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The ROI Calculator in Action: Turning Skeptics Into Believers

A real-world example of how a company turned VR from a risky idea into a board-approved investment.

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Imagine pitching a quarter-million USD VR project and getting approval in under 30 minutes.

Most training directors know the opposite experience: hours of presentations, endless spreadsheets, and a skeptical CFO drilling holes into every projection. Normally, large VR investments stall because the financial case isn’t clear enough. Executives aren’t swayed by enthusiasm, they want numbers, payback timelines, and proof that the risk is justified. And that’s exactly where the ROI Calculator changes the game. By turning operational data into instant savings forecasts, it takes a project that feels uncertain and makes it financially undeniable.

Now, let’s look at a fictional medical device manufacturer to see exactly how this plays out in practice.

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The Hidden Cost of Training with Real Machines

For medical device manufacturers, training doctors isn’t just about time, it’s about moving massive, delicate machines around the globe.

Every new hospital that needs hands-on training means shipping equipment that weighs hundreds of kilos, paying for transport, insurance, and setup, then sending technical staff to supervise. Each trip is a logistical headache that can cost tens of thousands of USD before a single doctor even touches the device. Add the downtime of machines that could otherwise be in use, and the price tag for global training skyrockets.

It’s no surprise that budgets get eaten alive by logistics long before anyone talks about education quality.

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From Pain Points to Numbers

This is where the ROI Calculator becomes more than just a tool — it’s a bridge from frustration to clarity.

Let’s take our fictional example: a mid-sized medical device manufacturer. Every year, they must train 150 surgeons on complex equipment in hospitals around the world. The logistics alone are a nightmare: moving machines, setting them up, and flying staff across borders. Each training session costs thousands — before anyone even begins learning.

Here’s what happens when they run their case through the ROI Calculator:

  • Industry: Healthcare

  • Company size: Medium (100–500 employees)

  • Doctors/Students trained per year: 150

  • Cost per training session: €1,500

  • Training modules per person: 6

  • Team size: 10

  • Project duration: 4 years

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The Results

The ROI calculator instantly shows:

  • Annual savings: €1,055,000

  • ROI after 3 years: 3,065%

  • Break-even time: just 1 month

  • Amortization period: 0.1 years

In other words: a quarter-million euro project pays for itself in weeks — and generates millions in value over the next four years.

How Do You know this is true?

You might be asking: how do we know this is true? 

Because we’ve done it before. One of the world’s leading endoscope manufacturers, Karl Storz, already worked with us to bring VR training into their operations. The numbers in this article are fictional for confidentiality, but the principles are real, and the ROI has already been proven in practice.

That’s why we can say with confidence: these results aren’t just theory, they’re based on experience.

So if you’re a reseller or solution provider who wants to make business with this — helping hospitals and manufacturers adopt VR training while building a new revenue stream for yourself — we’re opening a second type of strategy call just for you.

That’s a wrap

Talk soon!


Bruno Filkin
Founder, Mastermind VR

VR Strategy Consultation

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