When artist David Choe chose to take stocks in a small social media startup company instead of cash it was a huge gamble. However when that company turned out to become Facebook it was a gamble that very much paid off.

 

As Oculus Rift CEO Brendan Iribe announces the company is 'months, not years' away from releasing it's first consumer virtual reality headset, we take a closer look at the company and its meteoric rise to fame.