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I made pretty much exactly 100 prototypes
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Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story

I made pretty muchexactly 100 prototypes. I triedfurniture construction, boat...

I made pretty much
exactly 100 prototypes. I tried
furniture construction, boat construction, and then I tried
surfboard construction. But those boards were
very fragile. And then I started working
with skateboard construction. Pretty light, pretty flexible, and it worked. ♪ ♪ I drove down to Montpelier,
Vermont, and incorporated, did all the paperwork
and everything. It was a big moment for me

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- I made pretty much exactly 100 prototypes.
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I tried furniture construction,
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boat construction,
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and then I tried surfboard construction.
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But those boards were very fragile.
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And then I started working with skateboard construction.
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Pretty light, pretty flexible,
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and it worked.
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♪ ♪
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I drove down to Montpelier, Vermont, and incorporated,
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did all the paperwork and everything.
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It was a big moment for me.
Duration
40 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:13
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Genres
documentary, sport
Production
Red Bull Media House,HBO Sports

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Movie Summary

An irreverent entrepreneur overcomes a series of adversities to create a new sport- and unexpectedly launches a global cultural phenomenon: snowboarding.
Here's the silk screen right here. - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:05
Here's the silk screen right here.
Now, this is how the board looks when it leaves here, - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:04
Now, this is how the board looks when it leaves here,
I hired two relatives and a friend, - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:43
I hired two relatives and a friend,
And then Jake was only 17 when mummy died. - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:13
And then Jake was only 17 when mummy died.
- I just became incredibly independent. - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:17
- I just became incredibly independent.
I'm not a great salesman, - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:35
I'm not a great salesman,
And once I just focused on the sport - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:16
And once I just focused on the sport
Because there were these pockets around the country. - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:48
Because there were these pockets around the country.
I'm Jake Burton Carpenter of Burton Snowboards - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:05
I'm Jake Burton Carpenter of Burton Snowboards
- Here's this guy, he's goin' door to door, - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:12
- Here's this guy, he's goin' door to door,
- And in an era before the Internet, - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:23
- And in an era before the Internet,
And he had a smile - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:08
And he had a smile
And he said his name was Jake and he made snowboards. - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:21
And he said his name was Jake and he made snowboards.
He was like, "Oh, okay. I'll show it to you." - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:13
He was like, "Oh, okay. I'll show it to you."
I was living in New York City. - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:07
I was living in New York City.
You know, I was a little tribeless. - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:32
You know, I was a little tribeless.
But it was difficult having a long-distance relationship, - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:09
But it was difficult having a long-distance relationship,
We had, like, these weepy two days - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:19
We had, like, these weepy two days
We can't break up, right?" - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:26
We can't break up, right?"
- [yells] - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:07
- [yells]