And when you can take a problem and solve it for a lot of other people, that feels even better. Perhaps unfortunately, Chinese counterfeiters also found the Blooming Bath adorable — so darn adorable, in fact, that they decided to copy it and sell it themselves on Amazon and Ebay. Rather, we’re talking about a completely different manufacturing ecosystem that operates under a different set of rules than in the West. Beyond sharing, the fundamental business strategy behind the shanzhai ecosystem is speed and constant adaption. The versatility of grassroots Chinese manufacturing is something that is truly awesome.

Source: Forbes October 29, 2017 02:54 UTC