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