Our “small giants” approach optimized for mojo over growth. We wanted a small, talent-dense team with a focus on craft, autonomy, and quality of life for all team members. We banished the term “founder” in favor of “partner” and tried to be transparent with all business matters across the team.

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The fact that in the middle of a multimillion-dollar production we’re doing a 10-minute puppet show, there’s some humor to that. My hope was that we were approaching this problem in a creative way that ultimately did not feel abusive to the audience.