PermitPal - Food Truck Compliance Tracker
8/10
Demand Score
A single compliance violation can cost $500-2000 and potentially shut down operations. Food truck operators lose thousands in revenue from uncertainty about where they can legally operate.
9/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$99-199
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
30 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Easy
The Problem
Transferring Data Between Systems:
🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints
This problem has been verified through 1 real user complaints:
Competitor Landscape
- Generic compliance tools (ComplySci) - not food truck specific
- Municipal websites - fragmented and rarely updated
- Facebook groups - unstructured and unreliable
Must-Have Features for MVP
Push notifications for ordinance changes
GPS-based compliance checking
Photo evidence storage for tickets
Crowd-sourced spot validation
Multi-city ordinance tracking
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Gathering initial ordinance data
- Keeping information current across jurisdictions
- Building trust in community-sourced data
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- Coverage of top 50 food truck cities
- 24-hour alert turnaround on changes
- Strong vendor community engagement
- Partnership with food truck associations
Ready to Build This?
This easy-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.