You're judged on the future,
but your entire day is the present
GetFocus is a decision-intelligence system for high-stakes R&D technology bets. We map competing technology routes, measure which are improving fastest, and turn the evidence into clear decisions: buy, monitor closely, phase out, ignore.
Trusted by global innovators.
Most organizations are built
to solve today's problems
You're the one expected to see what's coming next.
Without the time, the methods, or the safety net to do it well.
You're not behind,
the methods are
Every method available to you is build for a world that moves slower than technology does.
Your organization
Built to execute in the present. Structurally challenged at sensing what's emerging next.
Experts and advisors
Their expertise is valuable, but a static deck or report can't keep up with a landscape that moves continuously.
Trend tools
They show what's popular. Not what's actually improving fastest.
Conferences and your network
Valuable context. But you're still making career-defining bets without enough evidence.
From strategic intent to a board-ready decision — in five steps.
You define the question. We do everything from data through to interpretation, and keep the answer alive as the landscape moves.
Define
The Challenge
You bring the strategic question. In plain language. "Which battery chemistry wins for low-cost EVs?" No assumptions required.
Scout
Surface the landscape
Our AI agents scan and filter global patents to landscape every technology relevant to your challenge, including the ones not yet on your radar.
Forecast
Measure what's improving
For each technology we compute Technology Improvement Rate and Technology Readiness Level. Separating real momentum from hype.
Decide
Plot the decision
Every technology lands on a single board-ready view: what to leverage now, what to monitor, what to phase out and what to ignore.
Monitor
Keep it alive
Monthly summaries, quarterly executive reviews and trigger alerts when the signal crosses a threshold you care about.
From gut feel to
evidence-based technology bets
Three outcomes every engagement delivers. Measurable, defensible, and refreshed as your domain evolves.
Know which technologies matter
Cut through the noise and focus time, budget and attention on the few technologies most likely to shape your market.
Know what signals should trigger action
Use defined signals and thresholds to move from watching to investing at the right moment. Not too early, not too late.
Reduce strategic blind spots
Surface emerging threats and opportunities across industries before they hit your market.
Backtested against historical technology shifts
Technology Improvement Rates (TIRs) are best understood like compounding interest rates. A higher TIR doesn’t necessarily mean the technology is best today. It means it’s expected to make bigger year-over-year gains in performance and/or cost over competing technologies.
We saw the EV signal in 2003. Twenty years before the market did.
- The patent improvement signal for lithium-ion batteries was already pulling away from internal combustion in the early 2000s. The model could have called BEVs as the dominant chemistry years before automakers committed billions to hydrogen fuel cells.
An automotive OEM running this radar at the time would have been ahead of Tesla and BYD by a decade.
Online payments versus cash
- The patent signal for digital payments showed strong improvement as early as 1996.
- PayPal launched in 1998, and the category pulled far ahead of cash transactions as the infrastructure improvement compounded. The TIR had called it years before the market caught on.
SSD versus HDD
- The model detected the rise of SSDs in the early 2000s.
- By 2019, SSDs accounted for nearly 75% of notebook shipments. The shift was in the patent data long before it became obvious in the market.
The combination that
consultants can't match.
The combination of smart algorithms with the individual commitment of the team from GetFocus provides essential insights for making informed strategic R&D investments and helps us innovate faster."
In a week with GetFocus, we achieved more than what we previously could in 9 months.
GetFocus accelerates our learning curve, helping us pinpoint where to direct our efforts more effectively. It's an invaluable tool for validating the insights of our in-house experts, ensuring that we can objectively assess new technologies"
Bring us one live technology decision
Tell us what bet is on the table. We'll show you how GetFocus would approach it. You decide what to do next.
