Maître
Hospitality technology · San Antonio · 2026
Know what a space can hold before you sign the lease.
Co-built with San Antonio restaurateur Daniel Trevino. Maître connects restaurant concepts with the capital, real estate, operations and technology they need to open, starting with one question: can this space actually carry a restaurant?
What the lab did
Four jobs.
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Infrastructure
An 18-screen clickable prototype of the assessment, and the marketing site beside it. - 02
R&D
Three briefs first: market, persona, journey. They pointed at the developer with an empty space, not the chef. - 03
User experience
The prototype reads like a diligence document. The landing page reads like a supper club. Different jobs. - 04
Distribution
Shown at The Creative Futures Brunch during San Antonio Startup + Tech Week on 7 October 2026, with Daniel on the panel “Keep the Doors Open: Tech for the Places Culture Lives.”
What it moved
People, culture, money.
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Social
Fewer restaurant dreams ending in a surprise bill for the walls.
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Cultural
Independent restaurants and venues are where a city’s culture lives. This helps them open and stay open.
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Economic
Empty space leases faster and the build-out gets priced right.