Farmer Turned NovelKeys CEO - Mike Sickler

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Mike was the first ever sponsor of Taeha Types (even before Taeha Types went by Taeha Types), back before the channel even had a thousand subscribers. I'm incredibly proud to see how he has grown NovelKeys into what it is today, hopefully you all enjoy this interview I made of him.
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@omnitype_official 2 года назад

Nathan, just put my face over his for all these answers. They’re just the same as what I would say. 🙂

@TaehaTypes 2 года назад

LOLLLLLL

@Jaypher 2 года назад

Nope, we demand a tour as well. Including Heather because she's incredible with customer service!

@mudkip9083 Год назад

would love to see a tour and interview for omnitype, as well.

@GoofyGrumph 2 года назад

Mike seems like such a solid dude. The culture of NovelKeys is placed really uniquely in the scene and I’m loving to see that.

@bli55555 2 года назад

great video nathan! didnt realize novelkey was such a whoelsome company run by a wholesome group of people ! nice

@TaehaTypes 2 года назад

thank you! and glad you feel that way after watching the video

@SDXStudio 2 года назад

Such a great story. I've had family members look at me like I'm crazy when I tell them about the keyboard hobby. I'm sure we all have, right? When they ask "who on earth would want this". My response is usually "people who type all day, every day, for a living". Which is a true. But when you find out a farmer from West Virginia started one of the best companies, one of the pillars of the communities, it is proof that anyone can be bitten by the bug.

@haidgu 2 года назад

Imagine being one of these "diehard enthusiasts" that hates Novelkeys for trying to help people get into the hobby. At that point they are just elitist gatekeeping losers smh. I love this company for exactly what they stand for.

@ExponentJustin 2 года назад

This video is a great inspiration!

@LightningXI 2 года назад

Lovely interview with Big Mike :) He was the first vendor in the community to also support my work, and just always pushed me along in a way where I'd feel comfortable and still feel like things were manageable. I love this series, but as a suggestion for future videos, could you include the actual question that you ask to the interviewees? It'd be great to see the actual question being asked next to the answer, so that viewers don't have to infer it solely from context. It'd deepen the listening experience imo. Great work, Nathan. Keep it up, and hope to see you again soon, friend

@LilSaladBar 2 года назад

I trusted NovelKeys with one of my first solid builds! Their products have a special place in my heart!

@Leofgzz 2 года назад

I Had never watched an interview as cool as this one.. Love all the content you put out for us Taeha!

@TaehaTypes 2 года назад

thank you!

@kaishinyeoh9359 2 года назад

Loved this episode, keep it up Nathan!

@TaehaTypes 2 года назад

thank you!

@arkhitekton1 2 года назад

honestly, good for Mike. he's been such a great resource in the hobby for so long now. i still remember how excited i was to get my first switch tester from him, and it's great that he's still helping new people get into the hobby

@xXDarthBagginsXx 2 года назад

My NK65 EE Watermelon is still my daily driver, love this board and NK_ has been an amazing supplier for when I need parts - Also excited to get my GMK Analog Dreams set. Can't wait to see how much further this company grows.

@trashgarb 2 года назад

Great interview. Always nice to put a face to a company you buy from on a regular basis. Love hearing Mike's story.

@IGoOofALot14 2 года назад

Just bought a NK65 Superuser Edition and I’m even more glad I made that purchase, glad to support this guy and his employees!

@dothedishesdude 2 года назад

Super cool insight into a fun company and happy for Mike that it has worked out as well as it has, I always enjoy seeing people get to live out their dreams. I also never saw that panels video and lost it when the Harlequin Golf popped up, that was one of my first cars and I miss it everyday.

@clewstah 2 года назад

Absolutely amasing and laid back interview. Wish you both the best with your companies. :3

@oklahomadb8r 2 года назад

they really do get back to you fast, their customer support system is great

@cason1029 2 года назад

I always liked the novelkeys aesthetic but now this dude has me liking the company even more

@Caleb_Djk_18 2 года назад

This interviwed was fire, you should do more of this interviews!

@TaehaTypes 2 года назад

Definitely want to do more as the world starts to open up! Did one with Ryan before this one ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KIvqFsXu4xg.html

@sakekasi 2 года назад

Appreciate how real you are! Building a business is super nerve wracking. Yours is one of the good ones though!

