nick woodman is the company's founder and ceo. he is live and exclusive today out in san francisco with our own josh lipton. josh. >> thank you, scott. nick, thank you for joining us. let me ask you a we. scott just referenced that barron's article. they came after you pretty hard. they said, listen, go pro is a one product wonder. compared you to palm and flip and said the stock goes to 25. give me your reaction to that criticism. is go pro a one product wonder? >> no. you know, i've been hearing that for 13 years since i started go pro, and i think that, you know, we've done a terrific job of growing an ecosystem of products that help the world capture and share itself like never before from the five camera that is we've launched in the last 11 months to the over 60 mounts and accessories that we make to help our customers capture their lives from any lives from any perspective. then you have the ecosystem of third party product developors that have sprung up including apple watch that is now part of the ecosystem and we're a par

it is not going to fall apart in the quarters and nick woodman is the man. >> and in the holiday season, we have how many cameras were under the trees or in stockings. >> you could. but the gross stocks become cheap for a reason and they lose the luster. so yes, we're coming into a seasonality where it behoves them but it is lower forgo pro. >> up next, a overlooked comment by the fed made oil a top buy. the best big oil plays ready for serious gains. you're watching cnbc first in business worldwide. in the meantime, here is what else is coming up on "fast." >> total recall. not that recall. but we are looking back at some of the most famous company recalls in history. and if those stocks have offered hidden buying opportunities under knowledge all of the bad press? the answer will surprise you. >>> plus, can you tell the difference between these two pictures. one was taken with the iphone 6 and one with a brand new iphone 6s. can you tell the difference? it could mean money for apple investors. and we'll reveal when we come back. flexibility. it's where great ideas and vital data are s

mark schoenbaum, and nick woodman, an exclusive today on gopro's growth.he stock's big drop, and the barrons takedown. we begin with the global

nick woodman had reason to celebrate 2014.he gopro ceo brought home the bacon, $77 million in total pay. tim cook guided the country's largest publicly-traded company, apple, and netted $9.2 million. and jamie dimon ran the nation's biggest bank, jp morgan chase, raking in $27 million. but from wall street execs to silicon valley superstars, how much stock should we put in the ceo pay gap? some reports calculate that divide at 330 times the median american worker. others, more like 216 to 1. are any of these studies accurate? well, here's one problem. robert daines: the ceo salary is usually a relatively small part of their total take home pay. sam: robert daines, co-director of stanford's rock center on corporate governance, hits on a really important point. ceo salary isn't usually that high. the bureau of labor statistics says it's about $180,000 a year, which is roughly 5 times that of a typical worker. elon musk made $35,000 in salary in 2014. larry ellison made $1. robert: the vast majority of their pay is actually in st

up next we will here from ceo nick woodman on criticism the company is a one trick bone.we needed short-term funding. fast. our amex helped us fill the orders. just like that. you can't predict it, but you can be ready. another step on the journey. will you be ready when growth presents itself. realize your buying power at open.com. selling 18 homes? easy. building them all in four and a half months? now that was a leap. i was calling in every favor i could, to track down enough lumber to get the job done. and i knew i could rely on american express to help me buy those building materials. there are always going to be unknowns. you just have to be ready for them. another step on the journey... will you be ready when growth presents itself? realize your buying power at open.com >>> gopro one of the few winners on wall street today, up more than 3% but the stock has been hammered this year down by about half. our josh lipton spoke with the chief execute of it i have gopro in san francisco. he joins us now with the details of that interview. josh. >> reporter: kelly, a one p

if you believe in the product and nick woodman and think this thing has a runway. i'm not sure.t the stock will trade at the 2014 ipo price at $24 in the next few months. >> that sounds worse than a b. >> we're grading his grade. so if i'm new to the story and he's trying to advise clients, he thinks it should be worth $45, for me that is an okay. >> was that a ferret or a squirrel. >> that video gets an a-plus. >> how did it learn how to water squee like that? did you see the life jacket on him. it was adorable it. looked like steve. >> anyway, biotech stock. you do that in nature. biotech hitting hard but the ceo said that is perfectly normal. we'll hear from him later on in the hour. you're watching cnbc, first in business worldwide. here is what is coming up on "fast." >> that is how investors in casino stocks feel. the ceo of one of the largest will explain why it might be time to double down. >>> plus -- king carl has a warning for investors. >> high yields stands for junk bonds. >> but there is a bitter irony even he doesn't understand. we'll explain when "fast money" ret

. >> nick woodman announced the drone roughly in here.t hasn't been that long. >> and through the conference call, there's one guy who says i hate to beat a dead horse. that means he is. when is someone coming to wreck your drone business. those are man eaters. >> we mentioned some of the upgrades. at least a half dozen. one is morgan stanley on general mills. >> i read through general mills. ken pal made it more natural and organic. that was not one of the reasons to buy. talk about the greek yogurt and the streamlining. i thought the upgrade was not that rigorous. it should have been based on the transformation that ken has intimated to me on mad money several times. if you buy it, buy it because it's becoming natural and organic trix are still for kids. general mills are a buy but not for the reasons he talked about. >> and some cost management. >> it was boring. memo to morgan stanley, make your research more exciting when you do an upgrade. mention artificial. mention annies. be more rigorous and i will be more thoughtful about your