I'm 16, building a voice AI for French restaurants — looking for contacts in the industry
Hey everyone, quick intro since I haven’t properly done one yet.
I’m Jules, 16, based in France. I’ve spent the past few months building Linéa AI — a voice assistant that answers restaurant phone calls, takes orders in natural French, and sends them straight to the kitchen printer. Built for pizzerias, kebab shops, and fast food places, where a missed call during rush hour is a lost order, not just an inconvenience.
Right now I’m in the early prospecting phase — mostly walking into restaurants in person and demoing the assistant live on their own number. No signed client yet, working on my first one.
One thing I could genuinely use help with: if anyone here has contacts in the restaurant or fast food industry in France — an owner, a franchise manager, someone in a restaurant tech company, anyone — I’d really appreciate an intro, even just to talk and get feedback. Trying to widen my network beyond cold walk-ins.
Happy to answer questions about the tech, the sales side, or building solo at 16 in the meantime.
Love the hustle — walking into restaurants and demoing live on their own number is such a smart way to show value instantly. At 16 you're already ahead of most founders on sales grit, keep it up!
Thanks! Honestly the live demo part is what convinces people fastest — way more than any pitch I could give.
Building a voice AI at 16 and doing live demos on their actual phone lines is seriously impressive—that's more hustle than most people twice your age. If you haven't already, try reaching out to local restaurant suppliers or POS resellers; they talk to owners all day and might be your fastest shortcut to warm intros.
That’s a genuinely good idea, thank you — hadn’t thought about POS resellers specifically. Going to look into who covers my area and try reaching out. Really appreciate the tip.