Tario
Inventory management web application for cafés and small restaurants, developed during Escuelita Maker as an MVP to organize stock by areas, detect low inventory, and generate supplier-based shopping lists.
Timeline
Jun 2024 - Aug 2024
Role
Co-Founder / Full-Stack Developer
Type
Web Application / SaaS
Status
MVP Completed
Technologies Used
The Challenge
Many cafés and small restaurants manage their inventory using notebooks, Excel sheets, WhatsApp messages, or even memory. This makes stock control confusing, time-consuming, and prone to errors, especially when ingredients are stored in different areas of the business.
Key Problems Identified:
- Inventory was often managed manually or with scattered tools.
- Staff had difficulty knowing what ingredients were available in each area.
- Low-stock products were easy to miss.
- Shopping lists had to be created manually.
The Solution
Tario was built as a web application to help cafés and small restaurants manage their inventory in a more organized way. The MVP focused on stock control, area-based organization, and automatic shopping lists when products reached their minimum stock level.
Area-Based Inventory
Products can be organized by areas, making it easier to know where each ingredient or item is located inside the business.
Stock Management
Users can register products, update quantities, and keep track of available inventory in a more structured way.
Low-Stock Alerts
The system identifies when a product reaches its minimum stock level, helping prevent missing ingredients during daily operations.
Supplier Shopping Lists
Tario generates shopping lists grouped by supplier, making restocking faster and more organized.
Demo Video
Results & Impact
MVP development time
Website visits after launch
Real Business Usage
In just 3 weeks, Tario went from an idea to a working MVP. After launch, the project gained more than 400 website visits and was used by over 10 real businesses, helping us validate both the problem and the need for a simpler inventory tool for small food businesses.
Gallery
First Day at Escuelita Maker
First day working on Tario during Escuelita Maker, where we started shaping the idea into a real MVP.
Key Learnings
Building from a problem I experienced personally helped create a more practical and focused product.
A good MVP does not need every feature; it needs to solve one painful problem clearly.
Programming can feel like the easy part; the real challenge is learning how to sell the product.