Having worked at two of the more successful consumer startups of the past 10 years in Canada, I certainly think that Montreal is in the running for Canada’s answer to Silicon Valley, but Montreal’s rich cultural DNA also makes it Montreal’s answer to Silicon Alley (NY/Ads).
Today I have launched a startup Mojo Supreme, whose web video unit WatchMojo.com has the opportunity to become as large if not larger than my two old companies combined… and I think part of that has certainly has to do with what Montreal has to offer.
For more on this, read La Presse and Montreal Tech Watch.