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You left out the University of Waterloo. Not only does it have a huge entrepreneurial student population, but it also supplies a notable percentage of engineers that tech startups hire.


That was my first thought when I saw this. I don't understand what data sample would have all the US tech schools on it but omit U of W.


I agree you'd expect them to be on the list, but we can't change our data. What other schools in Canada are entrepreneurial though?


University of Toronto seems a likely candidate. A classmate of mine, Mark Ruddock, is a serial entrepreneur who has been CEO of three companies, two of them acquired.


There are legit offers there.


Glad to see that a lot of the tools used defacto in most startups will be available for free for a few months. Definitely makes bootstrapping a just little bit easier.


I definitely love the comment about not succumbing to FOMO and not launching there. SxSW is a big jam with so much noise you're unlikely to get noticed. You should only attend if you have a good sense of how to maximize your time there.


What I find rather shocking is that 10% of all UK laptops are Chromebooks. When and how did that happen? This is all while Apple is still dominating the Windows exodus!


The original source says this:

>In PC pro stores with a Google Zone, sales of Chromebooks represent over 10% of our notebook sales.

That's a far cry from "10% of all UK laptops are Chromebooks".

First they're talking about sales, while your statement is talking about install base.

I suspect the "other" below is mostly Android, so it's not even a blip on the radar in Statcounter stats for UK.

http://gs.statcounter.com/#os-GB-monthly-201201-201301


I do think there are some specific considerations for cash flow related crises. They can completely shutdown operations and it's not always straight forward when you need to procure bridge loans to keep the lights on. All in all, it's a great example of switching gears to handle a crisis.


Well put, given that I've never seen any co-founders go through starting a company together and not bumping heads on all sorts of topics. You have to test the waters to see just how compatible you are and whether the fit makes sense given the long journey you will take together!


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