Strategy Decisions

Strategy

Long-game decisions: positioning, business model, expansion, and exit. 13 articles published

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13 decisions

Decision FrameworkLow

What Is eCommerce Intelligence? (And Why Tutorials Are Not)

What separates eCommerce intelligence from generic advice?

For Founder, Operator13 min

Decision FrameworkLow

Brand vs Performance Budget: The Allocation Most Get Backwards

How should you split brand vs performance budget — and when?

For Marketing Lead, Founder10 min

Cost AnalysisHigh

Brand Aggregator Math: The Decisions Behind Roll-Up Failures

What roll-up math must you run before selling or buying a brand?

For Founder, Finance Lead13 min

System RealityMed

Discount Dependency: When Promotions Create False Growth

Are promotions building demand or destroying your pricing power?

For Marketing Lead, Founder11 min

Cost AnalysisMed

B2B eCommerce Economics: Where DTC Assumptions Break

Is that big wholesale order actually more profitable than DTC?

For Founder, Finance Lead10 min

Trade-offMed

Amazon vs Own Store: The Trade-off Every Brand Faces

Amazon reach or own-store margin — what channel mix by stage?

For Founder, Head of eCommerce10 min

Kill-SwitchHigh

The Kill Switch: When to Shut Down an eCommerce Business

Does the math say it’s time to shut down — before emotion decides?

For Founder12 min

Trade-offMed

Wholesale vs DTC Margin: 24.5% vs 3.5% on Same Product

Which binding constraint should set your wholesale/DTC mix?

For Founder, Finance Lead11 min

Trade-offMed

DTC vs Marketplace: 24.5% Margin vs Amazon's 3.5%

DTC margin or marketplace volume — what’s your right mix?

For Founder, Head of eCommerce13 min

System RealityMed

More Channels, Less Profit: The Multi-Channel Math

Is adding sales channels real growth or hidden margin destruction?

For Founder, Head of eCommerce9 min

Cost AnalysisHigh

The Exit Math Nobody Does Until It's Too Late

What is your business worth — and what destroys the multiple?

For Founder, Finance Lead10 min

System RealityMed

The Subscription Model Trap in eCommerce

Is a subscription model recurring revenue or recurring losses for you?

For Founder8 min

Kill-SwitchHigh

Scaling Before Readiness: The $100K Mistake

Are you ready to scale — or about to destroy margin and cash?

For Founder, Head of eCommerce10 min

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