The Restaurant CFO

The Restaurant CFO

Death by Demo

An Open Letter to the Over-Sold Restaurant Operator

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Bruce L. Nelson
Feb 01, 2026
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Every restaurant operator I know has developed the same reflex. When the phone rings during prep, when an email notification pops up during line check, when a LinkedIn message arrives just as dinner service is ramping up, the instinct is no longer curiosity. It is self-preservation. The question is not whether the software on the other end is good or ba…

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