There really isn’t much I would change about Funny or Die if
I were CEO. Dick Glover, the current CEO, seems to have a great understanding
of how to keep Funny or Die independently running and issuing current and edgy
material, while simultaneously retaining it’s loyal viewers and also receiving
sponsorship from companies, how Funny or Die makes revenue.
They also keep the cost of production low. Videos on average
cost about 2,000 dollars to make, which is nothing by Hollywood standards.
Advertisers come with million-dollar deals at the site grow in popularity,
which it has been doing.
While at Funny or Die, I got to witness a few company
bonding opportunities, a ping pong tournament and also a beach party. Days
after these events, the office had such a happy an upbeat energy, and everyone
seemed more excited to come into work. If I were CEO, I would encourage more of
these events more regularly. I would hold entire staff lunches at least once a
week, and have events at rented out venues or even people’s homes.
Because video content is such a huge portion of what Funny
or die does and what’s its employees work on every day, I would have viewing
parties whenever a big video comes out. There is a big TV in the main room of
Funny or Die that I think should be used to group employees together and allow
them to watch the fruits of their labor.
Regarding the internship program, I would have interns
follow the production of a video from start to finish, something that I wasn’t
really able to see.
Overall, there isn’t much I would change, but a few things
that I would put more emphasis on. Definitely employee bonding, and an increase
in participation of interns in the creative process.
