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Supply Chain Tour

A focused week inside the two-hour supply chain — for operators, founders and buyers who need to understand, source from, or build on the world’s most complete manufacturing ecosystem.

Overview

The supply chain, from the inside.

The Greater Bay Area builds a third of the world’s goods within a two-hour radius. This tour takes you into it — the markets, the factories, the prototyping houses — with people who know how it actually works.

Whether you’re sourcing, benchmarking, de-risking, or planning to manufacture, you’ll leave with a working map of the ecosystem, direct relationships, and a realistic sense of cost, speed and quality.

FormatGuided immersion week
Duration5–7 days
Group sizeSmall cohort, curated
Designed forOperators · founders · buyers
BaseGreater Bay Area, China
InvestmentTailored — request a proposal
Who it's for

Designed with a clear visitor in mind.

Operators & buyers

Supply-chain and operations leaders who need a first-hand, current picture of sourcing and manufacturing.

Hardware founders

Builders who want to understand cost, speed and the path from prototype to production.

Investors & advisors

People backing hardware who need to judge feasibility and de-risk the build.

What you'll experience

A sample week.

Every tour is tailored, but here's how a typical week unfolds.

Day 01

Arrival & the map

Orientation and a briefing on how the ecosystem is structured — and how to navigate it.

  • Welcome & ecosystem briefing
  • The week ahead
Day 02

Components & markets

Into the component markets where anything can be sourced — fast.

  • Electronics market walkthrough
  • Sourcing & pricing dynamics
Day 03

Prototyping

See an idea become a physical sample in days, not weeks.

  • Prototyping house visit
  • Rapid iteration in practice
Day 04

Manufacturing at scale

Inside factories — lines, quality, and how volume actually works.

  • Factory floor walkthrough
  • Quality & production conversation
Day 05

Putting it together

Apply the week to your own sourcing or build, with the right introductions.

  • Working session on your supply chain
  • Introductions to partners and suppliers
From the ground

Moments from past tours.

A feel for the week — the places, the people, the pace.

Loop · silent
Component market
Factory floor
Prototyping house
What you'll gain

You'll leave with more than photos.

The mapA working understanding of how the ecosystem fits together.
Cost & speedA realistic sense of landed cost, lead times and iteration speed.
RelationshipsDirect introductions to suppliers, factories and prototyping partners.
ConfidenceThe clarity to source, benchmark or build with far less risk.

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“We de-risked an entire hardware roadmap in a week — and came home with suppliers we’re still working with.”

— Hardware founder (placeholder)
Enquire

Bring your group. We'll design the week.

Tell us who's coming and what you want to get out of it, and we'll put together a tailored proposal.