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A forecasting model that sits beside the existing system, reads what it already produces, and closes site selection. Aimed at hospitality ops teams, replacing the spreadsheet that currently holds it together.
In short: Automated Site Scorer for Hospitality is a forecasting model aimed at hospitality ops managers, covering site selection. It scores 78/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by demand (92) and held back by open field (61). Typical pricing is $2.3k–$46k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in about a quarter for $11k–$34k.
Hospitality teams lose location decisions made on instinct and a drive-by. A typical hospitality operation runs this on people, memory, and a shared spreadsheet. Most operators assume this is simply the cost of doing business.
A forecasting model that sits beside the existing system, reads what it already produces, and closes site selection. Revenue is usage-based, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $581M |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 11% |
| Annual contract value | $2.3k – $46k |
| Pricing model | Usage-based |
| Time to first revenue | 49 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $11k – $34k |
| Build effort | ~1 quarter |
Forecasting that used to need a data team now runs on off-the-shelf models. Hospitality is growing at roughly 12% a year, and this job has not been re-tooled since it was designed around paper.
| Who | The gap |
|---|---|
| An internal hire | Works until volume doubles, then breaks again |
| 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 |
Trust has to be earned before anyone lets this run unsupervised.
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