Bryan Solar

Bryan Solar leads product at SpotOn, building technology around the day-to-day needs of restaurant operators. He previously led Square for Restaurants and Google’s restaurant tools team, and cofounded TownHound, bringing a focus on customer feedback and practical business outcomes to product strategy.

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Based in: Austin

SpotOn

Dec 2022 — Present

Chief Product Officer

TownHound (acquired by Google)

Jun 2015 — Jan 2016

Co-Founder / CEO

Invoice2go

Jun 2014 — Sep 2014

Product Strategy: MBA Intern

The Brookeside Group

Jun 2011 — Jun 2013

Head of Strategic Partnerships

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Peking University

Colby College

Bachelor's studies in social sciences

Beijing Language and Culture University

Shanghai University

Stanford Continuing Studies

Products & media

spoton.com

When should restaurants build their own AI tools?

Bryan explains how he weighs custom software against established systems: build around unusual workflows, protect the critical path, and judge tools by business outcomes. He also describes how operator-built prototypes influence SpotOn’s product priorities and feedback loops.

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Bryan Solar

SpotOn

TownHound (acquired by Google)

Invoice2go

The Brookeside Group

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Peking University

Colby College

Beijing Language and Culture University

Shanghai University

Stanford Continuing Studies

Products & media

When should restaurants build their own AI tools?

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