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Layerboom acquired by Joyent

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17 pointsmcantelon4 comments

Great news for Layerboom (and Joyent). Nice to hear Bootup startup score an acquisition. And oh please, please let this be the beginning of a technology renaissance in Vancouver.

It has the following:

  Two Great Universities, and a solid technical 
  college (UBC, SFU, BCIT)

  Reasonable winters, beautiful summers, (okay, rainy 
  fall weather)

  Gorgeous scenery.  I never tire of watching the 
  north shore mountains tower above Burrard Inlet

  Awesome City Life - I fly back three-four times a year
  just to kick back in downtown Vancouver.  I spend two 
  days just eating at places on Robson Street.  Classic,
  Classic Library.   And you truly do _not_ require a 
  vehicle to live/work/play in Vancouver.

Fingers crossed.

I'm from Vancouver, it has a huge tech scene. But mostly in games. I too would like more money/talent pouring in for the web industry.

I have concerns (as a Vancouverite) about the ability to attract talent, and the general way business has been handled in general. Vancouver salaries are notoriously low given the very high cost of living. I've also brushed up against a "Hire people from BC first" attitude from several people in the tech sector. I don't think it's a show stopper, but it doesn't help.

Nice rebound Bootup, great to hear. Also good news for Vancouver tech and Canadian cloud hosting (which is in its infancy to say the least).

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