Flint and Tinder Blog

THOUGHTS: Branding and Identity (the agency test) 01/20/13

Published Sunday, January 20

It's been just over 6 months since we launched on Kickstarter and just over 3 since we launched the website. In that time, no fewer than 5 creative, branding and/or identity agencies have...more

MADE IN AMERICA: Imperial Shave Gear 11/25/12

Published Sunday, November 25

  Every man should know how to shave.  By "shave," we don't just mean get the hair off of your face though. Shaving is an art, the same as anything worth doing. A shave done right n...more

THOUGHTS: On Doing Good and Morale In The Wake of Sandy 11/15/12

Published Thursday, November 15

  Hurricane Sandy was a funny one for each of us in different ways.  For me personally, part of the difficulty was in being away from the city I love (my family, friends, neighbors,...more

MADE IN AMERICA: Legacy Power Wagon 11/11/12

Published Sunday, November 11

  Meet Flint and Tinder's latest automotive obsession: The Legacy Power Wagon.  These fantastic monsters begin life sometime around 1945 under the name Dodge Power Wagon.&...more

LISTEN-UP: It's Product Development Time 11/05/12

Published Monday, November 05

When we think of the many things we've going for us at Flint and Tinder, the one that we're most excited about is actually, well, you.  That and our eagerness to listen.  You se...more

HELP: Light A Match For A Good Cause 11/02/12

Published Friday, November 02

 I woke up this morning to find an the following email in my inbox: Jake— I wanted to thank you for including the matches in your Flint and Tinder packages. I'm in Lower Manhatt...more

UDATE: Bear-hugs All Around 11/01/12

Published Thursday, November 01

A great big bear-hug from all of us to all of you. We're not yet back in the office (subway service is yet to resume), not yet got the power back on (power is out to all of lower Manhattan), and ...more

MEET THE TEAM: Three-Shears For Eda 10/18/12

Published Thursday, October 18

A mega high-five to Eda, Flint and Tinder's newly minted (well, it's been a few months now) head of production.  She ran the making of stuff for at least one mega-brand from 0-40M in sa...more

JUST KEEP FIGHTING: The best business advice I ever got 10/14/12

Published Sunday, October 14

First, the backstory: While I have a habit of buying business books, I also have a habit of not finishing them. They just don't speak my language. My language is more the langu...more