Kingston Startup Ecosystem: The "Buy-to-Build" Revolution

Fri Feb 27 2026 at 07:30 am to 09:00 am UTC-05:00

945 Princess Street | Kingston

Kingston Economic Development Corporation
Publisher/HostKingston Economic Development Corporation
Kingston Startup Ecosystem: The "Buy-to-Build" Revolution
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Join us to explore The "Buy-to-Build" Revolution: Merging Business Acquisition with Digital Transformation
About this Event

This panel discussion session explores As A Pathway to Accelerated Scaleup the emerging entrepreneurial strategies for less risky hybrid business model that is looking to dominate 2026. The Canadian business landscape has many businesses that are hungry for succession planning: acquiring a legacy business with stable cash flow and using Vybecoding, AI, Robotics and other emerging technologies to help reinvent, scale the business. We will hear from entrepreneurs who have bypassed the 90% failure rate of startups by purchasing established value and injecting it with AI-driven efficiency.


Key Discussion Points:

  1. Financing models: Why such a company is more attractive than a traditional startup.
  2. The Cash-Flow Foundation: Why any cash cow business can become a tech company today.
  3. The "AI Arbitrage" and Vybecoding the Back-Office: Leveraging tools like Cursor, Replit, and LLM-orchestration to automate scheduling, dispatch, and customer service without a traditional engineering department.
  4. Modern vs. Traditional: A candid comparison of the "Buy-to-Build" model versus traditional bootstrapping or high-burn VC scaling.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

945 Princess Street, 945 Princess Street, Main Building, Kingston, Canada

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