Design Exchange with Thomas Grové

DXP-025: Daryl Villanueva - The Business of Sci-Fi Motorbike Design

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The Business of Sci-Fi Motorbike Design

Daryl Villanueva is the owner of Bandit9, a motorbike design company based in Vietnam. His designs are unlike any other bikes out there. In this episode of the Design Exchange Podcast, we talk about his approach to design and business and get a sneak peek at some of his latest designs.

Daryl's Links:
  • https://bandit9.com/
  • https://www.instagram.com/bandit9_/

    • Special thanks to Royal Enfield Vietnam for allowing us to film there! https://royalenfieldvietnam.vn/

    This episode is also available as a video: https://youtu.be/NIPM7SdzdgE

    Table of Contents:

    00:00 - Teaser

    00:33 - Intro
    04:07 - Building Motorbikes
    10:58 - Inspiration for Sci-Fi Bikes
    16:22 - Advertising Motorcycles
    20:03 - American Chopper and Taking Your First Steps as an Entrepreneur
    25:22 - From China to Vietnam
    28:07 - Next Projects for Bandit9
    30:56 - Advice for Designers - from Sketch to Prototype
    35:36 - Electric Vehicles, Motorbikes, DIY, and Cyber Truck
    42:29 - Dealing with Haters, Criticism in Design, and Designing for a Niche
    46:16 - The Reason for Producing 9 Bikes per Design
    48:34 - Luxury vs Mass Production as a Business Strategy
    54:08 - Managing Clients and Mitigating Risk
    59:40 - Different Kinds of Financial Concerns for Startups
    1:08:14 - Managing Work-Life Balance
    1:19:18 - Book Project
    1:24:08 - Outro

    ...more
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