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aanetlast Wednesday at 3:46 AM2 repliesview on HN

> While GoPro action cameras are built to withstand shock, the brand itself is looking distinctly shaky right now. Latest reports[1] are that founder Nicholas Woodman is propping the company up by extending it a loan of his own money to the tune of $20 million, at an annual interest rate of 6.5%, while a buyer is desperately sought. It’s believed GoPro may not survive the year without a new owner or fresh injection of cash, with Woodman’s intervention acting as a stopgap rather than bail-out per se.


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brooksttoday at 1:43 PM

$20m is really not much money to operate a company for 6 months. They must be close to break-even at least?

uxhackertoday at 1:34 PM

Is this because of the cost of memory or because the product is no longer competitive?

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