Frame.io CEO Emery Wells on helping take the film industry remote | E1163

Jason Calacanis chats with Emery Wells, discussing Frame.io's workflow and the impact of remote work on the film industry. They delve into Emery's prior experiences, how major studios handle data, and the changes brought by distributed work. The conversation also covers Frame.io's remote work policy, product pricing, and the transition from filmmaker to software company CEO.

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Jason Calacanis

Host • 42%

Emery Wells

Guest • 56%

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0:00	Start
0:58	Jason intros Emery Wells & he describes Frame.io's workflow & media management aspects
5:48	Taking the film industry remote
12:40	OurCrowd - Sign up for a free account
14:08	Emery's prior work, how major movie studios move terabytes of data
19:42	How distributed work is changing the film industry
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27:54	Signing a new office lease right before the pandemic hit, Frame.io's remote work policy & team building on Zoom
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39:36	Pricing the product, how major production companies work
42:55	Going from being a filmmaker & running a digital agency to running a software company, why they chose enterprise over consumer, insights from a successful viral launch
48:36	Pitching VCs for the first time, launching twice, getting a pre-launch acquisition offer
56:23	Jared Leto as an investor, email cadence, future of Frame.io
1:07:23	Films that inspired Emery, cinema talk, new tech in filmmaking

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