It is always a treat to see our work on our clients’ websites… especially when that client is the University of Texas’ McCombs School of Business, where Moth to Flame CEO, Christine Chen, used to attend! Hook ‘Em Horns!   To view the video visit: http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/MBA/Full-Time To see the video: http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/MBA/TEMBA To video the video: http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/MBA/Executive-EMBA

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…

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

Every morning, one of my main routines is opening up YouTube or Facebook and scanning through for the most “buzzed” about online video content. What I have found is that increasingly a lot of this content involves well-done commercials with incredibly told stories.     I have had this conversation with multiple people about why I enjoy making commercials.  As a filmmaker, commercials allow  me to explore and experiment in short form without having to dedicate the amount of time and resources necessary to make a 8-10 minute short film or a 90 minute feature. In very little time, I…

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  

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…

Who could have ever thought ping pong paddles could be an extension of a person's passion and style? Uberpong has come to revolutionize the game of table tennis. This fast growing company  creates designer and custom ping pong paddles. Uberpong was launched in November 2012 and has since garnered recognition from various business news and lifestyle. Their dynamic team has fostered a competitive and productive work environment. David Lowe, the founder of Uberpong talks about what it is like to be an entrepreneur.  What is the startup story for your company? Its was the end of the workday on a Friday...

Moth to Flame enjoys working with Austin Phoenix because not only is it a startup itself, but also it is a magazine and online platform for other startups in Austin, Texas. To promote the launch of Funemployment, our feature film about the Austin startup culture, we have partnered up with the Austin Phoenix to showcase several issues about startup life. Our first issue about co-working spaces in Austin will be out in a week.  If you watch the trailer, you'll even notice that we filmed at an event sponsored by Austin Phoenix! Founder Kelly Holt, tells us a little bit...

Moth to Flame loves telling the stories of many local Austin startups. On the theme of our feature film, Funemployment, we are showcasing some inspirational companies that we have worked with! This week we are showcasing Dane’s Body Shop. Not only is this one of the best gyms in Austin, Texas,  but also one of Funemployment’s lead actors, Dunte Hector, is actually a coach at Dane’s Body Shop. Dane Krager, the founder of Dane’s Body Shop answers a few of our questions.   1. What is the startup story for Dane’s Body Shop? Dane’s Body Shop started in 2010 as a small-group…