StoreComply (working name; originally "back-office compliance Shopify app")
Idea status: Idea stage · Target: an MRR ladder ($1k → $50k) instead of one fixed number · Verdict: No as a generic GPSR app. Go as GPSR catalogue compliance for multi-brand EU retailers, with a hard day-45 kill test · Last updated: 30 Sept 2026
Start here → WHAT-TO-DO-AND-AVOID.md for the odds at each MRR level, the customer math, 12 do's, 14 avoids and the checkpoints. With the conditions met, the odds are ~15 hrs/week / full-time:
| MRR by month 24 | ~15 hrs/week | Full-time |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | 45% | 60% |
| $5k | 18% | 30% |
| $10k | 9% | 17% |
| $20k | 4% | 8% |
Origin: this idea came from the 30 Sept 2026 micro-SaaS research. "StoreComply" is a working name; check trademark and domain before using it publicly.
Research was run on 30 Sept 2026, with a confidence level on each claim. See research/10-verified-research.md.
Folder layout
storecomply/
├── WHAT-TO-DO-AND-AVOID.md ← final analysis and decision (read first)
├── README.md ← this index
├── analysis/ ← the investor-style assessment
│ ├── 00-one-page-brief.md
│ ├── 01-verdict.md
│ ├── 02-market-reality-check.md
│ ├── 03-feature-scrutiny.md
│ ├── 04-expanded-feature-catalog.md
│ ├── 05-pre-mortem.md
│ ├── 06-fundability.md
│ ├── 07-gaps.md
│ └── 09-assumptions-and-open-inputs.md
├── plans/ ← execution plans
│ ├── 08-90-day-plan.md
│ └── 11-24-month-gated-roadmap.md
└── research/ ← cited evidence
└── 10-verified-research.md
File numbers match the other ideas in this portfolio, so cross-references like "doc 08" work the same way.
Documents
| # | Document | What it answers |
|---|---|---|
| — | WHAT-TO-DO-AND-AVOID.md | Final decision: odds at each MRR level, what $10k and $20k take, 12 do's, 14 avoids, checkpoints |
| 00 | analysis/00-one-page-brief.md | The whole assessment on one page |
| 01 | analysis/01-verdict.md | MRR ladder for 4 versions of the idea and 2 time commitments, why there's no verified base rate, Tier A/B, fundable yes/no |
| 02 | analysis/02-market-reality-check.md | Buyer segments, pain scores, 15+ GPSR apps, adjacent compliance wedges, Sufio, vitamin vs painkiller, market size |
| 03 | analysis/03-feature-scrutiny.md | Your stated features (GPSR blocks, Prop 65 warnings, B2B/customs documents, EU buyers), classified |
| 04 | analysis/04-expanded-feature-catalog.md | The six candidate wedges scored and the single wedge chosen, plus about 40 features, classified and prioritised |
| 05 | analysis/05-pre-mortem.md | Top 3 causes of death: invisible clone, set-and-forget churn, platform or rule shifts |
| 06 | analysis/06-fundability.md | Invest?, the skeptic's questions, proof points, bootstrap (stair-step) vs raise |
| 07 | analysis/07-gaps.md | Pricing, retention, referral, distribution, and your own legal exposure |
| 08 | plans/08-90-day-plan.md | First 90 days at ~15 hrs/week, with the day-45 kill test |
| 09 | analysis/09-assumptions-and-open-inputs.md | Assumptions made, and the inputs that would change the verdict |
| 10 | research/10-verified-research.md | Shopify revenue share (lifetime $1M, 2.9% fee), Built for Shopify rules, GPSR and other EU rules, App Store crowding, DropCommerce / Wide Bundles / Sufio evidence |
| 11 | plans/11-24-month-gated-roadmap.md | Phases, gates, the revenue path for both time commitments, and what each MRR level takes |
Caveat
Team, hours per week available, languages and traction were not provided. The assumptions are in analysis/09.
Still unverified (see research/10, 10.2):
- the size of the multi-brand retailer segment;
- install-to-paid and churn rates for paid Shopify apps;
- the primary text of the GARAN label date and of the GPSR penalties;
- the current Prop 65 internet-warning rules;
- the EUDR, Digital Product Passport and national e-invoicing dates.