Octane · Founding Operator Program

Join us in building the future of convenience. And be the first to run it.

AI is about to change how convenience stores operate. But the best system won't be built in a lab. It will be built alongside operators who know this business inside and out.

Join a small group of operators and innovators working directly with Octane to teach AI how real stores run; and put the first AI workforce to work in your own operation.

AI has read the manuals. You've lived the business.

AI can learn the industry's reports, best practices, and technical knowledge.

What it doesn't know is why one store runs differently from another. Which vendor needs chasing. When a number looks right but feels wrong. Or the thousand small decisions operators learn only after decades in the business.

That knowledge lives with operators like you.

You bring the experience. We turn it into an AI workforce that can put that experience to work across every store, every day.

What the manual says

Order to par levels.

What the operator knows

Except the Friday before a home game. Then double the Gatorade and the ice.

What the manual says

Reprice when cost changes.

What the operator knows

Not tobacco. Not before I've called the rep and checked the rebate.

What the manual says

The shift balanced.

What the operator knows

It balanced because someone rounded. Pull the register tape.

What we'll build together

Find the value

We'll diagnose your operation and show where time, money, and margin are being lost.

Operational diagnosis6 stores · 14 days

Regular 87 priced under street average$41,400/yr

Invoice cost changes never repriced$18,240/yr

Dead stock sitting on the shelf$12,880

Vendor credits never claimed$6,110/yr

Recoverable, first pass$78,630

Put Octane to work

Start with real workflows — pricing, invoices, inventory, fuel, cash, labor, or wherever the biggest opportunity exists.

This morningPinewood #8

Bud Light 4/6 16oz cost up $1.30 — retail behind NoticedHandled

Red Bull 12oz down to 5 units, minimum is 12 NoticedHandled

Regular 87 sitting 6¢ under the street range NoticedHandled

Overnight shift short $4.20 against the tape NoticedHandled

Octane acts on what it can, and brings you the rest.

Teach it how you operate

Set your rules, preferences, and guardrails. Octane learns the rhythms and quirks of your stores over time.

Your rulesSet by you · 11 active

Hold 32% margin on packaged beverage.

Never reprice tobacco without asking me first.

Core-Mark orders go out Tuesday before 2 PM.

Text me after 6 AM. Nothing after 9 PM.

Written in your words. Editable any time.

Prove what works

See every action Octane takes and measure the hours returned, work completed, and dollars recovered.

Yesterday6 stores

4.6Hours returned

38Actions taken

$2,410Dollars recovered

2Waiting on you

Every action logged, with the reason it was taken.

What Founding Operators receive

01A full operational diagnosis of your stores, showing what's being left on the table and where

02No implementation fee, and Founding Operator pricing protected for 12 months

03White-glove setup of Octane in every location

04Physical inventory reconciliation arranged across your stores

05A direct channel to Octane's founders and builders

06Workflows built and prioritized around your operation

07A seat on the Founding Operator Council incl. private roundtables and operator dinners

08Permanent recognition and bragging rights as the visionary operator who helped build Octane

Interested? Let's talk.

We're carefully selecting operators who bring deep industry experience, ambitious ideas, and a genuine interest in shaping what comes next.

Send us a few details. We'll connect personally to learn about your operation and explore whether there's a strong fit on both sides.

3 / 8 founding operator groups selected

Join us in building the future of convenience. And be the first to run it.

AI has read the manuals. You've lived the business.

What we'll build together

Find the value

Put Octane to work

Teach it how you operate

Prove what works

What Octane needs from you

What Founding Operators receive

Interested? Let's talk.

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