How easy or challenging is it to stay in Toronto or Vancouver and run a US-registered startup there, if you need to collaborate with others in either SF Bay area or Boston/NYC? (In-person meetings might not need to be frequent; geting together once a month could be sufficient.)
I am an entrepreneur from Asia working to build a fundamental technology and was planning to set up a company and live in the Bay area. After studying diligently about various options, Canada could in fact be a better place to settle in with a proper startup visa and much fewer hoops to jump through, however the attraction of US tech ecosystem is powerful.
(Note: I earned a Masters degree with a thesis on AI/ML from a major US research university and have traveled to, attended conferences, and lived in the Bay area for several months per year over the last three years.)
The major reasons for SF Bay area dominance include:
1) access to top people, many if not most were/are foreign students, who attend UC Berkeley and Stanford,
2) ecosystems of global tech talents recruited by major tech powerhouses like Google, Facebook, Apple, etc.,
3) deep expertise and risk-taking attitude of Bay area VCs and angel investors, and
4) ease of access to vast US consumer and enterprise markets.
For 3) would major VCs or angel investors invest in a startup with offices about 1.5 to 2.5 hours away by plane? (The founders would need to travel to see them sometimes; but do they require in-person supervision/updates more than say once a month?)
For 4) I assume if the company is US-registered, it shouldn't have a problem in principle, is that true?
How easy or challenging is it to stay in Toronto or Vancouver and run a US-registered startup there, if you need to collaborate with others in either SF Bay area or Boston/NYC? (In-person meetings might not need to be frequent; geting together once a month could be sufficient.)
I am an entrepreneur from Asia working to build a fundamental technology and was planning to set up a company and live in the Bay area. After studying diligently about various options, Canada could in fact be a better place to settle in with a proper startup visa and much fewer hoops to jump through, however the attraction of US tech ecosystem is powerful.
(Note: I earned a Masters degree with a thesis on AI/ML from a major US research university and have traveled to, attended conferences, and lived in the Bay area for several months per year over the last three years.)
The major reasons for SF Bay area dominance include:
1) access to top people, many if not most were/are foreign students, who attend UC Berkeley and Stanford,
2) ecosystems of global tech talents recruited by major tech powerhouses like Google, Facebook, Apple, etc.,
3) deep expertise and risk-taking attitude of Bay area VCs and angel investors, and
4) ease of access to vast US consumer and enterprise markets.
For 3) would major VCs or angel investors invest in a startup with offices about 1.5 to 2.5 hours away by plane? (The founders would need to travel to see them sometimes; but do they require in-person supervision/updates more than say once a month?)
For 4) I assume if the company is US-registered, it shouldn't have a problem in principle, is that true?