I’ve heard time and time again from friends, mentors and acquaintances that heading to the Valley is the best idea for your startup.  I hear that the culture of the Valley/Bay area is a LOT more different that in Toronto.  Everywhere you turn in terms of coffee shops or restaurants, someone is either doing their own startup or an investor.  And deals are always being done - even as favours to friends.

One friend who works at ExperienceProject.com remarked on the Toronto tech scene and referred to us being barely “zygotes”, not even fully developed babies compared to Silicon Valley.  But I digress.

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