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At 19, Mike Satterlee turned a $500 3D printer into an $808K business

At 19, Mike Satterlee has already learned one of the more unpredictable rules of modern entrepreneurship: a single social media post can change the scale of a business almost overnight. What began with a $500 3D printer in his parents’ basement has grown into a New York operation running 160 printers and producing thousands of drink accessories, with CruiseCup generating $808,000 in gross revenue in 2025, states an online report by Traders Union.

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