The Real Life of a Sports Tech Reviewer

Описание: In this episode, DC Rainmaker and DesFit talk about what it's actually like to be a sports tech reviewer from the products we review, how we make money, our review process, as well as the darker side like getting blacklisted by companies.

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// Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:35 Accidentally becoming reviewers
5:40 DC Rainmaker’s First YouTube Videos
7:35 How early we get unreleased products
10:10 How much money we make per video
16:16 Why we don’t review certain products
19:30 Handling not-ready devices
22:30 Companies making house calls to fix issues
25:00 When we delay product launches
26:56 Giving up on a product review
30:31 Bad reviews can kill a company
32:36 The secret embargo shell game
39:40 Last minute announcements
42:30 The busiest times of the year
45:15 Accidentally killing unreleased products
49:00 How long to create a review?
53:23 Why is Ray always late?
55:40 Des’s rule of YouTube production time
58:20 Getting blacklisted by companies
1:06:10 How many reviews never get finished?
1:14:00 Why we film each other
1:16:42 The infamous paper bag story
1:19:07 Product release trips
1:22:00 Aren’t we competitors?
1:25:00 Do-over time

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