想搞AI硬件的创业者别错过——深圳8周实战经验直接告诉你如何找工厂、谈合作、避坑，看完就能少走弯路。
一位创业者在YC Demo Day后立即前往深圳，花了8周时间学习AI硬件制造。他分享了关键经验：建议提前规划行程、利用展会接触供应商、关注交期而非成本、拜访华强北寻找零件。特别强调了商业关系的重要性，包括带礼物、尊重文化习俗等细节。这些经验对任何想创办硬件公司的人都有参考价值。
这个很有意思 小哥为了创业，搞AI硬件，在深圳待了八周，学到了很多东西，尤其是这条： “商业关系是宝贵的商品。要像对待商品一样对待它们。关注人，了解他们。带上深思熟虑的礼物。等他们先坐。喝白酒时满...
这个很有意思 小哥为了创业，搞AI硬件，在深圳待了八周，学到了很多东西，尤其是这条： “商业关系是宝贵的商品。要像对待商品一样对待它们。关注人，了解他们。带上深思熟虑的礼物。等他们先坐。喝白酒时满上杯子，但喝茶时留点空间。学习文化习俗很有趣，但也能传达你对工作关系的认真态度。” 🤣 Zac Valles @zacharyvalles 72 hours after YC demo day, I moved to Shenzhen for 8 weeks 🤠 I'm headed back to SF with new hardware in hand (sharing more soon), but some takeaways documented below: > If you have even the slightest ambition to found a hardware company, visit SZ. Pre-raise, pre-team, pre-idea, pre-job departure, it doesn't matter. Just go. > Plan your visit according to a major conference that interests you. Use that conference as a supplier meeting springboard - that's your ticket to any factory under the sun. > At the factories, ask about lead times, don't ask about cost (wait on this). Your iteration rate is driven by the lead time on the longest lead time item in your assembly. It pays to identify these parts early to build project timelines. > Visit Huaqiangbei (read: this is a mini-city, not a building). Robotic subassemblies, batteries, chassis's, electronic parts. They all have buildings where vendors are tightly clustered. Plan to spend 4-6 hours walking around before you find exactly what you're interested in. > Business relationships are valuable commodities. Treat them as such. Pay attention to people, learn about them. Bring thoughtful gifts. Wait for them to sit first. With Baiju, fill the glass but with tea leave some room. Cultural customs are fun to learn, but also convey a seriousness towards the working relationship. > Suppliers fit cleanly into discrete buckets. Level of complexity and execution on past projects indicates what is in scope for them. Trivial, but important to level your build expectations. It is easy to design a part with 12 subsequent manufacturing processes, exceptionally hard to find a supplier to fill this order. If you need coffeeshop recs, food recs, or hotel recs I have a few. Move to Shenzhen! Get to building! 🔗 View Quoted Tweet 💬 2 🔄 0 ❤️ 2 👀 1850 📊 2 ⚡