I can vouch that it is a very fun place to live; espcially compared to other Canadian cities (I've lived in 4 major cities so far coast-to-coast).
One of the best thing in Quebec is that you can buy booze in any corner groceries! And even that store will have better selection than monopolistic backwaters like Toronto/Vancouver.
Re: 'prestige' companies, Element AI seems to be becoming quite a good place. It just got a massive VC funding of C$120+ mln, and Yoshua Bengio is one of the backers!!!
I dont have experience working in Montreal(only spent a summer there few years ago), but it shouldn't be too hard as an Anglophone. Its a fairly cosmopolitan city.
I'll be happy to answer any queries re: Vancouver/Toronto - which I have direct live/work experiences.
then there is NewsCred, the leading enterprise content marketing platform. Based in NYC, it is founded by Bangladeshis, & have a dev centre in Dhaka.
http://www.newscred.com
GrameenPhone was one of the pioneers in Mobile for Dev
+ Economic empowerment. Iqbal Quadir, founder of GP also founded The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT. (0)
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anyone intetested for more info + discussions re: the field of ICT4D i.e. Tech for Development, I find the TIER group at Berkeley & their mail-list quite useful.(3) (4)
thete are other groups & countries that are also interesting. hope to get back with some more data once I locate them.
Kind of curious why you guys chosen 49th Parallel, when there are myriad other roasters in USA itself. I mean its great you picked 49th; I lived in Vancouver for many years and am a fan of them(+Lucky's Doughnuts!).
But wondering if you are based in SF, & assuming your initial target market is USA, why go with a cross border hassle?
i did not say it is the same article. but if you read it, the Atlantic article/interview is more substantial than the Marketwatch article; and the topics are exactly same. also there already is a good discussion going on the other thread.
opiate addiction may not be that prevalent in Bangladesh; but from what I understand Methamphetamine (popularly known as 'Yaba') is a significant problem.
the history of 'Bengal Opium', especially its production & distribution is indeed a fascinating one.
The historical fiction by Amitav Ghosh in his "Ibis Trilogy" is very illuminating:
One of the best thing in Quebec is that you can buy booze in any corner groceries! And even that store will have better selection than monopolistic backwaters like Toronto/Vancouver.
Re: 'prestige' companies, Element AI seems to be becoming quite a good place. It just got a massive VC funding of C$120+ mln, and Yoshua Bengio is one of the backers!!!
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14557008
edit: typo + link.