School of Motion Podcast Episode 74: Studio Ascended: Buck Co-Founder Ryan Honey on the SOM Podcast
Sep 4, 2019
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
How I Got My Degree in Economics From Colorado College
03:24 • 3min
The Importance of Family in Entrepreneurship
06:02 • 2min
How Dave Carson and Simon Asad Made Heavy.com
08:00 • 4min
The History of Flash Cartoons
11:48 • 2min
The Rise and Fall of Heavy.com
14:17 • 2min
The MoGraph.net Days
16:41 • 3min
The History of Buckminster Fuller
19:45 • 2min
The Golden Age of MoGraph
21:35 • 3min
The Secret to Getting Bigger Jobs
24:25 • 3min
The Decline of the Agency's Pitch
27:44 • 2min
The Growth of Bicostal
29:35 • 2min
The Importance of Having an Office in Sydney
31:30 • 2min
The Decision to Open a New York Office
33:41 • 2min
The Challenges of Growing to 250 Employees
35:20 • 3min
How to Scale a Startup
38:07 • 2min
How to Scale Your Operations Up
40:01 • 4min
The Effects of Being a Creative Director on My Work Life Balance
44:29 • 2min
The Importance of Work Life Balance
46:16 • 2min
How Buck Survives and Grows
47:57 • 4min
The Advantages of Working for Buck
52:17 • 2min
The Importance of Variety in Full Time Work
54:22 • 2min
How to Hire a Motion Designer
55:52 • 3min
The Hardest Skill to Find at a Motion Design Studio
58:42 • 3min
How to Instill a Culture of Excellence in Your Company
01:02:07 • 2min
How to Be Profitable on Large Scale Super Labor Intensive Things Like That
01:03:54 • 2min
How to Choose the Right Projects for Your Company
01:05:57 • 2min
How to Make Cool Work and Attract Paid Work
01:08:18 • 3min
The Crazy Relationship Between Buck's Work and the Work That You See on the Website
01:11:32 • 2min
The Importance of Having a Director Model in Production
01:13:21 • 3min
The Advantages of Direct to Client Work
01:16:08 • 2min
Buck's Slapstick App Expands Into the World of IP
01:18:06 • 3min
Buck's Creative Engine
01:20:39 • 2min
The Importance of Having People Who Want to Do That Work
01:22:12 • 2min
The Creative Culture of Buck
01:24:00 • 2min
The Impact of Google and Apple on Motion Designers
01:25:44 • 3min
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Working With an Ad Agency
01:28:35 • 4min
The Downsides of Working With Brands
01:32:07 • 2min
The Cost of Having an Artist Show Their Work
01:33:37 • 5min
How to Get a Job at Buck
01:38:08 • 3min
How to Create an Experience for Whoever Opens an Email That Seems Designed
01:41:36 • 3min