Of Mascots and Men: Mike Cheslik and Ryland Brickston Cole Tews on Hundreds of Beavers | Filmmaker Magazine

“Our only goal when we started was to make anything we wanted and only what we wanted.”

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.

We took some capital from investors in order to invest ... See more

Working in tech should be more like filmmaking—artists jumping from project to project, collaborating with new creators across disciplines every few months, making magic happen. Imagine a collab between your favorite designers/devs dropping like a Wes Anderson trailer.