Comments on: Montreal’s Startup Scene http://www.startupcfo.ca/2013/03/montreals-startup-scene/ Mark MacLeod on funding, growing and exiting startups Mon, 20 May 2013 04:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Joey http://www.startupcfo.ca/2013/03/montreals-startup-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-5378 Joey Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:35:00 +0000 http://www.startupcfo.ca/?p=2359#comment-5378 Nice read Mark.

]]> By: Mark MacLeod http://www.startupcfo.ca/2013/03/montreals-startup-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-5364 Mark MacLeod Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:16:00 +0000 http://www.startupcfo.ca/?p=2359#comment-5364 Bruno,

Thank you very much for the kind words!

Given our mutual focus on small business customers, I am sure our companies can find a way to work together.

Mark

]]> By: Bruno Goulet http://www.startupcfo.ca/2013/03/montreals-startup-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-5363 Bruno Goulet Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:07:00 +0000 http://www.startupcfo.ca/?p=2359#comment-5363 My friend, you will be missed… I have always appreciated your sharp mind and valued your deep hands-on experience. I would take you on my team anytime. Hopefully we will have the chance to work together again. Wishing you the very best! (By the way, our new contract management SaaS is ready to go live. Maybe Biztree and Freshbooks should work together…)

]]> By: William Mougayar http://www.startupcfo.ca/2013/03/montreals-startup-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-5361 William Mougayar Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:04:00 +0000 http://www.startupcfo.ca/?p=2359#comment-5361 I saw. Great. Go for growth!

]]> By: Mark MacLeod http://www.startupcfo.ca/2013/03/montreals-startup-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-5360 Mark MacLeod Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:28:00 +0000 http://www.startupcfo.ca/?p=2359#comment-5360 Hey Chad,

It’s funny, relative to other cities, I’d say we are even short on consumer tech depth. We are very strong in gaming, pro graphics, machine learning and of course telecom. The biggest issue with going big from up here is access to enough capital to compete with better funded US competitors.

]]> By: Mark MacLeod http://www.startupcfo.ca/2013/03/montreals-startup-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-5358 Mark MacLeod Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:26:00 +0000 http://www.startupcfo.ca/?p=2359#comment-5358 Thanks David. Definitely going big on my new gig.

]]> By: Mark MacLeod http://www.startupcfo.ca/2013/03/montreals-startup-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-5359 Mark MacLeod Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:26:00 +0000 http://www.startupcfo.ca/?p=2359#comment-5359 Thanks William. Running biz and corp dev.

]]> By: David Nault http://www.startupcfo.ca/2013/03/montreals-startup-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-5355 David Nault Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:38:00 +0000 http://www.startupcfo.ca/?p=2359#comment-5355 Thanks for sharing. Totally agree about building big and entrepreneurs need to aim above the bar. Like you said, Quebec has the funds and talent to do it. Hope to see you go big in your next venture as well !

]]> By: William Mougayar http://www.startupcfo.ca/2013/03/montreals-startup-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-5349 William Mougayar Sat, 09 Mar 2013 15:04:00 +0000 http://www.startupcfo.ca/?p=2359#comment-5349 Congratulations Mark & welcome back to the real world :)

What will your role be at FreshBooks?

]]> By: Chad Loeven http://www.startupcfo.ca/2013/03/montreals-startup-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-5332 Chad Loeven Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:27:00 +0000 http://www.startupcfo.ca/?p=2359#comment-5332 Nice post Mark. You will be missed. And a valid point. Pertinent to our own recent exit. We aren’t complaining of course, but a choice was made to exit relatively early, rather than swing for the fences. I would add that a factor in that choice was that Montreal lacks an ecosystem for enterprise tech. The focus is on consumer/mobile/social. It was much easier to communicate our story to a receptive audience south of the border than up here.

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