[pdog]

Beijing and Shenzhen are enormous.

Shanghai and Hangzhou are also fast growing and strong contenders for the next big technology startup hubs.

All of these cities are home to dozens of unicorn companies and many more startups.

If I had to bet, one of these cities will be the next global startup hub in the next five to ten years and maybe even surpass or supplant Silicon Valley.

[forgotmysn]

Definitely Shenzen. At this point, if you're a hardware start-up, having contacts in Shenzen is as important as having contacts in Silicon Valley.