Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Brandon Wong, Co-Founder and CEO of Photobooth Supply Co., located in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
We are Photobooth Supply Co, and we help you build a profitable photo booth business with our proprietary hardware and software. Our owners average $71,000 in revenue a year, and most do it part-time. Events are back in full swing, and everyone wants to party. Capitalize on this opportunity!
Tell us about yourself
I started off my career in wedding photography. From there, I saw an exciting opportunity for all events to have an automated photographer — a photo booth! We built our own custom unit, and it was an instant hit with our couples. From there, it became obvious to us that we should open up the opportunity to start a similar business to as many people as possible. This is how Photobooth Supply Co was born.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
Building a product that scales my original vision as a wedding photographer to document memories to now millions of events around the world.
What's one of the hardest things that comes with being a business owner?
People management and the possibility of being more and more out of touch with your product are challenges that form at scale.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
My formula for success was the following:
- Dive deep into a community and earn their trust, e.g., Mountain Biking
- Learn what are their biggest pain points, e.g., Biking without a map
- Develop a product hand-in-hand with your community. e.g., Bike helmet with AR device for mapping
This allows you to have immediate and almost guaranteed product-market fit.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://photoboothsupplyco.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photoboothsupplyco
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/photoboothsupplyco/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pbsupplyco
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/photoboothsupplyco/
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