![When Jake Burton Carpenter Started His Business, the Snowboarding Industry Didn't Exist. So He Started That, Too | Inc.com When Jake Burton Carpenter Started His Business, the Snowboarding Industry Didn't Exist. So He Started That, Too | Inc.com](https://images.inc.com/uploaded_files/image/1920x1080/IN0718HID15_pano_407489.jpg)
When Jake Burton Carpenter Started His Business, the Snowboarding Industry Didn't Exist. So He Started That, Too | Inc.com
STALEFISH BOARD COMPANY - Wow.... RIP Jake Burton, the founder of Burton snowboards and one of my heroes. Truly a legend. He will be missed. | Facebook
![Dear Rider' Is More Than Burton Snowboards' Origin Story; It's A Love Letter To Founder Jake Burton Carpenter Dear Rider' Is More Than Burton Snowboards' Origin Story; It's A Love Letter To Founder Jake Burton Carpenter](https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/618aa45b1d8c68a71806611a/Riders-at-the-2020-Burton-US-Open-honor-founder-Jake-Burton-Carpenter-by-riding/960x0.jpg?height=474&width=711&fit=bounds)