B&A is building a hands-on expert network in Shenzhen. Engineers, operators, product people, supply chain specialists — who want to contribute practically, not ceremonially.
Register as an ExpertWe are not building a rolodex of advisors who appear twice a year. B&A experts run workshops, provide operating knowledge, and work directly with founders on real problems. The engagement is practical by design.
Lead a focused session on your area of expertise — supply chain, embedded systems, product design, manufacturing, AI, go-to-market, or another domain. Sessions are practical, small-group, and designed to produce output founders can use immediately.
Structured working sessions with individual teams. Review a prototype, evaluate a sourcing strategy, pressure-test a product thesis, or walk through a manufacturing decision. Time-limited but high-impact.
Some experts join as ongoing advisors to one or more cohort companies. This is for those who want to go deeper — following a team's progress, being on call for critical decisions, and having a real stake in their success.
The B&A expert network values operating experience over credentials. We want people who have built things, made decisions under uncertainty, and can translate that into practical knowledge for founders.
Early experts influence what B&A becomes. The format, the content, the priorities — experts who join Cohort 01 have a real voice in how the program evolves.
B&A brings ambitious founders from outside China into Shenzhen. For experts embedded in the Shenzhen ecosystem, this is early access to a new generation of hardware companies.
For experts who go deep with specific companies, B&A helps structure advisory arrangements that create long-term upside. We value expert contribution and build the incentives to match.
The B&A expert network is small and selective. It is designed to be genuinely useful — a group of people building in adjacent areas, sharing operating knowledge in both directions.