Shenzhen

ThingsCon Design Tour

    i'm dietrich ayala, and i work for the internet.

      * most know us by firefox
      * but firefox is a tool we use to guide the direction of web tech

			* sleepy port town 1hr from hong kong
			* 12-20m people
			* first SEZ
			* estimated 90% of world electronics manufactured there

			* sleepy port town 1hr from hong kong
			* 12-20m people
			* first SEZ
			* estimated 90% of world electronics manufactured there

      * big, well-funded
      * government support
      * $200/mo
      * range of services
      * but YMMV

      * same story everywhere 
      * give up IP
      * maybe cultural
      * maybe the idea of selling to US/EU markets

      * product design happening in shenzhen for many years now
      * ends up in the middle, but you can do it either way