Business owners at a founders' evening in Dubai

For multi-business owners

You have more ideas than time.
How do you test the next one in 30 days instead of a year?

ivato is sparring partner, Mastermind and implementation team in one for business owners who run several companies, constantly think up new products and build internationally. We sharpen ideas with you, test them quickly on the market and build what shows traction AI-native. What does not convert, we stop early.

Request sparring →From idea to business model ↓
days to a decision
30
days to a decision
roles: sparring, Mastermind, implementation
3
roles: sparring, Mastermind, implementation
target markets: DACH · GCC · Asia
Test in parallel
target markets: DACH · GCC · Asia

Who it is for

Which business owners is this offer designed for?

For people who do not run one company but a portfolio of companies, stakes and ideas. Who want to decide faster, think internationally and know that most ideas do not fail because they are bad, but because they are tested too slowly or too expensively.

  • I run three companies and have ideas for two more. I lack a team that thinks along and delivers.
    Multi-business owner
  • After selling my company I want to build something new. But leaner and faster this time.
    Business owner after an exit
  • I have a product idea for a new market. Before I invest, I want to know whether anyone will pay.
    Owner with new products
  • I need someone on an equal footing who tells me honestly when an idea does not convert.
    Sparring
  • What works in DACH might work even better in Dubai or Asia. How do I test that without being on site?
    International
  • I want to buy an established, traditional company and reposition it with AI. Before the purchase I need an honest valuation, afterwards a team to carry out the transformation with me.
    Acquisition & AI transformation

Three roles, one partner

What do you get from ivato as a multi-business owner?

Three things that otherwise sit with three different providers: a circle of like-minded people, a sparring partner for your decisions and a team that actually builds ideas. You use what you need at the moment, individually or combined.

01 · Mastermind

Exchange with other multi-business owners

A small, selected group. Meetings on site in inspiring places and digital in between. Hot seats on your ideas, honest feedback, contacts in new markets.

  • Small group, curated participants
  • Meetings on site and digital
  • Commitment through the group
Mastermind

02 · Sparring

A partner on an equal footing for your next decisions

Regular appointments on strategy, product ideas, markets and priorities across your portfolio. With experience from over 1,000 successfully supported projects and the courage to say no as well.

  • A fixed sparring partner
  • Assess and prioritise ideas
  • Decision papers instead of gut feeling
Sparring

03 · Implementation

Test ideas and build them AI-native

From the first market test to a finished operating system with AI agents, automation and a small team. We build, you decide.

  • Market test in 30 days
  • Build in 8 to 12 weeks
  • Fixed price per phase
AI-native

How an AI-native company is built is shown on a page of its own.

Build an AI-native company →

From idea to finished business model

How does an idea become a company or a deliberate stop within a few weeks?

In four phases with clear decision points. Each phase ends with a question: continue, adjust or stop. Choose a phase.

What happens

A flash of inspiration becomes a testable idea

In sparring we clarify target customer, problem, offer, price and business model. We record which assumptions have to hold and how we will recognise that they do not.

What you get

Clarity on one page

  • Idea in one sentence, target customer and offer
  • The three most critical assumptions
  • Test plan with stop criteria and budget

Your decision

Test or not?

You decide whether the idea is worth a market test. Sometimes it is already clear at this point that it is not, and that saves a lot of money.

Timings are guidelines and depend on the idea, the market and your availability. Each phase is commissioned individually at a fixed price.

Why AI-native

What is different today compared with your first company?

Almost everything that used to take months and a team can now be tested in days and run with a few people. Those who use this test more ideas with less risk and build companies that generate a lot of revenue with a small team.

  • Check the idea

    Before

    Business plan over weeks

    AI-native with ivato

    Assumptions sharpened in one week, test plan with clear stop criteria

  • Test demand

    Before

    Build first, then hope

    AI-native with ivato

    Test page, pre-sales and conversations within 30 days, before anything is built

  • Prototype

    Before

    Agency, months, high budget

    AI-native with ivato

    AI-assisted prototype in days, close to real customers

  • Team

    Before

    One position for every function

    AI-native with ivato

    Small core team, AI agents for research, support, quotes and administration

  • New market

    Before

    Build on site, then see

    AI-native with ivato

    Test the market in parallel, involve local partners, only then invest

  • Stopping

    Before

    Late, expensive, emotional

    AI-native with ivato

    Early, inexpensive, based on data

Think internationally

How do you test an idea in several markets at the same time?

With a team that is itself set up internationally. ivato works from locations in Germany, Austria and Dubai. We test demand, prices and partners in parallel and show you where your idea carries best before you invest on site.

