The document summarizes ways for startups to connect with talent and opportunities for programmers to get involved with startups in Montreal. It profiles several successful startups built by small teams of Python programmers like Dropbox, Disqus, and Justin.tv that have reached hundreds of millions of users. It encourages programmers to join startups for the chance to work on brilliant ideas, latest technologies, and a passionate community. Finally, it advertises an upcoming event called #MTLStartupTalent on February 14th to bridge 500 talents to 25+ startups in 6 hours through job opportunities, networking, and conversations with founders.

1. Connecting startups with talent

2. DROPBOX
FILE-SHARING
• Up to 8GB storage
• 45 million users
• Startup valued at $4
billion
• Founded by Drew
Houston and Arahs
Ferdowsi, 2 Computer
science students at MIT
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3. DISQUS
USER COMMENTS
• Featured on 750,000 sites
• 500 million unique visitors
• Startup valued at $4
billion
• Founded by Danial Ha and
Jason Yan, University of
California undergrads
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4. JUSTIN.TV
LIVE-STREAMING
• JusOn Kan crazingly
wearing a webcam 24/7
• 3200 channels
• Sponsors TeamLiquid
• Founded by JusOn Kan
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5. RADIALPOINT
3RD-PARTY SERVICES
• simplifies access to
technology for ordinary
people
• loves the Montreal
technology community
• Founded by AusOn &
Hamnet Hill
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6. GETMELISTED
LOCAL MARKETING
• brand new startup
• Founded by Mohannad El-­‐
Barachi, Michael Mire &
Ravdeep Sawhney
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7. AJAH
HELPING NON-PROFITS
• fundraising for non-­‐
profits
• Founded by Michael
Lenczener, Daniel Drouet,
Yannick Gingras + Nicolas
Cadou
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8. THE MISSING LINK
What’s common between dropbox, justin.tv,
disqus, ajah, radialpoint, getmelisted ?
They reach hundreds of millions of users.
They are technology startups looking to change the world.
And they were built by small teams of python
programmers.

9. WHY JOIN STARTUPS?
BRILLIANT IDEAS STAY HUNGRY, STAY
Work with entrepreneurs FOOLISH
who believe in changing We fail at least once but
the world, and will reach we built it be^er the
hundreds of millions of second Ome. And we love
users the risk!
LATEST TECHNOLOGIES PASSION
Work on hot new Join a community where
technologies on Android or passion, vision and
iOS plaborms or with new
product ma^er more
technologies such as
mongodb/redis/nodejs than anything else.

10. GETTING INVOLVED IN MONTREAL
Learn & connect
1. dev groups: montrealpython
2. hackathons: lots of #hackmtl in 2012 organized with
different groups
3. news: montrealtechwatch / nextmontreal
4. places: notman house
5. programs: Montreal StartupWeekend, Founderfuel
6. jobs: #MTLStartupTalent

11. #MTLSTARTUPTALENT 14TH FEB 2012
BRIDGING 500 TALENTS TO 25+
STARTUPS IN 6 HOURS
What you can expect:
– access to great job opportuniOes at
exciOng companies
– a chance to converse with an employee
or founder and start to build a
relaOonship
– a casual (yet serious) environment to
network with others in your field of
interest

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13. @mtltalent
/mtlstartuptalent
#hackmtl group
#mtlstartuptalent
mtlstartuptalent.com
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