kiki_hou

Sourcing agent and lawyer in Shenzhen focused on hardware products

[kiki_hou @kiki_hou]

Why small factories beat the big ones in China
From hard experience: (packaging, CNC, assembly)
Huge factories in Dongguan = waste of time.

You’re just one of hundreds of clients → slow replies, ignored emails, quotes take 2 weeks.
Price often 50% higher.
Small Shenzhen factories (50–500 people, ~50 machines) deliver better prices + actual responsiveness.

Why? Brutal competition among the small ones forces them to hustle harder for every order.
Size isn’t strength.
Attention and competition are.
Big size just creates more middle management and slows down decision-making.
The thing corporate structures in China prevent is anything with a slight risk or uncertainty in future demand, thats how startups get denied or are not taken seriously.

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@ihorbeaver looks great, makes a lot of sense until Humanoids start getting mass produced and they figure out working with tiny components. Sent you a DM.

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@oasisrick Loving the OASIS ring — private voice + trackpad is a good interface for AI. Have experience with manufacturing wearables in SZ, let's talk in DM's. Excited about what you’re building!

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@oasisdevices @oasisrick @rafafariiii Loving the OASIS ring — private voice + trackpad is a good interface for AI. Have experience with manufacturing wearables in SZ, let's talk in DM's. Excited about what you’re building!

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@social_control @bavser NDA is important —from an ex-laywer

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@im_sean_wu @ycombinator Hey Sean, big fan of your robots application, I'm in Shenzhen, check your DMs :)

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@jmoonio Hey Jonathan, great product, sent you a DM.

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@ax_pey @innate_bot Thats awesome, can finally pickup all the stuff under the couch🔥, sent you a DM :)

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@krithikas12 Looks sweet🔥, sent you a DM :)

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Two vertically brushed smart ring shells in different colors. Will people love this look?

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🤣try my new DJI osmo pocket 4p

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@mirandanover Hey Miranda, sent you a DM, have experience making wearables that look like jewelry.

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@mynamegift001 @simonsquibb gogo girrrrrl！

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@oprydai Congrats! Usually I cram the local language for 1‑2 months before travel. Around level 15 gets me through basic travel‑related daily talks.

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It is because of Pokémon that we get together.

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Work trip in good weather.

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Cap knows best... Keep those spoilers to yourself...