  • Market tests in parallel in DACH, the GCC and Asia
  • Comparison of demand, price level, partners and conditions
  • Support with market entry through Go Global
  • Remote leadership for teams in several countries
To Go Global →

Example · Market test

Proven model tested in the Gulf before investing

Test duration
6 weeks
Market
GCC
Model
local partner
Risk
limited

Instead of a branch of its own: start with a local partner, based on real demand and price data.

Scenarios

What does working together look like in practice?

Four scenarios of how multi-business owners work with ivato: parallel idea tests, a fresh start after an exit, a new product line from an existing business and a proven model in a new market.

  • Serial entrepreneurthree ideas, one quarter

    Three ideas tested, two stopped, one founded

    Starting point
    Three business ideas, limited time, no team for testing. Until now, decisions on what to implement were made by gut feeling.
    Approach
    Sparring to sharpen, parallel market tests with test pages, conversations and pre-sales, clear stop criteria, blueprint and AI-native build for the strongest idea.
    Result
    Two ideas deliberately stopped after three weeks, one founded with paying first customers.
    Ideas
    3
    Stopped
    2
    Founded
    1
    Until decision
    30 days

  • After the exitnew service

    The second company built AI-native from the start

    Starting point
    After selling a traditionally structured service provider, the next company was meant to work with a much smaller team.
    Approach
    Blueprint with agents for research, quotes, support and billing, core team for sales and quality, participation in the Mastermind.
    Result
    Launch with three people and six agents, growth without an office team.
    Team
    3
    Agents
    6
    Ready to launch
    10 weeks
    Support
    Mastermind

  • New product linefrom an existing business

    From manufacturer to its own consumer brand

    Starting point
    A manufacturing business wanted to test its own brand for end customers without putting its core business at risk.
    Approach
    Product idea sharpened in sparring, test page and pre-sales within 30 days, then a separate company with shop, support agent and automatic processing.
    Result
    New source of revenue with two employees, core business untouched.
    Test
    30 days
    Team
    2
    Agents
    4
    Core business
    untouched

  • New marketDACH to Dubai

    Proven model tested in the Gulf before investing

    Starting point
    A business model that was successful in DACH was to launch in the Gulf states. Demand, price level and suitable partners were unclear.
    Approach
    Market test with a localised test page and conversations on site via the ivato team in Dubai, partner search, then market entry with Go Global and remote leadership.
    Result
    A clear decision based on data, launch with a local partner instead of a branch of its own.
    Test
    6 weeks
    Market
    GCC
    Model
    Partner
    Risk
    limited
Talk in the business owners' Mastermind with a view of Dubai

ivato MastermindFor business owners who run or are building several companies

Mastermind

Who do you discuss ideas with that your circle does not yet understand?

A small group, open conversations, honest feedback. Everyone brings a current question, everyone thinks along. In between, digital meetings and direct access to the ivato team for implementation.

  • Small group: selected participants, enquiry and getting to know each other beforehand
  • Meetings on site in special places, e.g. Dubai and Tyrol
  • Hot seat: your idea or decision at the centre
  • Digital in between: regular calls for commitment
  • Straight into implementation: what emerges in the Mastermind, ivato can test and build
  • Individual, outside the MastermindMarket Development WeekOn request, 1:1 support: we go with you into the target market for a week or ten days, introduce you to people and build your network on site.

Before we talk

What multi-business owners want to know beforehand.

Your question is not here? In the initial conversation we take 30 minutes for your specific topic.

Business owners and consultants with over 25 years of experience and more than 1,000 successfully supported projects, themselves active internationally. Not theorists, but people who have built, restructured and digitalised companies.

Sparring, tests and build are generally offered at a fixed price per phase. This way you keep full control and all shares. Whether other models make sense for individual ventures, we discuss case by case.

Yes. On request we sign a confidentiality agreement before the first substantive conversation. In the Mastermind, clear confidentiality rules apply among participants.

You do. Ideas, brands, systems, workflows and data belong to your company. We rely on established tools rather than proprietary builds that would make you dependent.

As much as decisions require. Typically one to two hours a week during a test, plus the decision appointments at the end of each phase. Research, tests and build are handled by the ivato team.

Yes. Mastermind, sparring and implementation work individually or combined. Many start with sparring or the Mastermind and bring in the implementation team once an idea is to be tested.

Request sparring

Tell us what you are thinking about at the moment.

A first conversation, 45 minutes, confidential. We listen, ask the uncomfortable questions and tell you how we would test your next idea.

  • Reply within one working day
  • NDA possible before the first conversation

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