Nicholas D Woodman was born on June 24,1975 and is an American businessman, and the founder and CEO of GoPro.
23 Facts About Nick Woodman
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Nick Woodman's father was born into a Quaker family and co-founded the investment bank Robertson Stephens; and his mother is of Hispanic descent and re-married Irwin Federman, General Partner of US Venture Partners in 1992.
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Nick Woodman grew up in Menlo Park, California and Atherton, California, attending the Menlo School, where he graduated in 1993.
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Nick Woodman earned a bachelor's degree in visual arts and a minor in creative writing from the University of California, San Diego in 1997.
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Nick Woodman received a $235,000 investment from his father, an investment banker in Silicon Valley, and used his parents' connections in venture capital to launch GoPro.
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Nick Woodman's solution was to develop a belt that would attach the camera to the body.
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Nick Woodman borrowed $35,000 and a sewing machine from his mother, which he used to sew camera straps while experimenting with early designs.
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Hotax sold Nick Woodman the rebranded camera for $3.05 and the cameras retailed for about $30.
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Nick Woodman would go about selling his products while using his 1971 Volkswagen Bus that he named The Buscuit as his mobile home.
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In 2004, Nick Woodman made his first big sale when a Japanese company ordered 100 cameras at a sports show.
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In 2005, Nick Woodman appeared on QVC to sell his GoPro Hero.
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In 2014, Nick Woodman was the highest paid US chief executive, paying himself $235 million while GoPro earned profits of $128 million.
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Nick Woodman was invited to speak at various tech conferences, and in October 2015, Nick Woodman was a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and wore a GoPro camera for the entirety of the interview.
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Nick Woodman appeared as a shark investor in the sixth season of the show Shark Tank.
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Nick Woodman had invested $125,000 as of November 2015 on Shark Tank on two investments.
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In January 2018 Nick Woodman announced that he was open to selling GoPro.
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In 2014, Nick Woodman accepted an Emmy Award on behalf of GoPro for Technology and Engineering in the category of Inexpensive Small Rugged HD Camcorders.
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Nick Woodman has not announced when or how much of the original stock the foundation sold.
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Nick Woodman was one of the biggest donors in the tech industry in 2014; however, it angered investors because the donation avoided the typical 180-day waiting period after an IPO.
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In March 2014, Nick Woodman was honored for his philanthropic work with BUILD at their 5th annual gala in San Francisco.
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Nick Woodman has owned a 180-foot yacht, a Gulfstream V jet and properties in Hawaii and Montana.
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From 2014, Nick Woodman owned a 150 acre property in Bonny Doon, California.
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The Bonny Doon property, which Nick Woodman called "Boogie Ranch", went on the market in July 2020 for $20 million.