For SMBs & mid-market
We help SMBs and mid-market teams introduce AI securely and productively, from opportunity analysis to AI workspaces, knowledge access, and automation with real day-to-day value.
Our approach
We help companies choose the right AI entry point in a way that is understandable, secure, and commercially sensible. That turns AI complexity into a clear first step with real business value.
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We show where AI genuinely makes sense in your business, with clear priorities, effort, and the next concrete step.
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We bring AI into your current environment in a way teams can actually use, controlled, traceable, and without tool sprawl.
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We launch an initial use case in a controlled way so time savings, relief for teams, and business value become visible.
Especially relevant for
Clear offers instead of AI buzzwords
From the first step to secure usage and productive implementation — understandable, controlled, and tied to clear business value.
Workshop to prioritize realistic AI use cases, risks, and the next concrete steps.
Studies show that for well-selected AI tasks, teams worked 25.1% faster and delivered more than 40% higher quality. That underlines why clean prioritization matters before implementation starts.
A secure internal AI environment for teams with clear roles, governance, and a clean setup.
Studies show that 78% of AI users bring their own AI tools to work. A secure AI workspace reduces shadow IT and creates a controlled foundation for productive use.
Productive AI support for one clearly scoped business process — from assistant use cases to workflow logic.
Studies show that in service-heavy and process-oriented areas, GenAI can unlock 30–45% productivity potential.
How we typically work
Not every company starts in the same place. Depending on the situation, we begin with a sprint, a secure setup, or a clearly scoped first implementation project — and expand from there in a controlled way.
We define the most sensible way to start — for example through an opportunity sprint or directly through a clearly scoped first project.
We put the right basis in place: secure usage, AI-ready knowledge, or a first clearly scoped use case.
The team works with a real day-to-day use case — secure, understandable, and with clear value instead of demo effect.
Based on the first results, we expand into more teams, knowledge areas, or processes — with clear prioritization instead of actionism.
Security & operations
Whether the entry point is a sprint, a workspace, or a first implementation scope, roles, access, operating model, and core governance are considered from the start.
With a view to governance, AI literacy, and documentation in the spirit of the EU AI Act.
Fitting operating models
Use cases
These typical use cases show where secure company AI often creates value quickly and which effects have already been measured in similar fields of work.
Make proposal knowledge, meeting preparation, and internal research more accessible.
Typical starting point: Make knowledge AI-ready or AI Opportunity Sprint
Deliver content, campaigns, and knowledge reuse faster and with more consistency.
Practical examples show 30–40% higher productivity in content and email marketing workflows.
Typical starting point: AI Assistants & Workflows or Secure AI Workspace
Make recurring handoffs, document work, and manual steps cleaner and faster.
More than 25% shorter handling times in service-heavy and process-oriented workflows
Typical starting point: AI Assistants & Workflows
Speed up answers and make internal knowledge useful for recurring questions.
14% higher productivity on average; in examples such as Klarna, AI assistants also handle a large share of standardized service contacts.
Typical starting point: Make knowledge AI-ready or AI Assistants & Workflows
Turn PDFs, folders, and scattered team knowledge into one understandable access layer.
Typical starting point: Make knowledge AI-ready
See quickly where AI makes economic sense and which first scope is actually the right one.
Prioritize where studies have observed 12.2% more output and 25.1% faster handling
Typical starting point: AI Opportunity Sprint
Practice examples
The examples below are illustrative snapshots of what typical Salty Labs entry projects can look like.
Illustrative example / Manufacturing
Distributed PDFs, instructions, and process knowledge were turned into an initial usable internal knowledge layer.
What changed?
Faster answers to recurring questions and less search effort in daily work.
Illustrative example / B2B services
A public tool mix was replaced by a cleaner internal AI access point with roles and usage logic.
What changed?
More control, fewer grey zones, and a more productive starting point for the team.
Illustrative example / Operations
One clearly scoped process was modelled and implemented as a first productive automation pilot.
What changed?
Fewer manual handoffs and a stronger basis for a credible business case.
Team
Strategy, product, and technical implementation in one team — with experience from enterprise delivery, venture building, and practical hands-on execution.
