ERIC LI / INDEPENDENT PRODUCT STUDIOCHINA PRODUCT CONNECTION · SHANGHAI / GLOBAL

CHINA PRODUCT & SUPPLY CHAIN CONNECTION

Bridge market intent
with execution reality.

For overseas founders, product teams and industry partners who need a clearer path into product development, smart hardware and China-side execution.

Start with clarity, not a supplier list.

A useful China connection begins by clarifying the product, customer, constraints, decision rights and acceptable risk. The goal is not to promise a shortcut; it is to improve the quality of the questions and the next decision.

01

Product requirement translation

Turn an overseas market need into a product brief that Chinese development and manufacturing partners can evaluate.

02

Early feasibility and risk framing

Identify product, cost, quality, certification, timeline and supply-chain questions before committing to a full project.

03

Smart hardware and product development

Connect market intent with industrial design, engineering, prototyping, testing and production realities.

04

Supplier and partner conversations

Prepare the right questions, comparison dimensions and decision criteria for an initial China-side discussion.

05

Cross-cultural execution

Reduce gaps between customer expectations, technical interpretation, commercial commitments and delivery.

06

Strategic product collaboration

Explore selective roles, joint product opportunities or industry connections when objectives and responsibilities are clear.

A focused first conversation

01

Share the context

Market, product idea, target customer, current stage and the decision you need to make.

02

Frame the unknowns

Separate product, technical, commercial, certification, sourcing and execution questions.

03

Define a useful next step

A scoped assessment, a product brief, a partner conversation or a clear reason not to proceed.

No sourcing guarantees or hidden conflicts

I do not promise supplier performance, certification, investment returns or commercial outcomes. Any engagement must define responsibilities, confidentiality, conflicts of interest and intellectual-property ownership before work begins.

Tell me what you are trying to build.

Do not send confidential drawings or sensitive commercial data in the first message. A clear problem statement is enough to begin.

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