The Life And Awesomeness Of Surfer-Turned-Billionaire, GoPro Founder Nick Woodman

Nicholas Woodman, 38, is a self-made billionaire. He created Woodman Labs, the maker of GoPro cameras, in 2002. Now the company has more than 500 employees and it generated $US986 million in 2013. It started trading on public markets last week. It’s currently valued at $US2.6 billion. This is how he did it.

Woodman married his college sweetheart and has two children. He’s also an adrenaline junkie.

Here’s the fabulous life and career of Woodman, the surfer-dude-turned-billionaire.

Originally published on Business Insider


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