn.to/2REbHhw
Recommended by: Tony Hsieh
“Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization
by Dave Logan” https://amzn.to/34KgraQ
Recommended by: Warren Buffet
“Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales From the World of Wall Street by
John Brooks” https://amzn.to/2K92z06
“Competing Against Time by George Stalk and Thomas Hout” https://amzn.to/3cjMMYn
In Canada we have 3.5 million
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I feel that right now the startups
in Toronto are developing a bit faster than Vancouver … Toronto is growing very
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We start with the largest city by population and the home town of Ishu, Toronto
(https://www.toronto.ca/). Much of the startup activity is here concentrated
in the so-called MaRs Discovery District. MaRs was originally founded in 2000
to commercialize public-funded research with local companies. You can learn
more here: https://www.marsdd.com/
Montreal is coming up with lots of
strong tech startups as well.
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The second-largest city in Canada, also close to the US border.
This city is home to the French-speaking population of Canada, French
Canadians. A knowledge of French is not required, but helpful. You can learn
more about the startup scene in the city here: https://www.bonjourstartupmtl.ca/en/
as well as find some examples of Montreal based startups here: https://builtinmtl.com/.
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