When Jake Burton was 23 years old, he used his $100,000 inheritance to start making snowboards. In today’s money, that amounts to $358,827.09. That’s a lot of money for a 23 year old. But would Burton Snowboards, or snowboarding (and skiing) as we know it, exist without it?
That's Tim Ostler back in the teenage years, by the way, a friend of mine who became a very powerful influence in my life, and in the lives of many others through snowboarding. Though he wasn't given a large inheritance, like Jake Burton, his parents did have the means to get him a snowboard and a pass, and the sense to prod his interest in the sport. And that opportunity provided has had great effects on Tim, and the people who surround him.
Whether I have a small fortune, or simply good sense with some smaller opportunities in life, my greatest goal and deepest aspiration is to create opportunity for my children, that they may positively affect the lives and opportunities of others.
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