How a wedding DJ used Groupon sales to fund his startup (Before he even built the product) – with Michael Tecku

Michael Tecku, Strike a Pose Photo Booth, Customer Acquisition, Lifestyle Business, Physical Product

How did a musician who used to collect food stamps build a million dollar business?

Mike Tecku is a co-founder of Strike a Pose Photo Booth which makes photo booths that are easy to assemble so guests can have fun at weddings and other events. The photo booths are sold to entrepreneurs who make money by renting them out.

Here’s the story of how he built that company using Groupon sales and how he designed it to run without him.

Mike Tecku is a co-founder of Strike a Pose Photo Booth which makes photo booths that are easy to assemble so guests can have fun at weddings and other events.

 

Andrew: Hey there freedom fighters. You know me, right? I’m Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of this here web site. Mixergy.com, home of the ambitious upstart. In this interview, we’re going to find out how a musician who used to collect food stamps built a million dollar business. Mike Tecku is the co-founder of StrikeAPosePhotoBooth, which makes photo booths that are easy to assemble so guests can have fun at weddings and other events by taking pictures of themselves. The photo booths are sold to entrepreneurs who make money by renting them out to event organizers. As always, I want to tell you that this interview is sponsored by my buddy, Scott Edward Walker of Walker Corporate Law. He is the startups’ lawyer. Later on I’ll tell you why, but for now I just want to thank him. Thank you, Scott. So Mike,

Mike: Hey.

Andrew: Thank you for doing this interview. I’m going to talk in a bit about food stamps and I’m honored that...

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