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One Week Hardware Founder Visit

A practical one-week Shenzhen itinerary for hardware founders: arrival setup, Huaqiangbei, suppliers, factories, prototyping, follow-ups, and debrief.

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How to spend one week in Shenzhen as a hardware founder

One structured week teaches you a lot. One improvised week burns time and cash.

  • Day 1: arrival, setup, briefing.
  • Day 2: Huaqiangbei orientation.
  • Day 3: category-specific market and supplier visits.
  • Day 4: factory or deeper supplier meetings.
  • Day 5: prototyping, engineering, or process-specific meetings.
  • Day 6: follow-ups, quotes, samples, second visits.
  • Day 7: debrief and next-step plan.

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