My Growth Story With DAVO LIN (2010–2015)

In June 2010, DAVO Electronics was founded. Just two months later, I joined the company as one of the earliest team members. At the very beginning, there were only two of us—the founder and me. We worked side by side every single day: assembling metal keyboards, testing functions, packing products, and arranging shipments. We often worked overtime until 11:00 p.m. Although we were exhausted, we felt fulfilled and motivated.

As a startup, we paid great attention to every detail in production. We insisted on polishing each assembly process to make sure our industrial metal keyboards were durable, sturdy, and long-lasting for our customers. Quality was always our top priority.

After two years of steady development, by 2012, we realized that relying only on old customers would limit our growth. We decided to expand our business and reach more clients worldwide. First, we built the official company website and started online search marketing. In the same year, we registered a Hong Kong company to begin our global business. Our goal was clear: to deliver reliable industrial metal keyboards to customers all over the world.

These efforts brought rapid growth to DAVO. In 2013, our small team grew from 2 people to 10 members. We launched our professional English B2B website and started Google Ads promotion—this was a turning point for our international business.

Luckily, only one month after launching Google Ads, we attracted and closed our first big Korean client. The customer was a manufacturer of fuel dispensers. At first, he ordered just one sample of our 16 keys metal numeric keypad for testing and verification.

I was extremely excited about this first international sample order. Before shipping, I tried to confirm delivery details with the customer by email for a full week, but received no reply. Then I made a brave decision: I would call the customer directly. I wrote down everything I wanted to say in English on paper, because this was my first time speaking English with a foreign client—it was a big challenge for me.

When the call connected, I nervously spoke out the English lines I had prepared. Interestingly, the customer’s English was not very good either. He kept repeating only one word: “Email, email!” So we went back to email communication. Finally, we successfully sent the outdoor waterproof metal keyboard sample to Korea.

After the 2014 Chinese Spring Festival holiday, the customer placed a formal order for 500 pcs! This large order gave me huge encouragement and confidence. It proved that all my hard work, patience, and persistence paid off.

Since our team was still small at that time, I personally joined the production, testing, and preparation for this 500pcs order. We worked together to finish and deliver the order on time. This experience made me truly understand how difficult and challenging it is to run and grow a startup business.

By 2015, DAVO team had expanded to 20 people. From that year on, I no longer needed to join production or keyboard testing. I could finally focus 100% on sales and customer service, serving every client with full attention and professionalism.

From a 2-person startup to a growing industrial keyboard manufacturer, I grew up with DAVO Electronics. We value quality, service, and long-term trust. This is my story with DAVO from 2010 to 2015.

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