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Old 02-02-2013, 10:13 PM  
clickhappy
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Any Americans here moved to Canada for their tech career?

I have a mainstream tech startup that I think is really good and I want to move and grow it in a new city.
I'm born American and currently live in south florida and I hate it here. The people I meet in Florida are braindead and its been hard to network.
I want to move to a tech friendly city and try to grow this business.

Im from Boston and I dont want to go back to Boston (you have to move forward in life) so Im thinking of the next city I want to move to.

- NYC is way too expensive for me.
- San Francisco/ Silicon Valley is the best place for a tech startup, but its way too expensive for me.
- Austin TX was OK but it didn't do anything for me.
- I *hate* LA.

A city I did visit and I loved was Toronto. I actually love Canada. Its clean, its safe, the people are very intelligent, sophisticated, friendly and hard working. Toronto is a big city for tech startups too.
When I think of the city I would actually like to live in, I think of Toronto.

Has anyone here relocated there, was it a pain in the ass for paperwork?
Am I stupid for thinking of leaving the states to start a business in Canada?
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