30 Jul Types of Startups in Austin
To promote our feature film, Funemployment, Moth to Flame teamed up with local startup online news company, Austin Phoenix to discover the different types of startups around Austin, Texas. To our surprise, we learned that Austin is not just full of tech startups. We interviewed several service based startups as well as some product based startups as well. Many people, including myself often feel that the majority of all startups are tech. Though this may seem this way, Austin Phoenix and Moth to Flame decided to venture into the Austin startup community to find other non-tech startups. We discovered…
08 Jul Things Entrepreneurs Do for Fun
As you know, Moth to Flame has been in the depths of post-production for our first feature film, Funemployment. This film is about the local Austin startup scene. To delve deeper into this topic, we teamed up with the Austin Phoenix to figure out what entrepreneurs in Austin do in the city. For this episode, we visited a few places around Austin that people like to meet up and relax. For more information about each of the locations and activities, please check out the full article at: http://theaustinphoenix.com/entrepreneurs-do-for-fun-austin/ For more information about our movie, Funemployment, check out the official page. https://www.facebook.com/funemploymentthemovie
18 Jun Places Entrepreneurs Like to Frequent in Austin
Moth to Flame and Austin Phoenix went to 8 locations throughout Austin, per the suggestions of some entrepreneurs. We wanted to see where startups like to frequent. This is what we came up with!
07 Apr Co-Working in Austin
With the increase in startups in Austin, Texas, co-working spaces are popping up everywhere! Wandering around Austin with local magazine, Austin Phoenix, Moth to Flame had the opportunity to check out these very unique spaces. Each one of them had their own culture, from tight knit frat like environments to creative and designer spaces, we saw and captured them here in this video. For more information about each individual space, check out the article by Austin Phoenix: Guide to Coworking Spaces
02 Apr Following Your Passion
Taking a leap to pursue a passion is scary and not easy. So we made something to encourage you on your journey. Here is a Duncan original.
31 Mar One Take Wonder for Everything is Awesome
The best parts about making a fun video are the behind the scenes moments. Here are a few random facts from filming the “Everything is Awesome” music video for our Funemployment Kickstarter supporters. Behind the Scenes Facts We stopped traffic of all sorts (pedestrian, vehicles, bicycles, and more) We had random strangers stop us to participate (the guy Stephanie Quinn chases after in font of the “Never Give Up” bridge) We ran into a group of #besomebody supporters, who coincidentally were also spreading the message of following your passion and dreams (does that remind you something? Perhaps Funemployment?) and made…
24 Mar Everything is Awesome because of our Donators
Because words cannot express how appreciative we feel for those who have supported us along our Kickstarter journey, we decided to make something fun for everyone to enjoy. This video is dedicated to our Kickstarter donators and supporters. You know who you are. Special Thank you to those who donated by then increased their pledges to help push us past our goal! Thank you to our non-Kickstarter donators as well! You guys are awesome.
19 Mar Thank you to our Donators! Funemployment is going to be a reality!
Dear Team Funemployment, Some of you out there may be aware about how my brain works, especially those who are unfortunate to have me as a their crazy filmmaker friend. As you know, I constantly see the world as one big movie or TV episode. What I mean by this is I literally see events in my life play out like a big film set (complete with someone yelling action and cut, I kid you not). To give you an example, when someone said something definitive like, you will never raise that kind of money through Kickstarter, I…
14 Mar Moth to Flame SXSW Party Recap
Thank you to all of the people who stopped by the Moth to Flame SXSW 2014 party. On the theme of our movie, Funemployment, we celebrated Austin startups by inviting some awesome sponsors to our party. Here are some great pictures from the event if you missed out! Make sure to be there again next year. Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.
06 Mar Funemployment SXSW Party Line Up!
We hope everyone is stoked for our 2nd SXSW Moth to Flame party, happening at the Geisha Room on Congress, in the heart of downtown. We brought in over 500 people the first time with no music… now we have a special line up of music for our fans to enjoy, including free drinks, free coffee, free food, and free swag from our sponsors. Spread the word and remember to tag #SXSWMTF #areyoufunemployed The first part of the party will be a networking event for any startups attending SXSW (so bring your business cards). In addition, we will be…