The spinout now outweighs Toast itself.

Charging per business from the start, it runs 300,000 small businesses by 2029: bakeries, barbers, food trucks. In 2030 it passes Toast's value.

The Founders: We sent 38% of our restaurants' card volume through Toast last year! Every swipe earned!

The Founders: The rest went to Square and Stripe. They were cheaper. We told Toast's board to its face.

OMNI: It beat me to a bakery in Ohio. A bakery.

Outcome: Won the relationship

Inside Toast, an honest agent would have cost card fees. Standing alone, it owed Toast nothing, so owners trusted it with everything.

One path that gets here

D · Then buy the agent she texts. Keep it neutralC · Spin it out, far from our card fees

Play it yourself

Other endings where you win the relationship

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