Ryan Holmes, founder of Invoke and the CEO of HootSuite, one of British Columbia’s fastest-growing start-ups, made something of a revelation at a recent presentation at the Beedie School of Business. He told our students how early investors urged him to move his company to the Silicon Valley — where it would be plugged into a bigger pool of talent and venture capital, and a more robust environment for start-ups.
That Holmes has chosen strategically to remain in Vancouver — Invoke now employs over 200 individuals and continues to grow rapidly — is important because it is to some extent unusual.
To read the original article: Opinion: B.C. underrated for start-ups
