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Nick Woodman Quotes

People use GoPros to capture the experiences they are passionate about Picture Quote #1

I want to want to go to work in the morning Picture Quote #1

Fear drives you a lot harder than success does Picture Quote #1

I still drink a couple of Red Bulls every day Picture Quote #1

When I have a difficult decision to make, I imagine myself as a 90-year-old guy looking back on his life. I imagine what I’ll think about myself at that point in time, and it always makes it really easy to go for it. You’re only going to regret that you wimped out Picture Quote #1

Keeping people fired up starts with having a really clear vision for what the company is aiming to do Picture Quote #1

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As long as you can bootstrap, not at the sacrifice of competitive advantage, bootstrapping is a really powerful thing because it allows you to be totally devoted to your vision Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I come from surfing, and surfing is the worst cool-guy industry of all. I decided long ago to try and kill the cool guy Picture Quote #1

GoPro’s capture devices and Kolor’s software will combine to deliver exciting and highly accessible solutions for capturing, creating, and sharing spherical content Picture Quote #1

Bootstrapping allows you total creative freedom. For example, if you decide to approach your business in a certain way that makes it a two- or three-year process to get to your first product, you can do that, versus being rushed into it by investors Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I get pretty focused when I start working on something. And I drink a lot of water, way more than most people Picture Quote #1

If I didn’t follow my passion for surfing... I would have never come up with the concept to make a wrist camera Picture Quote #1

When I got out of college, I gave myself till I was 30 to invent a product. If I couldn’t do it by then, I would just get a real job. And that fear - the fear of a real job - motivated me to be an entrepreneur Picture Quote #1

The worst way to fire somebody is to let it drag out. It’s not good for that person because they’re not succeeding in their role. And it’s not good for the organization because it’s just not working Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

No surfer wants to be the photographer, especially when the waves are good Picture Quote #1

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People don’t go buy GoPro for the thing; they buy it for what the thing does Picture Quote #1

You have to ask yourself: how much does any one person or one family need? And when you start thinking about the universe as an organism, it’s important that we, as components of that organism, take care of each other and ourselves Picture Quote #1

I come into work late morning time and go at it until early evening, and I’m lucky that I’m at the point where I’m able to do that Picture Quote #1

If I walk up to a can of Red Bull, I’m thinking about Formula One; I’m thinking about incredible athletic performances. And it helps me choose that can over something else to either side of it Picture Quote #1

One of my mentors early on was Eli Harari, the founder of SanDisk, who happened to be a friend of my dad’s Picture Quote #1

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Now I’m the father of three young boys, I find myself using GoPro to film them more than anything - trips to the amusement park, the beach, the pool - just chasing them around as they grow Picture Quote #1

I didn’t want to take anybody else’s money. I wanted to do something small that could be profitable from the beginning, and grow that way - and never need someone to write me a check to keep the business going Picture Quote #1

It’s very difficult to get any footage of yourself doing what you love unless you have a friend who’s a photographer or videographer and wants to document you. That was really the idea and the goal from the beginning: to help people get a good photo, and then it was to help people get a good video Picture Quote #1

Disney produces fabulous movies around certain characters, and then they commercialize that engagement through toys, books, cruises Picture Quote #1

I feel like I’ve done a pretty good job of scaling because I got some great mentors along the way that helped me realize I just have to build a phenomenal team around me that makes my job a lot easier Picture Quote #1

Things that burn very brightly, we wonder how long they can keep burning Picture Quote #1

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People use GoPros to capture the experiences they are passionate about (Nick Woodman Quotes) I want to want to go to work in the morning (Nick Woodman Quotes) Fear drives you a lot harder than success does (Nick Woodman Quotes) I still drink a couple of Red Bulls every day (Nick Woodman Quotes) When I have a difficult decision to make, I imagine myself as a 90-year-old guy looking back on his life. I imagine what I’ll think about myself at that point in time, and it always makes it really easy to go for it. You’re only going to regret that you wimped out. (Nick Woodman Quotes) Keeping people fired up starts with having a really clear vision for what the company is aiming to do. (Nick Woodman Quotes) As long as you can bootstrap, not at the sacrifice of competitive advantage, bootstrapping is a really powerful thing because it allows you to be totally devoted to your vision. (Nick Woodman Quotes) 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. (Nick Woodman Quotes) I come from surfing, and surfing is the worst cool-guy industry of all. I decided long ago to try and kill the cool guy. (Nick Woodman Quotes) GoPro’s capture devices and Kolor’s software will combine to deliver exciting and highly accessible solutions for capturing, creating, and sharing spherical content. (Nick Woodman Quotes) Bootstrapping allows you total creative freedom. For example, if you decide to approach your business in a certain way that makes it a two- or three-year process to get to your first product, you can do that, versus being rushed into it by investors. (Nick Woodman Quotes) 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. (Nick Woodman Quotes) I get pretty focused when I start working on something. And I drink a lot of water, way more than most people. (Nick Woodman Quotes) If I didn’t follow my passion for surfing... I would have never come up with the concept to make a wrist camera. (Nick Woodman Quotes) When I got out of college, I gave myself till I was 30 to invent a product. If I couldn’t do it by then, I would just get a real job. And that fear - the fear of a real job - motivated me to be an entrepreneur. (Nick Woodman Quotes) The worst way to fire somebody is to let it drag out. It’s not good for that person because they’re not succeeding in their role. And it’s not good for the organization because it’s just not working. (Nick Woodman Quotes) 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. (Nick Woodman Quotes) No surfer wants to be the photographer, especially when the waves are good (Nick Woodman Quotes) People don’t go buy GoPro for the thing; they buy it for what the thing does (Nick Woodman Quotes) 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. (Nick Woodman Quotes) You have to ask yourself: how much does any one person or one family need? And when you start thinking about the universe as an organism, it’s important that we, as components of that organism, take care of each other and ourselves. (Nick Woodman Quotes) I come into work late morning time and go at it until early evening, and I’m lucky that I’m at the point where I’m able to do that. (Nick Woodman Quotes) If I walk up to a can of Red Bull, I’m thinking about Formula One; I’m thinking about incredible athletic performances. And it helps me choose that can over something else to either side of it. (Nick Woodman Quotes) One of my mentors early on was Eli Harari, the founder of SanDisk, who happened to be a friend of my dad’s. (Nick Woodman Quotes) Now I’m the father of three young boys, I find myself using GoPro to film them more than anything - trips to the amusement park, the beach, the pool - just chasing them around as they grow. (Nick Woodman Quotes) I didn’t want to take anybody else’s money. I wanted to do something small that could be profitable from the beginning, and grow that way - and never need someone to write me a check to keep the business going. (Nick Woodman Quotes) It’s very difficult to get any footage of yourself doing what you love unless you have a friend who’s a photographer or videographer and wants to document you. That was really the idea and the goal from the beginning: to help people get a good photo, and then it was to help people get a good video. (Nick Woodman Quotes) Disney produces fabulous movies around certain characters, and then they commercialize that engagement through toys, books, cruises. (Nick Woodman Quotes) I feel like I’ve done a pretty good job of scaling because I got some great mentors along the way that helped me realize I just have to build a phenomenal team around me that makes my job a lot easier. (Nick Woodman Quotes) Things that burn very brightly, we wonder how long they can keep burning (Nick Woodman Quotes)

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