Strategy, Product & AI Implementation
MBAI · PSPO I · PSM I · 10+ years in product and strategy
Connects business, tech, and UX and translates AI topics into clear use cases, roadmaps, and implementable product logic.
CEO, Growth & Commercial Execution
Engineering understanding · Business development · Venture building
Connects business development, partnerships, and operational execution so technology becomes a viable commercial model.
CTO & Technical Implementation
8+ years in software engineering and architecture · CTO/tech co-founder · 15,000-user product
Leads the technical delivery of stable, scalable AI solutions — from infrastructure and integrations to productive rollout.
FAQ
No. To get started, a clearly scoped knowledge area or one defined process is usually enough. In the AI Opportunity Sprint, we make visible: - what is already usable immediately and - what should be prepared first. Clean data helps later, but it is not a barrier to entry.
No. The offers are intentionally built so non-technical decision-makers can understand and buy them. We only bring in technical complexity - where it is genuinely needed for security, integration, or impact. What matters most is having one contact person in IT — we handle most of the technical detail work.
Usually yes. We work on top of your existing IT stack (for example M365 and current tools) and choose solutions - that are suitable for the DACH context, - take EU hosting / GDPR into account, and - fit sensibly into your landscape. That is why we clearly separate software, setup, and operations and discuss security and hosting early.
Yes — especially for them. SMBs and mid-market companies benefit most from clearly scoped, fixed-entry offers because they do not want months of consulting; they want visible results within 30–60 days. Our offers are shaped to require manageable internal effort and provide clear next steps — without needing an in-house AI team.
For a typical start, you usually need: - 1–2 responsible people (for example leadership / business owner + IT), - a small number of workshops or check-ins, and - some time for feedback and testing. We handle most of the concept work, setup, and implementation. The goal is productive first results without disrupting day-to-day business.
Because pricing clarity builds trust. The visible prices are entry prices with a defined scope and help you understand - expected effort, - offer depth, and - a realistic budget frame. Any additional scope is offered transparently as an add-on module — not hidden later in the process.
No, but it is the standard entry point. The sprint is ideal when priorities and the target picture are still unclear. If there is already a clearly defined and tightly scoped need, we can also start directly with: - a Secure AI Workspace setup or - a concrete AI assistant / workflow project. What matters is that the entry stays understandable, manageable, and clearly bounded.
Secure AI Workspace creates a secure AI workplace for teams with roles, governance, and access logic. Make knowledge AI-ready structures company knowledge so AI can work with it meaningfully. AI Assistants & Workflows implement concrete assistants or workflows for clearly scoped business processes — with direct impact in day-to-day work, for example in sales, support, or operations. That allows us to move step by step instead of trying to do everything at once.
After the sprint, it becomes clear: - which use cases are actually worth pursuing, - which first implementation path makes sense, and - what a 30/60/90-day plan looks like. Typical next steps are: - a Secure AI Workspace setup as a safe foundation, - a knowledge setup for one important area, or - a first AI assistant / workflow with a clearly defined scope. There is no hidden obligation to move into a large transformation — you decide the next step.
We do not sell legal advice, but we do make sure the introduction is clean and documented: - clear policy building blocks for internal usage, - role and access logic, - documentation support for privacy and IT security, and - consideration of AI literacy requirements such as enablement and training. That makes it much easier for you to represent security, privacy, and governance internally — without having to invent everything from scratch.
No. Salty Labs is not a proprietary platform product. We work with proven, often EU-hosted solutions and choose what fits best with: - your existing IT, - your compliance requirements, and - your budget. What matters to us is that you are not locked into us, but end up with a solution you can continue to operate.
We come from practical implementation and we: - build setups ourselves, - support go-lives, - see real usage inside teams, and - rely on things we have already tested productively. We do not recommend anything we have not already built, used, or integrated into real workflows ourselves.
CONTACT / INTRO CALL
In a non-binding 30-minute conversation, we clarify whether an AI Opportunity Sprint, a Secure AI Workspace, or a first AI assistant / workflow is the most sensible entry point for your company. You briefly describe your situation — we help assess potential, effort, and a realistic first step.
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