Franky Villani Of Primitive

[rawbertson.]

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sounds like its going to be a new brand which is awesome because i am a big fan of his graphics and I think they would be a welcome addition to whats out right now if i am being honest. It would be kind of like a 2026 toy machine. Are there other companies where the aging pro / owner draws the graphics?

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To the shigrin of many (not me tho) Cyrus does most of Limo's. Also to the shigrin of many (not me again) Chris Milic does most of Frog's.

both two of my favorite companies! I acutally did know they did graphics but i didnt know to what extent, but it makes sense. i think this is really important. like i dont really care about vinyl graphics...
 

[churned gristle]

He’s doing his own brand

I recently saw he was part of this
https://topheavyonline.com

No boards on here rn, but would be cool if this was his pivot

Edit: Saw someone else post about Humongous boards. Seems more likely than the one I posted if he is starting his own

[mattchew]

I don’t want him to do his own company so he can just focus on skating.

[Sandwich Marty]

Now that’s a good looking setup

[DCLOVE]

His brother? Commented on some insta post about him starting a company with “mind your own business”  so idk if that’s confirmation either way. I’d rather he get on a board company and just do a soft good company if it’s about wanting to do more of art stuff. T shirts and stuff way easier to deal with than a whole ass board company and he’s only 30 still got like a solid 5 years of shredding at a high level.

[radcunt]

Just pop him on Heroin and let him rip.

[my english is bad]

Worst case scenario is he's going back to Zero

[enjoithejunt]

The 10 year dynasty is starting to crumble

[Hyliannightmare]

Never fit

[Paul Cicero]

I don’t want him to do his own company so he can just focus on skating.

This.

He’s an exceptional talent and obviously has an artistic spark, but please just make shirts or something and keep putting out parts.

[roba]

thanks to his farewell ig post i learned i had one of his debut pro boards, i didn't know that it was his first. i had that foil one because it was discounted.

i hope he doesn't go to heroin because he's way better than all of them combined, but he looks the part since most of those guys are kinda fat

[rawbertson.]

I want lots of things...  we get what we get and we don't get upset   

[shannamal]

some of you are out of your mind. sci fi? baker? what are you even talking about

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some of you are out of your mind. sci fi? baker? what are you even talking about

Sk8 Mafia

[mooraga]

Such a stupid move I think

I hope the best for the dude but all companies are struggling, so leaving something THIS established cant be good

[DCLOVE]

Such a stupid move I think

I hope the best for the dude but all companies are struggling, so leaving something THIS established cant be good

Primitive almost went under last year cause an employee embezzled 3 mil - primitive is probably the least stable big company right now especially since their soft goods ain’t popping like they used to to pad them.

[Idk]

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Such a stupid move I think

I hope the best for the dude but all companies are struggling, so leaving something THIS established cant be good

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Primitive almost went under last year cause an employee embezzled 3 mil - primitive is probably the least stable big company right now especially since their soft goods ain’t popping like they used to to pad them.

which employee? How did this happen?

[Atiba Applebum]

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Such a stupid move I think

I hope the best for the dude but all companies are struggling, so leaving something THIS established cant be good

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Primitive almost went under last year cause an employee embezzled 3 mil - primitive is probably the least stable big company right now especially since their soft goods ain’t popping like they used to to pad them.

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which employee? How did this happen?

(According to the story) Some guy in the office-side.  Not a skater or someone anyone would know

[Underpressureflips]

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Such a stupid move I think

I hope the best for the dude but all companies are struggling, so leaving something THIS established cant be good

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Primitive almost went under last year cause an employee embezzled 3 mil - primitive is probably the least stable big company right now especially since their soft goods ain’t popping like they used to to pad them.

Love that for p rod

[Cranberry Relish]

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some of you are out of your mind. sci fi? baker? what are you even talking about

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Sk8 Mafia

Could see him on Tanabata with Sky and Ocean Brown

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His brother? Commented on some insta post about him starting a company with “mind your own business”  so idk if that’s confirmation either way. I’d rather he get on a board company and just do a soft good company if it’s about wanting to do more of art stuff. T shirts and stuff way easier to deal with than a whole ass board company and he’s only 30 still got like a solid 5 years of shredding at a high level.

If that is indeed his brother, maybe he should chill on people who GAF about what Franky is doing for boards. Not buying anything Franky starts would be the ultimate "mind my own business" and I don't think that's what they want.

[Donkey Lips]

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Such a stupid move I think

I hope the best for the dude but all companies are struggling, so leaving something THIS established cant be good

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Primitive almost went under last year cause an employee embezzled 3 mil - primitive is probably the least stable big company right now especially since their soft goods ain’t popping like they used to to pad them.

they have to have zero accounting controls in place to allow somebody to syphon off 3 million within a few years. which would make sense since it sounds like paul and heath hired all of their idiot friends to be in operations.

[TwisT]

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Such a stupid move I think

I hope the best for the dude but all companies are struggling, so leaving something THIS established cant be good

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Primitive almost went under last year cause an employee embezzled 3 mil - primitive is probably the least stable big company right now especially since their soft goods ain’t popping like they used to to pad them.

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they have to have zero accounting controls in place to allow somebody to syphon off 3 million within a few years. which would make sense since it sounds like paul and heath hired all of their idiot friends to be in operations.

They wrote an algorithm that would take one penny from each Dragon ball deck and put it into a off shore account.

[QixHexagon]

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Such a stupid move I think

I hope the best for the dude but all companies are struggling, so leaving something THIS established cant be good

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Primitive almost went under last year cause an employee embezzled 3 mil - primitive is probably the least stable big company right now especially since their soft goods ain’t popping like they used to to pad them.

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they have to have zero accounting controls in place to allow somebody to syphon off 3 million within a few years. which would make sense since it sounds like paul and heath hired all of their idiot friends to be in operations.

Didn't Ellington say the same thing happened to Baker or their distribution company many years ago? Wild

[theotherguy]

New board brand: Plan V.

[Atiba Applebum]

New board brand: Plan V.

For Supes?

[Cool Ceith]

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Such a stupid move I think

I hope the best for the dude but all companies are struggling, so leaving something THIS established cant be good

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Primitive almost went under last year cause an employee embezzled 3 mil - primitive is probably the least stable big company right now especially since their soft goods ain’t popping like they used to to pad them.

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they have to have zero accounting controls in place to allow somebody to syphon off 3 million within a few years. which would make sense since it sounds like paul and heath hired all of their idiot friends to be in operations.

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They wrote an algorithm that would take one penny from each Dragon ball deck and put it into a off sure account.

I lol'd 

[A Not At All Naughty Chemist]

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Such a stupid move I think

I hope the best for the dude but all companies are struggling, so leaving something THIS established cant be good

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Primitive almost went under last year cause an employee embezzled 3 mil - primitive is probably the least stable big company right now especially since their soft goods ain’t popping like they used to to pad them.

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they have to have zero accounting controls in place to allow somebody to syphon off 3 million within a few years. which would make sense since it sounds like paul and heath hired all of their idiot friends to be in operations.

In these cases it often is someone from accounting itself. "Boy this million dollar company is run by idiot skaters, they'll never notice"