Hardware Startups, Makers, Shanzhai and how Shenzhen got so good at making things
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Talk from London Internet of Things meetup and Music/Tech London in June 2014. Sorry it doesn't make much sense without the words...
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Digital Mission China 2014
Why Shenzhen?
1978
1982
1982
Shanzhai
Gongban Free / open PCB
design files
Gongmo Open casing
designs
Shanzhai vs
• Steal or borrow before you invent (CC licenses / Open Source)
• Never build before you have a confirmed buyer (Crowdfunding)
• Protect your Guangxi - personal reputation • Innovate to meet customer demand • Optimise for speed and small runs, become
profitable at smallest possible scale
Lean / Open Source Hardware
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Learning Shenzhen