One week in Shenzhen for a hardware founder

Day 1: arrival and setup

Phone, payments, transport, local apps, briefing, and district orientation.

Day 2: Huaqiangbei orientation

Market walk-through, category mapping, sample buying, and vendor classification.

Day 3: product-category exploration

Focused supplier or market visits based on your product category.

Day 4: factory or supplier meetings

Move from discovery to deeper conversations with prepared briefs.

Day 5: prototyping and engineering conversations

Meet relevant prototype, PCB, CNC, moulding, or assembly partners.

Day 6: follow-ups and second visits

Return to strongest leads, request quotes, confirm samples, clarify next steps.

Day 7: debrief and action plan

Build supplier matrix, risk list, follow-up tasks, sample plan, and return-trip needs.

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