Shenzhen's real moat is iteration speed: three hardware prototypes broken and rebuilt in a week
broodsugar · x · 2026-10-19
RT from @BetterCallMedhi: what the West misses about Shenzhen is iteration speed — an idea in the morning means custom wiring harnesses, specialized ICs and CNC-milled casings by 2 PM. When you can test, break and rebuild three hardware prototypes in a single week, physical development stops feeling like manufacturing and starts feeling like software. "That's the real gap."
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