Lawrence Sonntag (SirLarr) tells TRUTH about Rooster Teeth & a look at RT post Ryan Haywood Drama

When Burnie Burns was leaving Rooster Teeth, I somehow lost my interest in the Rooster Teeth Podcast. Were Gus Sorola, Barbara Dunkelmann and Gavin Free not enough for me? Then another massive scandal around the company was popping up. Adam Kovic, from Funhaus and Ryan Haywood, from Achievement Hunters, fell victim to a massive leak of private data. Also Michael Quinn, the vice president of product and engineering at the Austin-based entertainment company Rooster Teeth, was facing felony charges after his wife told police he brutally beat her. In the meantime, Lawrence Sonntag and Bruce Greene left Funhaus/RT. I never understood why all these things happened in a company that I considered ‘Too successful to fail’? But now, Just a few days ago, a podcast conversation (Hang Time Podcast Episode 4) between Lawrence Sonntag (aka @SirLarr) and Shaun Bolen was published, in which they discussed FullScreen, Machinima and talked about their experiences with the companies and why they quit and went independent.


In this video I break down the full podcast (BIG THANKS TO u/TheNextChampion_ for putting the bulletpoints together on Reddit) of the events and share my thoughts. Hope you enjoy.

Full Podcast on Hang Time/Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx8T3XGJkkU

Original Reddit post:
https://new.reddit.com/r/roosterteeth/comments/s0q3p4/lawrence_sonntag_and_shaun_bolen_dishes_some_dirt/

Referenced article on Bloomberg:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-23/at-t-is-said-to-explore-sale-of-rooster-teeth-online-media-unit

Comment on Reddit Referencing Alannah Pearce’s tiny apartment: https://www.reddit.com/r/roosterteeth/comments/s0q3p4/comment/hs3n76z/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

My Adam Kovic and Ryan Haywood Leak Video from OCTOBER 2020 - Including Full Timeline, Latest News & Updates
https://youtu.be/UmmZkUfr-xE

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Chapters:

0:00 I used to love the Rooster Teeth Podcast, until Burnie Burns left
0:09 What is Rooster Teeth
0:57 How much money does Rooster Teeth make?
1:37 Disclaimer
1:53 The Ryan Haywood Drama harmed the company significantly
2:17 When Lawrence Sonntag and Bruce Greene left Funhaus
2:56 SirLarr's statements on working at Rooster Teeth and Machinima
4:00 Fullscreen didn't want to hire all Inside Gaming Crew Members
4:33 How Fullscreen was cutting corners
5:15 Machinima was pushing staff harder and harder
6:15 Rooster Teeth Membership vs Netflix
7:35 The pressure created by 'Premium Content'
8:16 Machinima paid Lawrence only 35k-40k a year
10:10 Lawrence's tipping point to leave
11:49 Rooster Teeth laid of 25% of the Inside Gaming Crew
14:23 Rooster Teeth helped Lawrence to build up a core audience
14:47 Shaun and Lawrence are Thankful
15:00 Summary
15:22 Conclusion & Analysis

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