Why Big Brand Playbooks Fail Emerging Restaurants

Restaurant leaders love to borrow moves from the big dogs. It feels safe. It feels validated. It also sends far too many brands straight into bad decisions. In this episode, Joseph breaks down how survivorship bias and confirmation bias collide to push operators into tech stacks, marketing programs, and partnerships they cannot sustain.

You will learn how to evaluate decisions from your own operational reality, how to avoid chasing “best in class” solutions that don’t fit your brand, and how to build a decision making process rooted in clarity instead of imitation.

If you’re navigating tech choices, evaluating partners, or pushing growth with a lean team, this episode will save you money, time, and regret.

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