Let's make ideas that matter go further!

Hi, I'm Beat! I help founders and teams explore opportunities, validate ideas, and build ventures that actually work.

Beat Gmeiner, innovation and venture consultant based in Vienna
Availability
Taking new projects

How I help

Innovation Focus & Strategy

Not every opportunity is worth pursuing. We identify where your market is shifting and where your strengths create a real advantage — so your innovation effort lands where it matters.

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Ideation and Service Design

You don't need more ideas. You need the right one. We talk to your users first, identify what's actually worth building, and design concepts around real needs — not assumptions.

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Idea Validation

Every idea has hidden assumptions. We surface them, test the riskiest ones fast, and give you evidence to decide — before the big commitment.

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Build & Grow

Validation is only the start. I stay on to define requirements, manage build partners, and steer scope. Let's make sure what you validated actually ships!

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How I work

Most innovation work produces decks. I focus on artifacts: prototypes you can test, new business models you can stress, concepts backed by real user data.

Principle

Artifacts over slide decks

Every engagement ends with something tangible: a working prototype, a validated concept, a decision-ready model. Things you can put in front of users, leadership, or investors and learn from immediately.

  • Tangible output — prototypes you can test with real users
  • Validated concepts — backed by data, not assumptions
  • Decision-ready — models you can stress and present

AI-leveraged delivery

AI compresses every loop: without replacing the judgment that makes the work useful. You get to a real answer before the budget is gone.

  • Faster research — synthesis in hours, not weeks
  • Faster prototyping — testable artifacts in days
  • Faster feedback — more user signal per sprint

Industries I've worked in

Energy
Transport
Health
Insurance
Banking
Retail
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Ready to take the next step?

Tell me about your idea, team, or stuck point. I respond within 2 business days.