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Context We are currently developing the Light Customization  project on Alibaba.com .Within the team, there are two major schools of thought: Full Transactionalization  —This view argues that we should require sellers to upload complete product and customization data onto Alibaba.com , building a more advanced and structured Editor .The goal is to enable users to place orders or complete customizations without any communication . Lightweight Entry  —This perspective suggests

What We Want We want every failure to be recorded so that we don't repeat it.We want every success to be summarized so that we can reproduce or replicate it when needed. Why? We need evidence to support our product decisions, especially when working with teams that have drastically different goals.We want to build new successes based on our past experiences—both successes and failures. What We Do Not Want We do not want our experience to disappear into thin air.We do not want

Goals Observe seller e-commerce strategies and Alibaba.com strategies to summarize seller types and assess how seller behavior affects the foundational experience. Deeply analyze seller behavior to identify issues and potential directions that influence foundational experience strategy. About This Document The insights and summaries in this document are based on interviews with 12 sellers from Shenzhen and Yiwu. The sample includes both top and mid-tier sellers on Alibaba.co