As a company we are a “technology specialist”. We create exclusive trend radars for our clients, based on the digital- and technology trend scouting of our team. Clients are big brands from a variety of industries: Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Finance, Telecommunications, Transportation, Industrials, Software and alike. 

Besides that we do special research close to the business of our clients.

We are a team of 12 people, based at betahaus in Berlin and Hamburg, with a diverse set of skills and educational background.

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Backed by eight years of experience, when we do trendscouting we follow a set of strict scouting rules to identify micro-trends and to avoid hypes. One of the core principles is “follow the money”. We always look at where Venture Capital money is flowing to. Not every investment is relevant, though. The amount of money invested counts, depending on the geography we look at.

Permanent trend scouting. Almost everyone on the team does it daily, looking for exciting developments in the digital and tech world. Everyone has their own best practices for scouting, but the scouting rules I mentioned before are the guardrails we all operate in. We also have added so called “practices”. Meaning selected team members that are more specialised in certain technologies, like AI, or industries. 

We also operate an internal trend database. It helps to keep track of the main developments and to filter the noise.

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Internally the most important KPI is the length of the client relationship. We have several clients that have been working with us for many years, some even since the company was founded. We put high-standards on our work and challenge ourselves constantly. If we would not do this, clients would not want to work with us.

Over the years we have educated thousands of professionals on the opportunities of new technologies in an ever changing digital world. Exciting already! And it gets even more exciting when you see the growth of departments and entire companies. Based on our research presentations and innovation workshops, clients have opened up new lines of business, created partnerships with upcoming tech companies or have built new digital products. I am always proud of the positive impact we have on our clients' business.

I have known betahaus in Berlin since 2013, the “Mortizplatz-days”. To me it has always been a lively space at the heart of Berlin’s tech- and startup scene. Although we started in Hamburg, we always had the metaphorical “Koffer in Berlin”. Many great ideas start here and as technology and innovation specialist we need to be close to the people working on those ideas. That’s why we chose betahaus.

Certainly we gain inspiration from the betahaus co-workers and members of what is happening right now. This has indirectly benefited our growth.

Originally, SLI was founded in Hamburg by my Co-CEO Laurent. We have known each other since 2012, when I started my first job and the same company he was working for. Actually, he was the person hiring me back then.

I have joined Space and Lemon shortly after its official launch as a Freelancer and have been working as such for about 5 years. In 2021 we officially opened the Berlin office and in 2022 I joined as Co-CEO full-time.

It is. Today, we operate on a flexible schedule. Everyone is free to work where they feel most productive for the tasks at hand. On average we are at the office 2-3 times per week. The other days working at the clients or travelling for keynotes or working from home. It is what works best for the team right now.

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