A Remarkable Year 2024 in Review

As 2024 comes to a close, we at fastbreak.one reflect on a year filled with innovation, collaboration, and growth. This year, we proudly partnered with visionary companies, launched transformative ventures, strengthened key partnerships, and shared our expertise with the world. Here’s a look back at our key highlights for 2024.

1. New Customers for New Business Building

In 2024, we supported industry leaders in shaping their strategies, defining ecosystems, and accelerating ventures:

• Assa Abloy: The world’s leading access management company collaborated with us to grow beyond access, define a Smart Home Strategy, streamline post-merger initiatives, and accelerate go-to-market strategies for corporate platforms.
• ENBW: One of Germany’s top energy providers, we supported ENBW in exploring and validating new business opportunities in the energy market.
• GIZ: The German governmental organization worked with us to build a platform for scaling sustainable global investments, a critical initiative for addressing global challenges.
• IKEA: The global furniture icon launched its first secondhand platform in Spain and Norway with our support. We also continued to assist IKEA in its strategic ambition to build the Life at Home ecosystem.
• O und A: We helped this leading German optics retailer create an internal platform to optimize ordering and supply chain management for their independent stores.
• HSR: The B2B hydraulic services company partnered with us to successfully launch their marketplace, further driving industry innovation.

2. New Ventures

Building ventures remains at the heart of what we do. This year, we celebrated the launch and growth of exciting initiatives:

• ISOKIRO: Formerly Dewboard, we rebranded this sports device venture to ISOKIRO and launched its new online store, bringing innovative fitness solutions to market.
• World Wide Things: Our Edge AI platform secured its first customers, marking a significant milestone in scaling this cutting-edge technology.
• SkyView Market: We launched a drone service marketplace, connecting businesses with advanced drone solutions for diverse needs.

3. Strengthening Partnerships

Collaborations are essential to scaling our ventures globally. This year, we deepened relationships with key partners:

• FlyingRino: Partnering with Nathalie and her team, we focused on creating sustainable and trustworthy platforms, advancing our shared vision for impactful innovation.
• WAOUP: In collaboration with France’s leading energy venture builder, we explored new synergies to drive growth in energy and beyond.
• Combient: Our Nordic innovation partner joined us in hosting masterclasses on platforms, ecosystems, and venture building, sharing invaluable insights across industries.

4. Insights, Toolkits, and Publications

We continued our mission to give back to the global innovation community through actionable insights and resources:

• AI Innovation Kit & AI Use Case Navigator: We launched this comprehensive toolkit to help businesses identify and prioritize impactful AI use cases using insights from over 600 real-world examples and 28 AI patterns.
• Beyond Core Podcast and Articles: Rebranding our content to Beyond Core, we sharpened our focus on platform venture building for incumbent companies, delivering insights on future-forward strategies.
• Ecosystem Toolkit and Guide: Updated with new tools and lessons from client collaborations, this guide equips organizations to leverage ecosystem thinking for identifying and validating new growth opportunities.

Gratitude and Vision for 2025

None of these accomplishments would have been possible without our dedicated fastbreak.one team, trusted partners, and visionary customers. Together, we are shaping a new era of innovation and new business building.

As we look to 2025, we remain committed to empowering organizations to build platforms, harness AI, and explore beyond their core businesses to drive transformative growth.

Here’s to another year of collaboration and success. Thank you for being part of the journey!

Wishing you all a fantastic 2025. Let’s build the future together.