ALPHA INDIAN MAN · RESEARCH DESK

Build the
material
before the story.

Our commercial decisions are built from category research, supplier screening, India-market economics, regulatory review and practical user utility.

200+current product research candidates — expandable to 500+
01 · PLATFORM

Platform mission

The operating thesis, target customer, commercial model and long-term category architecture.

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02 · ASSORTMENT

Launch assortment

Initial commercial categories and the logic behind the first product universe.

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03 · INDIA

Regulatory watch

Import, product classification and compliance questions that affect the catalogue.

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04 · SOURCING

Global B2B longlist

Supplier discovery, product archetypes, MOQs and benchmark pricing.

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05 · ECONOMICS

India unit economics

Landed cost, pricing, contribution margin and commercial screening methodology.

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06 · CATEGORY

Women's pleasure dossier

Product families, commercial logic, positioning, bundles and sourcing architecture.

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07 · SKU

First 20 scorecard

Detailed early product scoring and commercial prioritization.

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08 · CONTENT

Website architecture

How research, editorial, catalogue, kits and commerce fit together.

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09 · SCALE

Expanded SKU framework

How the research universe scales from 200 to 500+ without becoming an indiscriminate store.

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10 · FIRST LOT

First 50 SKU dossier

Supplier-screening research for AIM-001 through AIM-050.

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11 · SITE-WIDE

Strategic dossier

The complete commercial, category, sourcing, regulatory, content and platform research framework.

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12 · TESTING

Sample protocol

How candidate products should move from research to supplier matching, sample testing and approval.

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Research status is part of the product.

Every SKU moves through Candidate → Researched → Supplier Matched → Sample Ordered → Sample Verified → Commercially Approved → Live. The catalogue should make that state visible rather than pretending that discovery equals procurement approval.

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