Private label, dropshipping, print-on-demand, retail arbitrage — what each actually costs and pays.
A$ in / days to first dollar / margin band / scale ceiling for each model.
The structural reasons cashflow, inventory risk and learning velocity favour dropshipping at the start.
Where dropshipping is genuinely worse — and how the playbook addresses each later.
What to spend money on in week one, what to ignore until A$5k revenue.