Rick Farman
Co-Founder at Superfly
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRick Farman is a veteran entrepreneur and co-founder of Superfly, the creative force behind cultural landmarks like Bonnaroo and Outside Lands, who has spent three decades turning live experiences into scalable business franchises. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he leads business development and strategic partnerships while also co-founding Flymachine and investing across wellness, technology, media and entertainment startups. His portfolio reflects a taste for culture-shaping companies—from immersive tech and NFTs to consumer brands and digital media—revealing an appetite for both creative risk and category-defining bets. Rick pairs hands-on event-building experience with an investor’s eye for product-market fit, often backing ventures aligned with his personal interests in wellness and technology. An early festival innovator who started in grassroots roles (including bartending and camp counseling), he brings practical operational instincts to high-level strategy. Though not primarily visible as an engineer on GitHub, he supports Superfly’s technical footprint as a "machine user" for @SuperFlyTV, signaling engagement with digital and media tooling behind the experiences.
8 years of coding experience
George W Hewlett High SchoolBA, Anthropology, BA, Anthropology at Tulane UniversityCushing Academy
Github Skills (15)
asynchronous10
automation10
javascript10
nodejs10
typescript10
television10
thread10
blackmagicdesign10
multithreading10
streaming10
broadcast10
resolver9
server-core8
state-management8
nodejs-library7
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
Sofie-Automation/sofie-atem-connection
Jun 2018 - Sep 2020
Sofie ATEM Connection: A Part of the Sofie TV Studio Automation System
Contributions:65 commits in 2 years 3 months
automationsofieatemblackmagicdesignblackmagicdesign-atem
Sofie-Automation/sofie-hyperdeck-connection
Oct 2018 - May 2021
Sofie HyperDeck Connection: A Part of the Sofie TV Studio Automation System
Contributions:34 commits in 2 years 7 months
automationsofiehyperdeckblackmagicdesignprotocol
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