Mobile espresso bike for events
An espresso setup mounted on an electric-assist cargo trike that serves coffee at events without the overhead of a shop. The founder also builds and sells units to other entrepreneurs.
At a glance
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- Category
- Services and freelancingLow confidence54% surex
- Earns from
- One-time sales76% surex
- Startup cost (estimate)
- Over $10k60% surex
- Time it takes (estimate)
- Part-timeLow confidence47% surex
- Where
- In person66% surex
- Coding
- No coding needed98% surex
Source
Side Hustle NationVlad Priadko, with Nick Loper. “How a Mobile Espresso Bike Built a $3 Million Coffee Empire”, August 16, 2026
In their words, not verified by usOver $3 million in revenue over eight years
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