He clones people into mini replicas!

30 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this YouTube clip, Dan Novaes narrates an entrepreneurial story about a 3D scanning booth that creates highly detailed, hand‑painted miniature replicas of people (and pets). Customers step into a booth equipped with about 40 cameras that capture their face, clothing, posture, and expression in seconds. The data is then used to 3D‑print a tiny replica, which is hand‑painted to produce a collectible keepsake. Production costs are roughly $8 per replica, while each is sold for $150, yielding nearly a 20× markup. The business targets events such as weddings, graduations, birthdays, and even pet memorials, positioning the product as an emotional, tangible memory rather than a simple photograph. Novaes concludes with a lesson: the most successful businesses sell emotions, not just products, and customers are willing to pay a premium for deeply personal items. The clip ends with a call to follow UBK for more entrepreneurial stories.

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This guy is cloning people and making over $20,000 a month doing it. A customer steps into a 3D scanning booth. 40 cameras capture every detail in seconds. Face, clothes, posture, expression. Then a 3D printer creates a miniature replica. Hand-painted, highly detailed, completely unforgettable. Now the numbers? It costs about $8 to produce. He sells each one for $150. That's nearly a 20x markup. And unlike traditional photography, this isn't just a picture. It's a collectible, a keepsake, a conversation piece. Weddings, graduations, birthdays, even pets. People gladly pay premium premium for memories they can hold. Lesson: The best businesses don't sell products; they preserve emotions. And customers will always pay more for something deeply personal. For more entrepreneurial stories and information like this, follow UBK.