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Friends 'n Allies is a boutique creative agency that helps build brands, launch products, and scale startups.
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How We Work
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Trusted by Founders
We partner with ambitious teams to bring their unique stories to life.
In Their Own Words
Nice things our clients have shared.
Clarissa Redwine
Tech Outreach Lead
"The Godfather of Kickstarter videos."
Jared Woock
Founder
"Working with Richard and Ready at Friends and Allies was a real pleasure. They where both friendly and professional. Working with them on the script and the video shoot went smoothly because of their expertise. I am very happy with the results."
Jared Woock
Founder
"Working with Richard and Ready at Friends and Allies was a real pleasure. I feel like I could run for president now! I am very happy with the results."
Mary Bessenbacher
Founder
"I worked with FNA on filming my pitch for investors. I cannot say enough about the creativity and professionalism that Ready and Richie exhibit. They were really fun to work with, and their focus and encouragement towards my project and me was amazing."
Ti Chang
Co-founder
"True to their name, they really are friends and allies — fun to work with and they get shit done."
Amie Richmond
"Y'all are so awesome to work with and very, incredibly talented at what you do. Thanks for being part of this journey. I appreciate y'all."
Derrick
LaunchBoom Summit Attendee
"Helps understand everything that goes into video production"
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"The cinematography is just really really top notch. I was so impressed. And the editing skills are just obvious."
Eric Lowe
LaunchBoom Summit Attendee
"Eye opening and incisive"
Eu-wen Ding
Founder and CEO
"11/10 happy."
Mary Bessenbacher
Founder
"Wow!! Looks good---I mean it's hard to watch myself, but I think it looks and sounds really great. Now that I have a pitch video and an app in the App Store I'm feeling more confident!"
Matthew Roy
Superbacker
"I've backed 351 Kickstarter projects, and that video is easily in the top five."
Eu-wen Ding
Founder and CEO
"They have a ton of raw talent and work really hard to produce something awesome."
Dror Cedar
CEO
"The main video from that campaign was viewed more than 73M times, and I think that until today [seven years later], we use materials from it."
Dror Cedar
CEO
"One of the most talented and creative teams I've ever met."
Kevin Chao
"Wow! This is brilliant! Perfect! I watched it a couple of times, where I tried to find things to knit pick, be more detailed about and make better. However, I couldn't find anything that required tweaking. And, that's saying a lot from me! I was particularly impressed with the the flow, how everyone was put in at the right moments, and the audio description that felt very natural at the right times. It is very clear and obvious that this was made by, with, and for blind. I'm so proud, happy, and thrilled about this video production!"
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"Y'all have really elevated the brand."
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"You guys shot the hell out of it in a genuine beautiful way."
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"It's like you've advanced the brand tremendously with this video."
Ti Chang
Co-founder
"True to their name, they really are friends and allies — fun to work with and they get shit done."
Alex Hague
Creative Director
"Looks INCREDIBLE!!!! Wow, just amazing amazing work."
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"From one editor to another, it's really really really good."
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"It just looks fantastic. Cinematic. Like it was shot on film."
Ti Chang
Co-founder
"True to their name, they really are friends and allies — fun to work with and they get shit done."
Jared Woock
Founder
"This is so much better than giving that pitch the other day."
Haje Jan Kamps
Tech Crunch Writer
"This is how you build a cool brand, folks."
Aaron Silverberg
Founder & CEO
"The execution from planning and storyboards to shooting and post was amazing, and we're really happy with the end product!"
Geoff Gray
Founder
"No creative team works harder than these guys to make soulful, magical and impactful pieces. It is unfair how talented they are."
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"You're real real professionals. Well done to you."
Moline Dastrup
"Fabulous."
Alice Kim
Senior Product Manager
"These videos are the best we've ever had as a company!"
Vicky
LaunchBoom Summit Attendee
"Learned a few good tips for our video"
Clarissa Redwine
Tech Outreach Lead
"The Godfather of Kickstarter videos."
Jared Woock
Founder
"Working with Richard and Ready at Friends and Allies was a real pleasure. They where both friendly and professional. Working with them on the script and the video shoot went smoothly because of their expertise. I am very happy with the results."
Jared Woock
Founder
"Working with Richard and Ready at Friends and Allies was a real pleasure. I feel like I could run for president now! I am very happy with the results."
Mary Bessenbacher
Founder
"I worked with FNA on filming my pitch for investors. I cannot say enough about the creativity and professionalism that Ready and Richie exhibit. They were really fun to work with, and their focus and encouragement towards my project and me was amazing."
Ti Chang
Co-founder
"True to their name, they really are friends and allies — fun to work with and they get shit done."
Amie Richmond
"Y'all are so awesome to work with and very, incredibly talented at what you do. Thanks for being part of this journey. I appreciate y'all."
Derrick
LaunchBoom Summit Attendee
"Helps understand everything that goes into video production"
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"The cinematography is just really really top notch. I was so impressed. And the editing skills are just obvious."
Eric Lowe
LaunchBoom Summit Attendee
"Eye opening and incisive"
Eu-wen Ding
Founder and CEO
"11/10 happy."
Mary Bessenbacher
Founder
"Wow!! Looks good---I mean it's hard to watch myself, but I think it looks and sounds really great. Now that I have a pitch video and an app in the App Store I'm feeling more confident!"
Matthew Roy
Superbacker
"I've backed 351 Kickstarter projects, and that video is easily in the top five."
Eu-wen Ding
Founder and CEO
"They have a ton of raw talent and work really hard to produce something awesome."
Dror Cedar
CEO
"The main video from that campaign was viewed more than 73M times, and I think that until today [seven years later], we use materials from it."
Dror Cedar
CEO
"One of the most talented and creative teams I've ever met."
Kevin Chao
"Wow! This is brilliant! Perfect! I watched it a couple of times, where I tried to find things to knit pick, be more detailed about and make better. However, I couldn't find anything that required tweaking. And, that's saying a lot from me! I was particularly impressed with the the flow, how everyone was put in at the right moments, and the audio description that felt very natural at the right times. It is very clear and obvious that this was made by, with, and for blind. I'm so proud, happy, and thrilled about this video production!"
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"Y'all have really elevated the brand."
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"You guys shot the hell out of it in a genuine beautiful way."
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"It's like you've advanced the brand tremendously with this video."
Ti Chang
Co-founder
"True to their name, they really are friends and allies — fun to work with and they get shit done."
Alex Hague
Creative Director
"Looks INCREDIBLE!!!! Wow, just amazing amazing work."
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"From one editor to another, it's really really really good."
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"It just looks fantastic. Cinematic. Like it was shot on film."
Ti Chang
Co-founder
"True to their name, they really are friends and allies — fun to work with and they get shit done."
Jared Woock
Founder
"This is so much better than giving that pitch the other day."
Haje Jan Kamps
Tech Crunch Writer
"This is how you build a cool brand, folks."
Aaron Silverberg
Founder & CEO
"The execution from planning and storyboards to shooting and post was amazing, and we're really happy with the end product!"
Geoff Gray
Founder
"No creative team works harder than these guys to make soulful, magical and impactful pieces. It is unfair how talented they are."
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"You're real real professionals. Well done to you."
Moline Dastrup
"Fabulous."
Alice Kim
Senior Product Manager
"These videos are the best we've ever had as a company!"
Vicky
LaunchBoom Summit Attendee
"Learned a few good tips for our video"
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