Nick Woodman
Nick Woodman
Nicholas D. "Nick" Woodmanis an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and CEO of GoPro...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth24 June 1975
CitySanta Clara County, CA
CountryUnited States of America
footage good human needed skill video whether
Before GoPro, if you wanted to have any footage of yourself doing anything, whether it's video or photo, you not only needed a camera, you needed another human being. And if you wanted the footage to be good, you needed that other human being to have skill with the camera.
active ads beginnings bike bought brand bunch extremely lifestyle sharing shops ski success surf
I think our slow, humble beginnings in surf shops, ski shops, bike shops, and motorcycle shops have been extremely important for our success. GoPro is all about celebrating an active lifestyle and sharing that with other people. It's authentic. It's not a brand that we went out and bought a bunch of ads for to create.
capture few originally photos sole themselves videos
I originally started GoPro with the sole purpose of helping surfers capture photos of themselves and their friends while they were surfing. I thought it was crazy that very few surfers had any photos or videos of themselves.
captured hip using virtual watch
In France, a hip replacement was captured using two GoPros in a stereoscopic 3D arrangement. Students can watch the surgery using a virtual reality headset.
decided since time
I decided that I want to live in a big world. And since then, any time I'm confronted with a challenging situation, I go for it.
capture facto image standard
If we can become the de facto standard for image capture of unique perspectives around the world, we have a lot of growth ahead of us.
bulls
I still drink a couple of Red Bulls every day.
brand built bull capable humans inspired lifestyle platform sold
I was inspired by how Red Bull isn't about the drink; it isn't about the product or the can. Red Bull is a platform to celebrate all that humans are capable of accomplishing. They built a lifestyle movement, a brand that sold this product.
aiming clear keeping people starts
Keeping people fired up starts with having a really clear vision for what the company is aiming to do.
great
A smartphone is great for when one person is documenting another thing or another person doing something.
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I feel like I went through the Great Depression. All these companies are being successful around you, you're on that track, and then the market collapses, and you're out of a job. You're trying to save your investors' investment, and it doesn't work, and you sell the company for nothing. It was brutal.
control dropping led love picking planes radio sports stuff surfing
When I think about dropping team sports and picking up surfing and also then geeking out radio control planes and gadgetry and all that stuff I love, that's what really now has led me in big part to GoPro.
ahead business cool good site time
My first business was a retro-gaming site where you'd go and play all these cool old-school games. It was a good idea but ahead of its time.
jet realized surf
I realized that a surf trip on a jet can be like a road trip. If you see a road you want to turn down, you can just go there.