Join as a Brand

Join as a Brand

Join as a Brand

Help shape the next generation of Shopify apps, and get paid

Talk directly to Shopify app founders and product leaders, shape their roadmap, access new features early, and get paid.
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Brand Community

3000+

Payouts to Participants

$650k+

Avg. Payout

$175.00

Completed Sessions

5000+

WHY THIS EXISTS

Shopify Plus operators deserve direct access, not support tickets

The apps you rely on are built by teams who rarely get to speak with the people actually doing the work: You. The operators. The decision-makers. The ones who understand what breaks.

app store research creates valuable connections - privately, directly, and with no wasted time.

Simple, relevant, and worth your time

Share your expertise in paid conversations while building relationships with product teams. Join only the sessions you choose, with no obligation.

1. Share your role, stack, and priorities

Tell us how your business runs today, your tools, workflows, challenges, and what you’re evaluating next.

1. Share your role, stack, and priorities

Tell us how your business runs today, your tools, workflows, challenges, and what you’re evaluating next.

1. Share your role, stack, and priorities

Tell us how your business runs today, your tools, workflows, challenges, and what you’re evaluating next.

2. Get matched with high-growth app teams

Connect with founders, PMs, and senior engineers building solutions for real Shopify Plus challenges.

2. Get matched with high-growth app teams

Connect with founders, PMs, and senior engineers building solutions for real Shopify Plus challenges.

2. Get matched with high-growth app teams

Connect with founders, PMs, and senior engineers building solutions for real Shopify Plus challenges.

3. Join a paid conversation and build realtionships

Join 30–60 minute conversations with app founders and their teams, get paid for your time, and build meaningful relationships.

3. Join a paid conversation and build realtionships

Join 30–60 minute conversations with app founders and their teams, get paid for your time, and build meaningful relationships.

3. Join a paid conversation and build realtionships

Join 30–60 minute conversations with app founders and their teams, get paid for your time, and build meaningful relationships.

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Talk directly to the smartest people in the Shopify ecosystem

Get into the room with the people who make the decisions: Founders, product leads, CTOs, and senior engineers. Not junior support or generic partner managers.

Turn your challenges into influence

Your real-world operational frustrations become roadmap changes, new features, and fixes you’ll actually use.

Get early access to features before they launch

AI features, new dashboards, integrations, pricing structures - you see them before anyone else.

Preferential pricing & insider upgrades

App developers often reward participants with VIP support, exclusive offers, and early adopter benefits.

Get paid to stay ahead of the curve

Learn what’s next in the Shopify ecosystem, make better decisions, and earn $100–$250 per session.

What these conversations feel like for Shopify brands

Think “founder coffee chat,” not a “sales demo.” If there’s a fit, great. If not, you still walk away with insight - never pressure. Just high-signal conversations between operators and product builders.

Respect is built into the system:

You choose which conversations to join.

You see the topic and context beforehand.

No spammy follow-ups without consent.

You can opt out anytime.

This only works if brands enjoy participating, so we protect that experience.

  • “How do you currently handle X?”
  • “What tools are you using today?”
  • “What breaks when you scale?”
  • “Can I show you what we’re building and get your reaction?”
  • “What’s the biggest friction point in your current setup?”
  • “How do you evaluate whether a tool is actually worth keeping?”
  • “At what point does this problem become painful enough to switch?”
  • “What does success look like for you in this part of the stack?”

What these conversations feel like for Shopify brands

Think “founder coffee chat,” not a “sales demo.” If there’s a fit, great. If not, you still walk away with insight - never pressure. Just high-signal conversations between operators and product builders.

Respect is built into the system:

You choose which conversations to join.

You see the topic and context beforehand.

No spammy follow-ups without consent.

You can opt out anytime.

This only works if brands enjoy participating, so we protect that experience.

  • “How do you currently handle X?”
  • “What tools are you using today?”
  • “What breaks when you scale?”
  • “Can I show you what we’re building and get your reaction?”
  • “What’s the biggest friction point in your current setup?”
  • “How do you evaluate whether a tool is actually worth keeping?”
  • “At what point does this problem become painful enough to switch?”
  • “What does success look like for you in this part of the stack?”

What these conversations feel like for Shopify brands

Think “founder coffee chat,” not a “sales demo.” If there’s a fit, great. If not, you still walk away with insight - never pressure. Just high-signal conversations between operators and product builders.

Respect is built into the system:

You choose which conversations to join.

You see the topic and context beforehand.

No spammy follow-ups without consent.

You can opt out anytime.

This only works if brands enjoy participating, so we protect that experience.

  • “How do you currently handle X?”
  • “What tools are you using today?”
  • “What breaks when you scale?”
  • “Can I show you what we’re building and get your reaction?”
  • “What’s the biggest friction point in your current setup?”
  • “How do you evaluate whether a tool is actually worth keeping?”
  • “At what point does this problem become painful enough to switch?”
  • “What does success look like for you in this part of the stack?”

What these conversations feel like for Shopify brands

Think “founder coffee chat,” not a “sales demo.” If there’s a fit, great. If not, you still walk away with insight - never pressure. Just high-signal conversations between operators and product builders.

Respect is built into the system:

You choose which conversations to join.

