Heck, even trying to manufacture ten units locally would benefit every project creator. While there are plenty of ideological arguments for local manufacturing,

Heck, even trying to manufacture ten units locally would benefit every project creator. While there are plenty of ideological arguments for local manufacturing, the strongest arguments are purely practical: faster iterations, clearer communications, better quality control, and a more visceral understanding of the inevitable problems (and solutions) that arise when making a physical product. These benefits will make the future transition, if any, to overseas manufacturing that much smoother. For all these reasons, we encourage local manufacturing at Crowd Supply, which I think plays a big part in why 100% of our funded projects have either already delivered or are on track to do so.