What makes Shenzhen what it is

# What makes Shenzhen what it is? - Close proximity to high skill, low cost manufacturing labor - Reasons for people all across the supply chain to be there - Low cost of living - A bunch of companies that are willing to accept very low margins - Universities close to factories - Huge gravity well for highly educated people - Huge tacit knowledge importation via people making iPhones for Foxconn - Massive infrastructure to get supplies there - Close proximity to a financial center - Close proximity to shipping centers - Low Regulations - Government subsidies - Culture (which is frustratingly nebulous but real)  [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/What+makes+Shenzhen+what+it+is) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/What+makes+Shenzhen+what+it+is)