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Friends 'n Allies is a boutique creative agency that helps build brands, launch products, and scale startups.
San Francisco • Los Angeles • Austin • New York • Global
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How We Work
Three phases. Pick one, two, or all three.
Recent Projects
Samples we've picked to impress you.
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.
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."
Matt Smith
Marketing Manager
"WHOO HOO – FRIENDS AND ALLIES THE KICKSTARTER VID LEGENDS. I love it!"
Mats Linander
Co-founder
"Incredible. I get giddy when I watch it. I'm really impressed. Stunning."
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"The cinematography is just really really top notch. I was so impressed. And the editing skills are just obvious."
Jackson Hung
Founder
"Great"
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."
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"You guys shot the hell out of it in a genuine beautiful way."
Alex Hult
Founder and CEO
"There's a huge difference between good and great, and you guys are great."
Jeri Ellsworth
CEO
"They went above and beyond to help us write, refine, and produce our promo video."
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"You're real real professionals. Well done to you."
Jordan Gardner
"We're not sure a call is needed… we have no feedback!"
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"It just looks fantastic. Cinematic. Like it was shot on film."
Chikashi Miyamoto & Patricia Miyamoto
Founders
"No boring, generic stuff here. Exceeded our expectations and asked the right questions to understand our brand & objectives."
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"From one editor to another, it's really really really good."
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"Y'all have really elevated the brand."
Patri Friedman
General Partner
"Holy crap this is so much fun...Psyched to be finally doing short-form video & great working with Friends 'n Allies."
Steve Bisset
"Looks great! It's a wrap!"
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!"
Harshyt Goel
Founder
"This is awesome peeps! Pretty incredible what you were able to get done in just a couple of days."
Javan Poirier
LaunchBoom Summit Attendee
"The presenters did a great job at providing ways to tackle videos on a budget and with less hand holding."
Ti Chang
Co-founder
"True to their name, they really are friends and allies — fun to work with and they get shit done."
Ti Chang
Co-founder
"True to their name, they really are friends and allies — fun to work with and they get shit done."
Tito Ben Alexander
Business Operations
"Great work! They came out really well and I can't wait to get them out in use!"
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!"
Derrick
LaunchBoom Summit Attendee
"Helps understand everything that goes into video production"
Leigh Melander
LaunchBoom Summit Attendee
"Great direction - have a much better sense now of where to start w/the product video. Appreciated R&R's generosity."
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."
Matt Smith
Marketing Manager
"WHOO HOO – FRIENDS AND ALLIES THE KICKSTARTER VID LEGENDS. I love it!"
Mats Linander
Co-founder
"Incredible. I get giddy when I watch it. I'm really impressed. Stunning."
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"The cinematography is just really really top notch. I was so impressed. And the editing skills are just obvious."
Jackson Hung
Founder
"Great"
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."
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"You guys shot the hell out of it in a genuine beautiful way."
Alex Hult
Founder and CEO
"There's a huge difference between good and great, and you guys are great."
Jeri Ellsworth
CEO
"They went above and beyond to help us write, refine, and produce our promo video."
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"You're real real professionals. Well done to you."
Jordan Gardner
"We're not sure a call is needed… we have no feedback!"
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"It just looks fantastic. Cinematic. Like it was shot on film."
Chikashi Miyamoto & Patricia Miyamoto
Founders
"No boring, generic stuff here. Exceeded our expectations and asked the right questions to understand our brand & objectives."
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"From one editor to another, it's really really really good."
Sal Sayles
Content Marketing Consultant
"Y'all have really elevated the brand."
Patri Friedman
General Partner
"Holy crap this is so much fun...Psyched to be finally doing short-form video & great working with Friends 'n Allies."
Steve Bisset
"Looks great! It's a wrap!"
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!"
Harshyt Goel
Founder
"This is awesome peeps! Pretty incredible what you were able to get done in just a couple of days."
Javan Poirier
LaunchBoom Summit Attendee
"The presenters did a great job at providing ways to tackle videos on a budget and with less hand holding."
Ti Chang
Co-founder
"True to their name, they really are friends and allies — fun to work with and they get shit done."
Ti Chang
Co-founder
"True to their name, they really are friends and allies — fun to work with and they get shit done."
Tito Ben Alexander
Business Operations
"Great work! They came out really well and I can't wait to get them out in use!"
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!"
Derrick
LaunchBoom Summit Attendee
"Helps understand everything that goes into video production"
Leigh Melander
LaunchBoom Summit Attendee
"Great direction - have a much better sense now of where to start w/the product video. Appreciated R&R's generosity."
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