Founder, Executive Producer at FredFilms, Inc
Fred Seibert is one of the leading independent animation producers and a serial media entrepreneur.
He was the first creative director of MTV, the last president of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, and the founder of Frederator Studios and Next New Networks (acquired by YouTube). His production hits include shows on Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon (Adventure Time, Dexter’s Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, The Fairly OddParents, ChalkZone, and My Life as a Teenage Robot), Netflix (Castlevania), Cartoon Hangover, the home of original programming like Bravest Warriors and Bee and PuppyCat (history’s most backed animation on Kickstarter).
Fred’s on the board of directors of Sawhorse Media, and was the first investor in Tumblr (acquired by Yahoo!). He’s received the Lifetime Achievement Medal from the American Institute of Graphic Arts and is in the Animation Magazine Hall of Fame.
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Fred Seibert, founder of FredFilms and a serial media entrepreneur on his motto “Stay Original. Always.’, frameworks he uses to identify and nurture …