How dtcmvp works

Every SWAG is calibrated to your store

A SWAG (Scientific Wild-Ass Guess) is the first-party ROI analysis we run on every Shopify app in our directory. The numbers below aren't a generic case study. They recompute from the store data you provide. Edit any field and watch them move.

01

We model every app

dtcmvp publishes a SWAG spec for every Shopify app in the directory. Each benefit driver gets a formula, a source citation, and a 60/80/100% confidence band.

02

You enter your store data

Annual orders, AOV, list size, brand category. Takes about a minute. Every formula re-evaluates against your actual numbers, so the SWAG is yours, not a generic case study.

03

You see the max worth paying

Pick a target ROI (5×, 8×, 15×). The SWAG tells you the max monthly price worth paying for that app to clear your bar. If the real price is lower, the math works.

LIVE EXAMPLEKlaviyo · edit your store data on the left to recalculate

SWAG for Klaviyo

Your store

Every SWAG is calibrated to a specific brand. Edit these fields and watch the numbers on the right move in real time.

Implied annual revenue: $5.00M

Your SWAG

Klaviyo could add

$1.75M/ yr

to your store, modeled at 80% confidence across 3 benefits.

Max worth paying for Klaviyo

5× target

$29,200/ month

8× target

$18,250/ month

15× target

$9,733/ month

Where the value comes from

  • Potential liftAttributed Revenue (Email)

    emailListSize: 50,000 · Monthly revenue per email subscriber: 3

    $1.44M/ year
  • Potential liftAttributed Revenue (SMS)

    smsListSize: 20,000 · Monthly revenue per SMS subscriber: 1.5

    $288.0k/ year
  • Cost savingsTool Consolidation

    annualOrders: 62,500 · aov: 80 · Martech spend as % of revenue: 3% · % savings from consolidating tools: 20%

    $24.0k/ year

Klaviyo's ballpark price

Free up to 250 contacts. Paid plans scale with list size. expect $700-1,500/mo for 50k-100k contacts

Numbers here use Klaviyo's SWAG spec at 80% confidence. Each Shopify app in our directory has its own spec calibrated the same way against your inputs.

SWAGs are a dtcmvp brand member benefit

Membership is free for DTC brand operators. Once you're in, you can generate a calibrated SWAG for any of the 1,100+ apps in our directory and ask for a warm intro to any partner.