Innovation: From Product Concept to Consumer
summary
Company builds products end-to-end: design-for-manufacturing, factory assembly, packaging, logistics and e-commerce, and claims three days to 90% of consumers by shipping direct from China. Western rivals hold 75–120 days of inventory; Chinese customers achieve zero inventory and positive cash flow. Examples include a scaled NFC-enabled UV patch half the thickness of a human hair and a San Francisco product hub plus Highway 1 accelerator. Real-time supply tracking is possible — tracking a product like a tweet — cutting waste and tooling delays.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:19How long does it take to get product from factories to consumers
- 2:13How do Chinese companies handle inventory
- 4:08Substructure of Chinese companies
- 5:23Supply chain changes
- 5:45PCH in San Francisco
- 7:15Partnership with LOreal
- 9:09Development Process
- 9:42Shrinking Development Time
- 10:03Hardware Startups
- 11:54The Pitfalls of Hardware Startups
- 15:20China
- 17:20Slowing Demand
- 19:13Chinese Innovation
