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June 24, 2026·Consumer·Minds Team

# **Minds Study: Coworking vs. Long-Term Leases for Scaleups**

Minds simulation shows how German tech scaleups (50-250 employees) in 2026 weigh long-term lease commitments against flexible coworking models.

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## Methodology

An audience analysis of 500 German tech scaleups simulated by Minds shows that 74 percent of fast-growing technology companies prefer flexible coworking models over traditional long-term leases. Validated in alignment with data from the Statistisches Bundesamt, these results highlight that unpredictable headcount fluctuations and rigid lease liabilities are heavily driving the demand for flexible office space in major German cities.

**74**%

Preference for flexible terms

**68**%

Concern over long-term lease liabilities

**59**%

Willingness to pay a premium for flex models

Based on a simulated panel of 500 respondents. 85–95% accuracy validated against historical data.

## **Frequently asked questions**

### **How accurately does Minds simulate the preferences of German scaleup decision-makers?**

Minds achieves an average alignment of 85% to 95% with physical panels regarding preferences, linguistic nuances, and objection mapping. For highly specific questions and well-established B2B segments, this alignment can even reach up to 100%.

### **How quickly does Minds deliver results for the commercial real estate market?**

Instead of expensive market research sprints lasting several weeks, the Minds platform delivers deep, data-driven audience simulations in under an hour. All data is hosted on EU servers in compliance with GDPR.

### **How does Minds compare in cost to traditional B2B panels?**

Minds offers deep qualitative and quantitative insights at a fraction of the cost of a traditional panel, completely eliminating high recruitment costs per participant.

### **How does this simulation help flexible office space providers in B2B sales?**

With this simulation, flexible office space (flex office) providers can understand the exact objections and drivers of scaleup decision-makers at the BOFU stage, allowing them to tailor their messaging specifically to lease liabilities and scalability risks.

## **About Minds**

Minds is an AI research lab building synthetic focus groups and studies. It helps go-to-market and product teams understand their target audiences in minutes, not months.

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