Governance & Decision Board
Track and resolve strategic forks in SellScout's architecture, legal, and operational paths.
Urgently requires resolving (Critical/Open forks)
Payment gateway choice
HIGHIntegrate a robust gateway that syncs with our existing local bank account.
Choices on the table:
Telr, PayTabs, Network International, Stripe
COD vs online payment vs escrow logic
CRITICALDecide whether riders collect cash or held funds escrow. Escrow fights COD; we need order-level cash recon.
Choices on the table:
COD-only, online-only, hybrid per-order
Merchant-of-record vs facilitator
CRITICALdetermines VAT treatment, refund liability, who eats chargebacks. Founders lean facilitator/intermediary — verify legal/VAT implications before locking.
Choices on the table:
Seller of record, Facilitator only
OPEN
MEDIUMLaunch scope
Should we start narrowly with electronics in Dragon Mart or Deira, or broaden categories early?
Choices:
single vertical (electronics, Deira/Dragon Mart), broaden early
OPEN
HIGHPayment gateway choice
Integrate a robust gateway that syncs with our existing local bank account.
Choices:
Telr, PayTabs, Network International, Stripe
OPEN
CRITICALCOD vs online payment vs escrow logic
Decide whether riders collect cash or held funds escrow. Escrow fights COD; we need order-level cash recon.
Choices:
COD-only, online-only, hybrid per-order
OPEN
CRITICALMerchant-of-record vs facilitator
determines VAT treatment, refund liability, who eats chargebacks. Founders lean facilitator/intermediary — verify legal/VAT implications before locking.
Choices:
Seller of record, Facilitator only