COUNTRY FOCUS : CANADA and loved ones , educate our children , order groceries and so many other things .
Canada has done a great job at fostering digital citizenship , and is continuing to take this ahead of the curve as one of the most Internet connected countries in the world (# 7 !).
Also , the depth and quality of Canada ’ s tech talent pool is undeniable , with more than 2.8 million STEM graduates and the world ’ s highest educated workforce .
There ' s a strong growing technology ecosystem and entrepreneurship in Canada . This isn ’ t just a moment , it ’ s a movement . And it ’ s gaining steam . Since 2013 , Toronto has added more tech jobs than any other place in North America , including Silicon Valley . There are numerous communities helping propel this .
Homecoming
I grew up in Prince Albert , Saskatchewan , and my journey from the North to Silicon Valley included stops in Montreal and Toronto , before I headed to Boston for
As a Charter Member of The C100 it ’ s great to see how this community of Canadians in tech are supporting , inspiring and connecting with Canadian entrepreneurs across the globe . There are plenty of other amazing communities and resources including Next 36 , Co . Labs , Elevate and events like Collision Conference bringing together the vast technology industry .
Since 2013 , Toronto has added more tech jobs than any other place in North America , including Silicon Valley .
Canada is also a strong research hub that ’ s progressing global standards . We ’ ve worked with a number of research teams and academic communities , such as with the University of Waterloo , to evolve global cybersecurity , cryptography and privacy . Now having our team on the ground presents an even stronger opportunity to deepen this work . business school and , eventually , I grew up in Prince Albert , Saskatchewan , and my journey from the North to Silicon Valley included California .
Saskatchewan is all about community and hard work , which gave me the foundation to be an entrepreneur and really help build what Cloudflare is today .
Toronto is a special place for me because it was where I fell in love with start-ups . I worked for an earlystage start-up , and that ’ s where I learned about the power of what a small group of motivated people can accomplish together .
It ’ s also where I got my first experience working in technology . I soon saw how pragmatic and actionable it was working in technology , and I was instantly drawn to how it could make an impact on the world .
I went to Harvard Business School to pursue my MBA . It was there that I met a super smart serial entrepreneur Matthew Prince . We were classmates and we started to work on Cloudflare together . We eventually moved to San Francisco to join our third co-founder , Lee Holloway , and to grow Cloudflare .
Fast forward to almost 11 years later , I ’ m excited for Cloudflare to expand our team to Canada . We are here to help build a better Internet for Canadian organizations and their online users . p
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