A smartphone is a mobile computer in your pocket. Nick Woodman More Quotes by Nick Woodman More Quotes From Nick Woodman As soon as I stopped trying to think about a business idea and started focusing on what I’m passionate about, that’s when it came to me. Nick Woodman businessideasthinking I feel like in a world where we all try to figure out our place and our purpose here, your passions are one of your most obvious guides. Nick Woodman passioninspirationtrying 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 surfingcameraspassion On the road and traveling - that's when people are at their most creative. Nick Woodman creativepeople To get GoPro started, I moved back in with my parents and went to work seven days a week, 20 hours a day. I wrote off my personal life to make headway on it. Nick Woodman seven-daysparentinspirational I can sell anything that I totally believe in but I’m a horrible salesman of something I don’t believe in Nick Woodman salesmanhorriblebelieve 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 bikehumblesuccesspeople Fear drives you a lot harder than success does. Nick Woodman thanyoufearsuccess 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. Nick Woodman greatyouworkdepression 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 meteamlovesports In the early years, I would say GoPro's products were not that impressive. Nick Woodman sayearlyimpressiveyears 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. Nick Woodman lifestylecelebratedrinkred Surfing is such an incredible experience with a huge ego element. Nick Woodman incrediblesurfingegoexperience 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 walkmeredthinking People use GoPros to capture the experiences they are passionate about. Nick Woodman aboutcapturepassionatepeople Keeping people fired up starts with having a really clear vision for what the company is aiming to do. Nick Woodman upcompanyvisionpeople You know what the best thing about morning ski trips are? McDonald's! Nick Woodman bestknowyoumorning I'll let myself obsess over things. Nick Woodman obsessoverthingsmyself 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. Nick Woodman capturegrowthuniqueworld 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 beginningmemoneybusiness
