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Carlton Calvin
Carlton Calvin is the founder and CEO of Razor USA, the company behind the Razor scooter craze.
Circuit updated August 20, 2026
Notable quotes
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“I'm like, don't fight the culture. Just like, because American Idol, you know, came out and, you know, did a, you know, singing contest on TV. You'll notice there were 27 other singing contests that came out after them.”
Carlton Calvin · How I Built This with Guy Raz -
“One that's probably, people already know, just burst, like maybe two months ago is hacky sacks are coming back in a huge way. And Razor already has hacky sacks in the, you know, in the store start shipping this week.”
Carlton Calvin · How I Built This with Guy Raz -
“You know, I'm getting on in my years and I am trying to institutionalize at Razor my trend seeking abilities. I am actively trying to see if I can figure out how to teach people.”
Carlton Calvin · How I Built This with Guy Raz -
“So it costs millions and millions of dollars to do a patent case. And then you get nothing except helping to clean up the market.”
Carlton Calvin · How I Built This with Guy Raz
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