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A workflow engine that sits beside the existing system, reads what it already produces, and closes asset tracking. Aimed at franchising franchisees, replacing the spreadsheet that currently holds it together.
In short: Automated Asset Tracker for Franchising is a workflow engine aimed at franchising franchisees, covering asset tracking. It scores 74/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by open field (92) and held back by timing (22). Typical pricing is $4.3k–$91k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in about a quarter for $18k–$47k.
Franchising teams lose equipment located by asking around. Nobody owns this process, which is exactly why it keeps breaking. Whoever knows how it works becomes a single point of failure.
A workflow engine that sits beside the existing system, reads what it already produces, and closes asset tracking. Revenue is per-outcome, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $1.0B |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 18% |
| Annual contract value | $4.3k – $91k |
| Pricing model | Per-outcome |
| Time to first revenue | 72 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $18k – $47k |
| Build effort | ~1 quarter |
Connectors exist for systems that were closed five years ago. Franchising is growing at roughly 17% a year, and this job has not been re-tooled since it was designed around paper.
| Who | The gap |
|---|---|
| An offshore back office | Cheaper per hour, but does not scale down to the tail |
| A spreadsheet | The real incumbent in most of the market, and it is free |
| An internal hire | Works until volume doubles, then breaks again |
The data you need lives on paper in a back office; digitisation is half the product.
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