Roughly 80 percent of the world lives on fewer than $10 a day, yet more than half the global population owns a mobile phone.

The mobile phone is the most visible manifestation of one of the biggest disruptors in recent times-- personal and convenient connectivity.
- hidden in plain sight, jan chipchase

Most high tech cities in the world: tokyo, seoul, san francisco)

china, japan, south korea see more experimentation in manufacturing and marketplace because they are close to manufacturing processes

Low income people are the world's toughest customers. They have to make every rupee count, they can least afford to buy poorly designed products.

The morning rush for essentials is a ritual virtually everywhere.