You see the topic and context beforehand.

No spammy follow-ups without consent.

You can opt out anytime.

This only works if brands enjoy participating, so we protect that experience.

  • “How do you currently handle X?”
  • “What tools are you using today?”
  • “What breaks when you scale?”
  • “Can I show you what we’re building and get your reaction?”
  • “What’s the biggest friction point in your current setup?”
  • “How do you evaluate whether a tool is actually worth keeping?”
  • “At what point does this problem become painful enough to switch?”
  • “What does success look like for you in this part of the stack?”

We’re looking for real Shopify operators

If you actively make decisions about tools, workflows, or growth, you’re a great fit for these conversations. Join as a brand.

Michael Birres
Owner,
Nutrition Faktory
User rating:
100% Excellent
Completed calls:
102 Calls
App reviews:
4 Reviews
Michael Birres
Owner,
Nutrition Faktory
User rating:
100% Excellent
Completed calls:
102 Calls
App reviews:
4 Reviews
Michael Birres
Owner,
Nutrition Faktory
User rating:
100% Excellent
Completed calls:
102 Calls
App reviews:
4 Reviews
Michael Birres
Owner,
Nutrition Faktory
User rating:
100% Excellent
Completed calls:
102 Calls
App reviews:
4 Reviews
Dushyant Baravkar
Owner,
Bhumi
User rating:
100% Excellent
Completed calls:
61 Calls
App reviews:
10 Reviews
Dushyant Baravkar
Owner,
Bhumi
User rating:
100% Excellent
Completed calls:
61 Calls
App reviews:
10 Reviews
Dushyant Baravkar
Owner,
Bhumi
User rating:
100% Excellent
Completed calls:
61 Calls
App reviews:
10 Reviews
Dushyant Baravkar
Owner,
Bhumi
User rating:
100% Excellent
Completed calls:
61 Calls
App reviews:
10 Reviews
Darren Fenton
Owner,
The Fat Butcher
User rating:
100% Excellent
Completed calls:
22 Calls
App reviews:
3 Reviews
Darren Fenton
Owner,
The Fat Butcher
User rating:
100% Excellent
Completed calls:
22 Calls
App reviews:
3 Reviews
Darren Fenton
Owner,
The Fat Butcher
User rating:
100% Excellent
Completed calls:
22 Calls
App reviews:
3 Reviews
Darren Fenton
Owner,
The Fat Butcher
User rating:
100% Excellent
Completed calls:
22 Calls
App reviews:
3 Reviews
This was built for senior operators at Shopify Plus brands:
Directors of Ecommerce
Heads of Growth
Retention & CRM Leads
COOs / Operations Leaders
CTOs / Tech & Data Leads
Merchandising & Product Owners
Digital Marketing Leadership
CFOs & Profitability Operators

Why Shopify app founders love talking to Shopify brands like you

Your insights accelerate their product decisions and reduce expensive mistakes - which is why they pay you.
Hit scale faster

Operate at volume early, revealing challenges and opportunities most teams don’t see yet.

Hit scale faster

Operate at volume early, revealing challenges and opportunities most teams don’t see yet.

Break tools faster

Push products beyond happy paths to uncover what actually fails in real-world use.

Break tools faster

Push products beyond happy paths to uncover what actually fails in real-world use.

Expose edge cases

Surface rare but critical scenarios that only appear at scale across complex workflows and systems.

Expose edge cases

Surface rare but critical scenarios that only appear at scale across complex workflows and systems.

Push for better data & automation

Demand clearer insights, stronger reporting, and workflows that actually scale.

Push for better data & automation

Demand clearer insights, stronger reporting, and workflows that actually scale.

Evaluate tools with real depth

Assess products across teams, use cases, and long-term impact - not just features.

Evaluate tools with real depth

Assess products across teams, use cases, and long-term impact - not just features.

Influence real product decisions

Turn real-world usage and operator insight into roadmap changes that actually matter.

Influence real product decisions

Turn real-world usage and operator insight into roadmap changes that actually matter.

Hit scale faster

Operate at volume early, revealing challenges and opportunities most teams don’t see yet.

Expose edge cases

Surface rare but critical scenarios that only appear at scale across complex workflows and systems.

Evaluate tools with real depth

Assess products across teams, use cases, and long-term impact - not just features.

Break tools faster

Push products beyond happy paths to uncover what actually fails in real-world use.

Push for better data & automation

Demand clearer insights, stronger reporting, and workflows that actually scale.

Influence real product decisions

Turn real-world usage and operator insight into roadmap changes that actually matter.

Real participants stories,
real success!

This is more than just a side hustle - it's a real opportunity to improve your business, build strong relationships, and grow your expertise.

Real participants stories,
real success!

This is more than just a side hustle - it's a real opportunity to improve your business, build strong relationships, and grow your expertise.

Real participants stories,
real success!

This is more than just a side hustle - it's a real opportunity to improve your business, build strong relationships, and grow your expertise.

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Real participants stories, real success!

This is more than just a side hustle - it's a real opportunity to improve your business, build strong relationships, and grow your expertise.

Real participants stories, real success!

This is more than just a side hustle - it's a real opportunity to improve your business, build strong relationships, and grow your expertise.