Harley Finkelstein: Toronto is less entrepreneurial than Montreal
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Shopify President Harley Finkelstein contrasts Canadian business hubs, arguing Toronto focuses more on traditional corporate finance than grassroots startup culture.
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“Toronto, for example, is I think less entrepreneurial. It's the biggest city in Canada. It's far more, you know, there's like, there's the wall street of Canada called Bay street in Toronto.”
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