&gt; But that insulated bubble is tremendously helpful for growing from a little shitstorm of a startup into something potentially world-changing.<p>I think that if your main goal in your startup is to raise capital from tech investors then you are correct that SV is where you need to be.<p>But in terms of actually <i>building a business</i> in the early days where head-down heavy lifting is required, I don&#x27;t really see what SV offers that Toronto or Montreal do not. There are countless brilliant people in the Canadian tech community if what you are looking for is discussion or mentorship.