Can you run this?
An online store simulation

Can You Run an Online Store for 4 Months?

You have money for one product, a store and some ads. Pick what to sell, set the price, decide how good the page looks, and order stock from a factory a month away. Ads get pricier the more you buy, the shelf can run empty while you’re still paying for clicks, and every unsold box is cash you can’t use. The customers who come back for free are what make a store work.

  • 4 monthsone page of decisions each
  • +8 monthsBlack Friday, Ramadan, Singles’ Day and more
  • 8 callson the setup page

About this simulation

Difficulty
Intermediate Moderate risk. Stock that spoils, staff to schedule, rivals nearby. Losing money is easy.
Length
4 months + 8 more, about 10 minutes for the first part
Category
Run a business
You decide
Product selection, ads, pricing, inventory

How it plays

  1. Month 1 · Launch — Set up your store
  2. Month 2 · First data — Reviews, emails and the reorder
  3. Month 3 · Competition — Copycats, cash and the calendar
  4. Month 4 · The checkpoint — Promotions and the plan ahead

After the debrief, “Keep going — to month 12” continues the run with calendar events, new challenges and opportunities that build on what you chose earlier. Every decision page has a live preview that shows what your picks do to the numbers before you lock them in.

What you get at the end

A debrief with your outcome, charts of where the money went, your biggest mistake and roughly what it cost, and a full report you can copy or save as a PDF. Everything runs in your browser: no sign-up, nothing to install.

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