China ODM/OEM Venture Lab

This is the most commercially critical module for first-time sellers.

Topics:

• Identifying beginner-friendly products
• Avoiding high-risk categories (warranty-heavy, regulated, certification-heavy, counterfeit-sensitive)
• Evaluating product potential (demand, selling price, landed cost, gross margin, repeat purchase potential, content potential for short-form platforms)
• Minimum order planning
• Small-batch testing before scaling

Output:

• Shortlist of 3 product ideas
• Final selection: 1 hero product + 1 backup product

This module focuses on the fast-moving, execution-driven marketing strategies used by Chinese sellers.

Topics:

• Speed, testing, and iteration mindset
• Short-video commerce (TikTok) logic
• Live selling approach
• Creator-led commerce
• Use of high-volume content, hooks, bundles, urgency, and social proof
• Adapting China strategies to Indonesia without direct imitation
• Structure of China-based marketing teams

Output:

• 30-day launch content plan
• 10 hook ideas
• 5 short video scripts
• Simple pricing and promotion plan

This module focuses on practical and realistic product customization (kept intentionally simple).

Topic 1, Fashion:

• Trend direction
• Basic materials
• Tech pack fundamentals
• Reference sampling
• Color and size variants
• Packaging basics

Topic 2, Electronics:

• Feature prioritization
• Cosmetic customization
• Logo placement
• Packaging and bundling
• What is feasible under small MOQ
• Difference between full product design vs smart customization

Output:

• One-page product concept brief
• Basic packaging concept
• Customization brief for supplier discussion

This module focuses on real-world supplier engagement and negotiation.

Topics:

• Business etiquette with Chinese suppliers
• Key questions during supplier meetings
• Evaluating supplier credibility
• MOQ and sample negotiation
• Payment terms and lead time
• Exclusivity risks
• When to use sourcing agents vs direct factories
• Communication across language barriers
• WeChat etiquette and follow-up discipline
• Importance of speed, decisiveness, and mutual respect

Output:

• Supplier meeting checklist
• Negotiation script
• Follow-up message templates
• Supplier evaluation scorecard

Topics:

• Product cost breakdown
• Shipping and logistics
• Duties and import estimates
• Packaging
• Marketplace fees
• Marketing costs (ads/content)
• Returns and margin impact
• Break-even analysis
• Minimum capital requirement

Output:

• Simple business model sheet
• Landed cost per product
• Estimated starting capital

Topics:

• Legal import options for beginners
• Personal vs business import mindset
• Product compliance risks
• Electronics certification risks
• Brand, copyright, and counterfeit considerations
• Products to avoid in early-stage business

Output:

• Product risk checklist

This module focuses on getting participants to launch quickly, without overcomplication.

Topics:

• Platform selection: Shopee, TikTok Shop, Tokopedia, Instagram
• Basic brand naming and positioning
• Listing creation
• High-converting product pages
• Fulfillment setup
• Customer service basics
• Review and return management

Output:

• 30-day launch checklist