Lily | China-side PM for hardware

Bilingual (EN/粤/普) project manager in Shenzhen. I help overseas hardware teams get their first production run done on time. Flat fee, no commissions.

[Lily | China-side PM for hardware @ProjectM_CHINA]

I'm Lily, a bilingual PM in Shenzhen.
I help overseas hardware teams with their first production run in China:

- supplier checks before you sign
- weekly factory follow-up
- on-site & pre-shipment checks

Flat fee, no factory commissions.
DM me for a free supplier check.

[Lily | China-side PM for hardware @ProjectM_CHINA]

1,000 knobs. Remade days before shipping.

Cause: one spacing dimension missing from a drawing.

(Simon Berens wrote this up after his first 500 units. Link below, worth the read.)

The factory reads your drawing. It doesn't read your Slack thread.

[Lily | China-side PM for hardware @ProjectM_CHINA]

没问题 (méi wèntí). "No problem."

The most expensive two words a supplier can say. Three common translations:

1. I heard you.
2. I haven't asked the line yet.
3. It's a problem, just not today's.

A real yes comes with a date and a name attached.

[Lily | China-side PM for hardware @ProjectM_CHINA]

@0xbarchitect Hi Barchitect,I'm Lily from PQA Labs. We're building post-quantum, EVM-compatible infrastructure for stablecoin and AI-agent payments, and hiring a Senior Blockchain Engineer / Tech Lead. Your [hook] stood out. Open to a quick chat?
https://t.co/1asfJjlb2H

[Lily | China-side PM for hardware @ProjectM_CHINA]

@oprydai @uzair__afridi it takes time in a pure Chinese environment to learn.

[Lily | China-side PM for hardware @ProjectM_CHINA]

Saturday, a stamping + welding plant in Guangdong.

The welding robots sit behind glass. The real traffic is on the floor: cage carts of stamped parts, every rack numbered, every lane taped yellow.

Next time a supplier says your order is "in production", ask: which cart?

[Lily | China-side PM for hardware @ProjectM_CHINA]

@SolynBeyond can I join you? I can speak both English and Chinese.

[Lily | China-side PM for hardware @ProjectM_CHINA]

@thibault_mthh To learn spoken Chinese efficiently, you need to dare to speak Chinese. Would you like to try communicating with a 4-year-old boy? He will only teach you simple Chinese, not complex adult Chinese; I will help you correct your spoken Chinese pronunciation as I can speak English.

[Lily | China-side PM for hardware @ProjectM_CHINA]

@SkyhighFeng 举手 🙋🏻‍♀️

[Lily | China-side PM for hardware @ProjectM_CHINA]

@oprydai I can speak both English and Chinese. Do you want corporation? we can win-win if you want

[Lily | China-side PM for hardware @ProjectM_CHINA]

@jan_tec @BTT_Eric @BIQU_Makers @BigTreeTech @PCBWayOfficial @SGirl0311 @snapmaker @BlayneSapelli @Rick_Rieck the flying needle machine is weirdly satisfying to watch. was that at a pcb factory or the 3d printer company?

[Lily | China-side PM for hardware @ProjectM_CHINA]

@xpguru3dprint @jan_tec @BTT_Eric @BIQU_Makers @BigTreeTech @PCBWayOfficial @SGirl0311 @snapmaker @BlayneSapelli @Rick_Rieck why do you think "Shenzhen hardware markets are dangerous places"?

[Lily | China-side PM for hardware @ProjectM_CHINA]

@Walkerindllc assembling in hakodate is not the move i expected lol. are the sub-parts still coming from china or all local?

[Lily | China-side PM for hardware @ProjectM_CHINA]

@ist_mall anodizing is brutal, it shows every line the extrusion left behind. good call holding it back!

[Lily | China-side PM for hardware @ProjectM_CHINA]

Flat fee, no factory commissions.
DM me for a free supplier check.

[Lily | China-side PM for hardware @ProjectM_CHINA]

@hackaday An open-source linear capacitive encoder—great concept.

[Lily | China-side PM for hardware @ProjectM_CHINA]

@Indiegogo Four colors, sub-second switching, less waste—SPARKX i8 sounds like a strong multicolor 3D printing setup.

[Lily | China-side PM for hardware @ProjectM_CHINA]

@crowd_supply @PCBWayOfficial Congrats on the launch! The cloud-free credential storage angle is interesting. Will you share more about the encryption model and whether the firmware/security design will be independently audited? Either way, great to see hardware like this in the @PCBWayOfficial Assembly Hub.

[Lily | China-side PM for hardware @ProjectM_CHINA]

@Kickstarter This is exactly what physical media needs: community spaces, not just shelves. A 10,000+ title rental library + microcinema in Akron sounds incredible. Rooting for Totally Killer Video! 📼��