Point a geospatial model at site selection, and let people review output instead of producing it. Aimed at franchising field supervisors, catching the error before it becomes a change order.
In short: Site Scorer Built for Field Supervisors is a geospatial model aimed at franchising field supervisors, covering site selection. It scores 71/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by moat (93) and held back by feasibility (27). Typical pricing is $12k–$174k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in six to twelve months for $38k–$97k.
Franchising teams lose location decisions made on instinct and a drive-by. In most franchising businesses this job has never had software written for it. The error rate is tolerated because measuring it would cost more than the errors.
A geospatial model that sits beside the existing system, reads what it already produces, and closes site selection. Revenue is managed service, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $267M |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 16% |
| Annual contract value | $12k – $174k |
| Pricing model | Managed service |
| Time to first revenue | 68 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $38k – $97k |
| Build effort | 6-12 months |
Satellite and census-linked data became licensable at startup prices. 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 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 |
The incumbent is a person, and displacing a person is a change-management problem.
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