Most e-commerce businesses do not fail because of bad products — they fail because of critical, avoidable compliance mistakes, some of which carry six-figure fines and prison time attached. The product is rarely the problem; the paperwork and disclosures around it usually are.
This module delivers 100 red flags across ten categories, beginning with the strategic failures that quietly doom online businesses before they ever gain real traction, and moving through the operational and legal missteps that surface later as a business scales internationally.
Every entry includes the real-world consequence attached to it, and where illegal activity is involved, the exact financial penalty and prison term under U.S. and international law — turning the module into a practical self-audit rather than a general awareness document. Each gap identified is meant to be converted into a permanent policy, not just a note for later.
For any business scaling e-commerce operations across borders, this module is positioned as the guide that keeps growth from quietly turning into liability — catching the mistakes at the strategic and structural level, before they compound.