[00:05] ASH11 - Ashley Talks with Ashley Galina Dudarenok
[00:10] Welcome Case Engelen, CEO of Titoma, to Ashley Talks
[00:35] Case shares his journey into Taiwan and Mainland China and founding Titoma - "time to market"
[02:15] What is the difference between manufacturing in Taiwan and manufacturing in Mainland China?
[07:25] Is Taiwan losing its competitive advantage against Mainland China? Is Case moving there from Taiwan?
[11:10] Is Taiwan worse paid than Mainland China in the manufacturing world? Also, what are the pitfalls or dangers that manufacturing firms face now?
[20:30] What are the differences between hardware, software, and firmware? And how fast can people manufacture devices in places like Shenzhen?
[28:35] Does Case see a lot of factories, like traditional OEMs, start to market their own brands? Huawei as an example
[32:00] A lot of people think China is still a nation of copycats and that any partner you work with is potentially gonna stab you in the back, take the product and sell it by him/herself - what is Case's take on that?
[38:20] Would Case encourage people to go to platforms like Kickstarter with an idea in order to raise money in order to test the market and move ahead with it?
[40:25] In terms of the manufacturing process itself, what is the technology that gives Case chills and excitement right now?
[44:05] More manufacturing migrating away from Mainland China into Southeast Asia and the rest of the world like Africa - what does Case think about that?
[50:45] What scares Case the most about China are the regulations which are often rather "fluid" but Ashley sees the situation getting a lot better
[55:55] What book or movie does Case recommend that gave him critical insight into China, the world or manufacturing?
[56:50] What does Case's company, Titoma, do? Get in touch at titoma.com
