crimson skateboards, hollywood skateboards, ruckus trucks, brown beanies?
And where has said person(s) found the funding for all these fucking companies?
Kris Markovich started all of those except for brown beanies. That company was started by a kid who skates and knows how to crochet in SD named Mike Brown.
Crimson is from Syndrome I believe, hollywood and ruckus were Tum yeto, and you don't really need funding to start a small beanie company, all you need is yarn.
Marc Johnson did start enjoi.
Steve Van Doren didn't start Vans, and is actually just a vice president in charge of marketing or some shit, probably related to the guy who actually did start it though.
Here's one: Affiliate skateboards.