What It Takes to Build Software for 171,000+ Restaurants | Aman Narang
From Grit by Kleiner Perkins
June 1, 2026 · 1h 17m · Episode 286
About this episode
Aman Narang discusses how Toast built software for over 171,000 restaurants by addressing their pain points and shares insights on product-market fit and scaling.
Great software companies often come from understanding pain points at a very deep level. On Grit , Aman Narang shares how Toast built trust with 171,000+ restaurant operators by helping restaurants manage everything from payments and online orders to staff scheduling and daily operations. He also reflects on lessons around product-market fit and scaling a company before it’s fully ready. Guest: Aman Narang, co-founder and CEO, Toast Connect with Aman Narang LinkedIn Connect with Toast LinkedIn Instagram X Connect with Joubin: X LinkedIn Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com Follow on LinkedIn Follow on X Learn more about Kleiner Perkins
People in this episode
Host: Kleiner Perkins
Guest: Aman Narang
Topics covered
- software development
- restaurant management
- product-market fit
- scaling companies
- trust building
Keywords
- software
- restaurants
- payments
- online orders
- staff scheduling
- operations
- scaling
- trust
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Toast, Kleiner Perkins
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