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There is a lot of demand for this. Unfortunately people are often very unrealistic about doing business in China. Being the contact point, translator or consult
by SexyCyborg 10y ago
There is a lot of demand for this. Unfortunately people are often very unrealistic about doing business in China. Being the contact point, translator or consultant means taking the blame for the usual problems. When translation does not get good results the translators are blamed because no one else can understand or really cares if the client is unhappy so they become a “whipping boy". Often very publicly.
If I were not a local I would use a contract manufacturer. Westerners often think it’s a communication issue when it’s an relationship issue. Who you know and have relationships with. If you have established relationships with the people not willing to lose your future business by delivering poor quality then you are a contract manufacturer. You are not going to put anyone else in contact with those people since that is your IP and poor behavior from them would reflect on you and hurt your future business.
But people want to save some money and try to do each little thing themselves. When that does not work there is always finger pointing. And I’ve never seen anyone blame themselves. It’s always the factory, the local Chinese, the translator/assistant etc.
- shenzhenconsult 10y agoWhat I want is a platform where entrepreneurs and engineers can interact with manufacturers to create hardware prototypes. I shouldn't have to be in Shenzhen to work with Chinese manufacturers, and trust shouldn't be an issue with a well-implemented feedback system.
- FollowSteph3 10y agoThat's the reason why you get such good prices. Hire cheap developers and you have to take a gamble on the deliverables. If you're willing to pay a fair or premium price your worries decrease ;)
- shenzhenconsult 10y agoSorry but I'm not sure how your comment relates to mine. I'm talking about the challenges involved in manufacturing a hardware product in China without being physically present there.
- FollowSteph3 10y agoTrust and a well implemented feedback system cost money and effort and if you're going there it's most likely to get the lowest price and not the best service.
- sounds 10y agoI actually think a "gamified" feedback system will lead to a bad outcome, especially because it builds a false hope that $random_user with $points > big_number will solve all my problems. A good system would have a few "core people" who work together over a span of years on several successful projects. By a few, I mean 3-7. If we can attract Bunnie Huang, all the better. :)