![]() ![]() Today, Dat Bike is pumping out electric motorbikes to order as Vietnam's only direct-to-consumer motorbike manufacturer and its valuation has quickly climbed into the tens of millions of US dollars. He'd heard it all before - mainly from his parents. On Shark Tank in 2019, he was told that he didn't have the right product market fit. He'd spotted a gap in the Southeast Asia market for an electric motorbike that a) doesn't compromise on performance and b) is affordable enough for EVERYONE to make the switch from petrol to electric. ![]() In this episode of #YouDontKnowVietnam, Son tells me that he taught himself how to build electric motorbikes on YouTube □ "When we say we want to convert 250m motorbike users in Southeast Asia to electric, we really mean it," says Son Nguyen, CEO and Founder of Dat Bike. You can also learn about Dat Bike's epic plan to convert 250,000,000 motorbike users in Southeast Asia from gas to electric - and why starting right here in #Vietnam makes total business sense. Listen to the full episode with Son to find out more about the importance of motorbike culture in Vietnam. I've been amongst a "Đi bao" (pictured) and it's absolutely mental □ □ Đi bao literally translates to "go storm" - it's when millions of people take to the streets on bikes, honking horns and waving the Vietnamese flag, usually to celebrate something like a victory by the national football team □ Đi lượn, he says, is to 'just go' on a motorbike over a short distance - to enjoy the city, grab dinner or coffee, without a firm plan or destination □ Đi phượt, explains Son, is a road trip on a motorbike over a very long distance - but it doesn't just mean a road trip, it also conveys the feeling of pure freedom and enjoyment In the latest episode of #YouDontKnowVietnam, I asked Son Nguyen, the CEO and Founder of electric motorbike start up Dat Bike, to help me with definitions for the following three phrases. There's AT LEAST three phrases in Vietnamese that have come about as a direct result of Vietnam's love for motorbikes. #YouDontKnowVietnam #Vietnam #CoffeeCulture Link to the full episode in the comments! □ Timen's tips for doing business in Vietnam □ And help increase the value of Vietnam's coffee exports ⭐ How Lacàph is on a mission to change the global perception of robusta □ Robusta vs arabica beans - the flavour profiles, pros and cons □ Why the value of Vietnam's coffee is so low despite it being one of the world's largest exporters ![]() ☕ Vietnamese coffees you should be trying □□ Why you should know about the "phin" brewing method ✨ What makes Vietnamese coffee culture so special I LOVED talking to Timen about Vietnamese coffee culture. Vietnamese coffee culture is about slow, it's about social, it's about waiting for that phin brewer to drip, drip, drip. "It's almost the opposite to Italian coffee culture, which, in general, is a fast moving activity where people drink very hot coffee, fast. "Vietnam is rapidly speeding up but its coffee culture is all about slowing down," says the founder of Vietnamese coffee brand Lacàph, Timen Swijtink, in the new episode of You Don't Know Vietnam. ![]()
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