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Re:Why Being Outside Silicon Valley is Good for Startups by neilk on Saturday November 24, 2007 @02:54AM (#83144)
I don't think it's true that Canadians move to the States "very reluctantly". For most of my lifetime, it's been a given that the top Canadian talent in any field would eventually move to the States, or spend significant time there.

I would bet that most Canadians, even those working in the USA, feel that the USA is a bit messed up on some issues and has an arguably lower quality of life. But it's got an economy that's an order of magnitude bigger and opportunities to match.

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Re:Why Being Outside Silicon Valley is Good for Startups by electric on Saturday November 24, 2007 @02:52PM (#83228)
"For most of my lifetime, it's been a given that the top Canadian talent in any field would eventually move to the States, or spend significant time there."

I think that is true in some fields, like the performing arts and untrue in others like engineering esp. telecommunications where top talent is homegrown thanks to the likes of Nortel and now RIM. These people do not want to move and there is a critical mass that hasn't gone away even after the bubble burst.

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