Vancouver: Come for the mountains, stay because you’re weird

We do more world-changing things [in Vancouver] than the rest of the country combined. Why here? Is it because we have mountains? The best brand-new breakthrough ideas come from people who don’t think like everyone else. They have to be weird people. What was it that got them here and how do we preserve that opportunity?

Michael Brown, executive director of clean tech VC firm Chrysalix, speaking about Vancouver’s tech industry in BC Business.

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