Branislav Zagorsek, Ing., PhD.
Scientist · Strategist · Business Developer
I bridge science and strategy to help founders and executives transform uncertainty into growth. My consulting, mentoring, and business-environment analysis turn insights into measurable outcomes.
I am a PhD scientist and strategist with 16 years of experience helping founders and organizations navigate complexity.
Through consulting over 150 business plans and pitch decks and executing over 20 development and research projects, I have built a bridge between science and strategy, transforming ideas into measurable business models, sustainable growth strategies, and real-world implementations.
My work spans three pillars:
Strategy - designing models and plans customized to unique challenges.
Development - creating technical solutions that solve immediate business problems.
Analysis - delivering deep, data-backed insights that explain performance and uncover opportunities.
I take a scientific approach to business challenges, combining hypothesis-driven discovery, causal mapping, and pragmatic KPIs. From PCA and cluster analysis to SEM and 2SLS causal modeling with instrumental variables. Evidence over opinion. Signal over noise.
Startup development, business strategy, business model innovation, business & market analysis, data products.
From startup incubation to EU-level market research, my work bridges business strategy, technology, and data. I mentor founders worldwide, build custom digital tools, and deliver analytical studies that shape decisions and policy. Three ways I help teams reduce uncertainty and deliver results.
From idea to operating model. We turn market, revenue, and business-model uncertainty into a sequenced roadmap you can execute.
Result: clear direction and measurable next steps.
Who it's for: founders, growth teams, and strategy leaders.
Ongoing partner for strategic clarity and critical decisions. Signal over noise, resulting in structured, data-driven guidance.
Result: sharper decisions, stronger positioning.
Who it's for: founders, executives, and program managers.
Evidence-based insights that turn data into direction. From financial models to sustainability impact studies.
Result: confident, data-grounded strategy or analytical document.
Who it's for: business leaders and policy teams.
A few representative engagements that combine scientific rigor with business impact.
I helped with hundreds of business plans and pitch decks while consulting and mentoring. Mentored at Ideathon, my Prototyping event, and the PitchBatch incubator across the US, Europe, and Africa. Helping to find the right solution, product-market fit, and growth, including diagnostics and product development.
Sustainability readiness self-assessment tool for an EU Interreg project: lightweight, multi-language, AI-evaluated, PDF certificates. LMS for the Mentoring Center at the University of Economics in Bratislava. 20+ other projects focused on complex solutions, prototypes, or research.
Market study on the impact of transitioning to cage-free farming for Swedish organization Project 1882. Market study on transition to slower-growing broilers for Humánny pokrok. Both used in national and EU legislative negotiations.
I have done hundreds of academic, professional, and startup talks and seminars and pitches. Sessions for startups at places like HubHub or Campus; professional lectures for organizations like CiDD; and university teaching & seminars at the University of Economics in Bratislava and Rennes School of Business and other. Dozens of conferences, including major international ones like CIHRS.
A selection of organizations I’ve supported across strategy, analytics, implementation, or lecturing.
“Thank you for the great work you did on both of the reports. They are instrumental in our work.”
— HP
A snapshot of academic recognition and measurable research impact.
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