Other cities who clamor for more entrepreneurs and venture capital attention should take note: Bloomberg stressed that NY City doesn’t give the traditional big tax breaks to lure them. The playbook is similar to how Apple penetrated the enterprise: Win the hearts and minds of the individuals, and the companies will follow. If you get the talent, they’ll have to.
This is the one true competitive advantage that Vancouver has - that people LIKE living here - and we should exploit this.