I'm very bullish on Canada.
It's no more or less difficult to start a million dollar internet business in Canada than in the US.
Honestly, it’s a lot easier when you’re not stressing about $10K a month for health insurance, especially if you’re young and healthy.
You don’t have to put life on hold, worry about a $100K childbirth bill, or carry as much financial pressure for aging parents.
Truthfully, millennials in Canada is doing just fine.
I’m bullish on the next generation staying. People in their 20s are ambitious, have that IDGAF energy, and are building in public, bootstrapping, and learning fast. It’s a sharp contrast to millennial founders who leaned toward the perceived safety of the US startup ecosystem.
Taxes aren’t the issue for builders. I’m a second-generation founder and this comes up all the time. In Ontario, the first $500K of small business profit is taxed at roughly 12% combined. You also get a $1.5M life-time capital gain exception. Small businesses win in Canada.
The conversation always swings back to optimizing for a hypothetical $100M exit. For most founders, that’s unrealistic and premature, so it’s largely irrelevant.
Like I’ve said before, you can’t optimize Canada for an American outcome. The systems are different, and most people online just repeat US-centric takes without understanding that.
Where you build your first business doesn’t matter much. I’m five startups in, and Canada hasn’t been a handicap.
Just build.
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