Montreal Tech Watch

A startup school in Montreal

By Heri Apr 15th 2008 in Business

If you are an entrepreneur, I am sure you have seen it: Daniel from montrealstartup is wondering about having a startup school in the city, which would cover the basics of a startup:

What I think the local scene needs is its own Startup School, running once or twice a year, to cover the basics. Yes, there is a ton of material in any library or online, but as the old saying goes, “You don’t know what you don’t know!” With experienced entrepreneurs and investors drawing up the curriculum, aspiring founders will at least know what bases they need to cover.

This is a fantastic idea, that would really grow the local tech scene, and we’d have a steady stream of new entrepreneurs & ideas. I am not sure how MSU is far away in this idea, or if they are just testing the idea. I have been thinking about the idea with a couple of friends, and while it would be undoubtly a successful idea, the resources & time needed for this kind of project is not for the faint of the heart.

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Comments

  • EtienneT April 15, 2008

    This is a really good idea!

  • kathelinejeanpierre April 15, 2008

    I agree with that. Some concept around that to organize the creation effort.

  • TMcG April 15, 2008

    I love this. As someone who has tons of ideas but wants to find out how best to refine them and partner with others to see them realized, such a school / course / session would be essential.

  • Shubhen April 15, 2008

    This would be a great initiative but arguably difficult to sustain unless the right minded people stay on board to manage it effectively. Similar to the local Mobile Monday initiative, it may be useful to plug into existing innovation engines with global recognition e.g., TIE (tie.org) and start a Montreal chapter. They have an Ottawa operation which is quite a trip on a regular basis for Montreal locals.

  • Fred Brunel April 15, 2008

    That’s a really good idea. Actually all initiative around startups are great; that stimulate the local community.

    If it happens, Montreal could become a real startup hub.

  • Simon Rain April 16, 2008

    This would be very interesting.
    I tried once to learn about all the legal documentation for the government required to start and it gets pretty complicated. Especially when you want to be able to receive credit card payments. Lawyers are not cheap and just knowing about it before entering their office could save a lot of legal fees. And even more in the long run.

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  • Robert Crecco April 16, 2008

    Greetings:

    A Startup School in Montreal would help the technology sector very much.

    This is an excellent idea for Montreal which is truely becoming a Mega Technology city.

  • Alok C April 16, 2008

    I do believe that there is something going on at at YES – Youth Employment Services right now. A few workshops and seminars – http://www.yesmontreal.ca/yes.php?section=entrepreneurship/calendar

    If this is not what you had in mind, then sure.

    cheers,

    A.

  • Heri April 19, 2008

    Well I hope the MontrealStartup guys read this… with this initial reaction, they can already fill up a class

  • Minh Ho June 02, 2008

    A partnership with an existing entrepreneurship center may be a good idea. McGill have this center called Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies (http://www.mcgill.ca/management/dobson/).

    I took a class last year from a teacher there and it’s very high quality. I think they may need partners from the industry in the tech, internet field.

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