Location: Online – A Zoom link will be sent via email closer to the event.
How to Bootstrap: Starting and Building Your Startup with Little Capital
Think you need big funding to build a big business? Think again.
Join Nick Quain, seasoned founder and VP of Venture at Invest Ottawa, for a fast-paced, practical session on how successful entrepreneurs build and scale startups from the ground up—without deep pockets.
In this hands-on workshop, you’ll discover how to:
- Build a revenue-first MVP that won’t break the bank
- Use scrappy growth tactics to acquire customers and scale
- Minimize financial risk while maintaining full control
- Adopt the bootstrap mindset to stretch every dollar like it’s your last
Whether you’re launching your first startup or navigating early growth, this session will equip you with the mindset, tools, and real-world strategies to go further with less.
Who Should Attend:
Aspiring and early-stage founders, startup employees, and anyone curious about building or supporting a tech startup on a budget.
Key Takeaways:
- Proven techniques to go from 0 to 1 with limited capital
- Creative ways to fund through customers, partnerships, and side gigs
- Real-world lessons from founders who’ve bootstrapped successfully — including Nick himself
About Nick:
Nick Quain is Vice President of Venture & Entrepreneurship at Invest Ottawa, where he champions the city’s reputation as Bootstrap City—a global hub for founders who build with grit, not excess capital. A lifelong entrepreneur, Nick co-founded CellWand, makers of #TAXI, a national mobile service that reached profitability and millions of users without venture funding. Today, he helps founders leverage Ottawa’s bootstrap DNA to build enduring, capital-efficient companies.
Hosted in partnership with Invest Ottawa.