After weeks of planning, discussing and filming the kickstarter video and photos with the Pytho, the team had a sudden breakthrough. However, that wasn’t the end of their troubles. “We came up with renderings and countless sketches to explain the whole process, as well as mock-ups in Singapore to show them how it could be done, when they kept saying it was impossible,” said Mandy. Mandy told Vulcan Post that she had to video call and WeChat them on almost a daily basis to explain their vision for Pytho. Making Pytho a reality amid Covid-19ĭue to the Covid-19 situation, the team had to create the bag without going down to their manufacturer’s facility in China. You can easily go from the gym, to the office, and to your weekend staycation all in one minimal backpack. Image Credit: The Bold Companyĭesigned to meet the needs of go-getting active urbanites, Pytho isis an ultra user-friendly, volume-changing backpack with patent-pending compression straps that optimises packing space in your everyday carry. That was the birth of Pytho‘s patent-pending compression system. The ‘eureka’ moment came when they chanced upon a passenger at the train station adjusting the length of his bag, and they decided to duplicate the pulling action in horizontal motion. They tried buckles next, but the user experience was not friendly for everyday usage. However, they found that it was too weak to hold the compression together. The team sought to solve that by experimenting with magnets. Some problems with traditional compression systems found in luggages of big backpacks were that they were usually hard-shelled and too heavy for everyday usage, or had only two two variations - compressed or expanded. The idea of a compression system came to mind, where the shape of the bag could easily change depending on the user’s needs. It had to be smaller when they had a light day, and bigger when the occasion called for it. They wanted to ensure that the bag could adapt to their changing needs and required loads. The team thus started toying around with the theme “less is more”. Since the team could not find a bag where every feature and design element served a function for everyday usage, they decided to create one themselves. She felt that existing bags were unable to cater to the lifestyle of modern urbanites who have multiple activities everyday - from working, to social activities, to heading to the gym. Mandy and her team were frustrated that backpacks in the market were “full of bell and whistles, with little or insufficient focus on everyday functionality.” ![]() Six years on since its founding in 2015, The Bold Company has achieved a slew of other milestones. She also revealed that the company was grossing nearly half a million dollars in sales at that point in time. When Vulcan Post first spoke to Mandy in 2019, Bow had sold more than 10,000 bags, had their products shipped to customers in more than 26 countries, and raised more than S$130,000 through crowdfunding platforms. Despite her young age, she managed to fully fund the company’s first product, the Quiver Bag, on Kickstarter within just three days. Mandy Chan was only 19 years old when she founded Bow, which has since been rebranded to The Bold Company.
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