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Established Practice

Commerce Operations

Commerce stacks built as production systems, not templated storefronts. High-risk vertical expertise — payments, compliance, scale mechanics — across peptides, cannabinoid, nutraceutical, regulated commerce. Commercial receipts: thcaking.com from $600K to $1M MRR in 60 days.

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Scope

Operational scope.

We build and operate commerce stacks in high-risk and regulated verticals where most agencies will not work. Headless architecture separates presentation from commerce logic. Payment processor redundancy keeps revenue flowing under compliance review. Compliance infrastructure — policy pages, age verification, jurisdictional routing, COA verification — is built into the stack, not bolted on.

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Posture

Architectural
decisions made
before code.

Architectural posture.

We build commerce stacks as production systems, not as templated storefronts. Headless architecture separates presentation from commerce logic so that a payment processor change, a checkout migration, or a regulatory shift can be executed without rebuilding the front of the house.

In high-risk verticals, one processor decision can end a business overnight. We architect for that reality: multi-processor routing, redundant fulfillment paths, observable compliance logs, and documented incident response. The architecture exists so that the operator never wakes up to a brand that cannot accept payment.

Our commercial receipts in this category include scaling thcaking.com from $600K to $1M monthly revenue within 60 days, running the storefront, fulfillment, and operations end-to-end. The brand was subsequently sold; the playbook stayed. The same operational muscle deploys against any high-stakes commerce surface.

Stack · production-grade
Shopify Storefront API, Headless Next.js storefronts, Stripe (mainstream), High-risk merchant processors (PayRio · Aeropay · Paybotic), Supabase (postgres + realtime), Custom compliance infrastructure, Multi-jurisdiction routing, PCI DSS awareness, Audit logging
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Deliverables

What ships.

  • 01High-risk merchant account sourcing
  • 02Payment processor architecture and redundancy
  • 03Shopify and headless commerce builds
  • 04Compliance review and policy infrastructure
  • 05Cross-listing agents (eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Amazon)
  • 06Operations automation (fulfillment, CS, inventory)
  • 07P&L instrumentation
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Engagement

How we work.

Shape
120-day build phase + 6-month operate retainer
Duration
Build: 120 days from kickoff to live. Operate: monthly retainer covering performance, compliance posture, and ongoing optimization.
Best fit
High-risk vertical with real revenue and a founder carrying the P&L. Best results when the engagement is scoped against measurable revenue, conversion, or compliance outcomes.
Client profile
Operators in high-risk or regulated verticals with real revenue, where a single processor decision can end the business overnight, and the founder is the one carrying the P&L.
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Field record

Representative work.

REG
Period
Vertical
Outcome
AO-037
Q1 MMXXVI
High-risk e-commerce
$600K → $1M MRR in 60 days · thcaking.com · full e-comm + fulfillment ops · closed
AO-022
Q4 MMXXV
Research peptide commerce
Navigate Peptides · compliance-first headless build · running
AO-041
Q2 MMXXVI
High-performance commerce
List reactivation · lifecycle automation · CRO · active
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Adjacency

Where the muscle translates.

The technical and compliance muscles required to run peptides, cannabinoid, or nutraceutical commerce translate directly to regulated-industry applications: jurisdictional logic, audit-ready transaction logging, multi-jurisdiction compliance posture, observable policy enforcement. The surfaces look different; the architecture is the same.