u/IngresaX

I’ve been working on something for independent restaurant owners.
The idea is simple: most restaurants don’t fail because of demand they lose money in places they don’t see (labor, menu mix, delivery fees, pricing).
I built a tool to surface those leaks.
The problem:
I don’t think I’ve nailed how it fits into their real workflow.
Owners are busy, skeptical, and not actively looking for something like this. Even when the insight is right, it’s hard to get them to care or act.
So I’m stuck between:
something that makes sense in theory
and something owners would actually use weekly
I’m looking for:
People who’ve built for SMBs / restaurants … what am I missing?
One operator who’s struggling with margins and open to me digging into their numbers with them (free, I just want to learn what actually helps)
Happy to share everything openly. Right now I feel like I’m close, but not quite solving the real problem.