@tf2kishi826 2 года назад

Fantastic interview, i appreciate having the emphasis on mike. Great stuff

@xDaichixThexCat 2 года назад

I love supporting someone like this

@christophersmith8028 2 года назад

What a down to earth, humble guy. I’ve always had a great experience when ordering through NK, even if slight issues came up that weren’t even Mike’s fault(postal issues), he went out of his way to make it right. Also super good at getting back to your questions if you have any via the support feature on the site. Watching this just made me ready to order an 87ee. Just gotta decide on a color and place it tomorrow. Frosted clear, Blumen, or atomic purple…need opinions! Haha

@envious4504 2 года назад

This was really wholesome. I really enjoy that I have bought from Novelkeys even more now after watching this video.

@mingsmooth 2 года назад

i just received my NK87 entry edition, and i really enjoyed the packaging experience. really a big fan of NK and the wholesome-ness of the company.

@departures1916 2 года назад

What a great interview. The whole video just flowed.

@technocatdance 2 года назад

Ya I am the type of guy that doesn't have a mech but is spending 2o min on a saturday morning enjoying this video thoroughly!!

@SteveMcGillis 2 года назад

Taeha-Flix Documentaries are my favorite. Really awesome to see more of these projects.

@Kuazzy Год назад

Just finished my NK 87 Build with NK Creams and Redacteds. Im in love. Stellar company

@DamnAwesome 2 года назад

What an awesome interview! I hope I can see one from CannonKeys!

@blutch222 2 года назад

My nk65 EE is my daily driver. Love that keyboard.

@shashankmuralidharan8710 2 года назад

We need a 2.0 version that is a true top mount

@eric811 2 года назад

It feels like it’s been a while since I’ve seen a Taeha vid

@ghoulboards 2 года назад

Mike is a real one. It genuinely feels like he is for us, which isn't common from someone in business.

@braurio Год назад

actually impressive that this guy went from making testers to making some of the most popular switches in the community. super smart guy

@moonkarma6403 2 года назад

been waiting for vods in the dump channel haha that's why those are delayed

@TaehaTypes 2 года назад

LUL

@winter-nu5wf 2 года назад

Mike is such a down to earth person, all in all wholesome, will support the company when I have the funds to :)

@heresey 2 года назад

This was awesome and so are Novelkeys. My NK65 Entry was lost in the mail and they came through with a board for me not a month later. Customer for life

@dkarate7 2 года назад

For the love of God, get more GMK Boneyard!!!! I missed this one and need it in my life (for a reasonable price). Mahalo!

@LOLMachinexD 2 года назад

Very insightful video! I love seeing the snippets of the behind the scenes at the company and it seriously inspires me to start my own LOL Hope to see more interview videos and warehouse tours! Also, absolutely can't wait for that typing game!

@frenaris 2 года назад

Your wife named your company with the ultimate dad joke. Amazing

@CharlesXVl 2 года назад

crazy to see how much the hobby has grown in the last couple years 😯

@TaehaTypes 2 года назад

i know 🤯🤯

@chrisdotdash5154 2 года назад

What a chill and nice dude. Awesome vid Nathan.

@frothboss5949 2 года назад

Mike is a great guy and NovelKeys is a great company. Very excited to see where the future takes them.

@classi-cal 2 года назад

Such a great video. Lovely to see someone build a company from humble beginnings and maintain such a chill vibe.

@TheAsianJC 2 года назад

Great interview! I love the insight this gives.

@EdwinPohan 2 года назад

As someone new to this hobby, NovelKeys is definitely a name I hear a lot but haven’t really touched yet (I’m still playing in the lowest budget range). I do see how very laid back and amazing of a guy Mike and his company is. Will probably try out some of their creations once I’m ready to plunge more money in this hobby.

@kamakizzy 2 года назад

Dude I love the Gorillaz figurines on your shelf. So rad edit: a Gorillaz themed KB would be dope AF

@Ciz4Crummy 2 года назад

Great inspirational story about how the company started from the ground up, thank you for sharing this story with us.

@JAK_EDITS. 2 года назад

Awesome, awesome interview. Great insights from Mike, I absolutely love his stance on wanting the hobby to be accessible to anyone, and that he acknowledges the toxic elitists all over the hobby & Discord. Seems like a totally genuine, humble and cool guy.

@BitTerence 2 года назад

Just excellent, can’t wait to see what Novelkeys does next as a company and what you do next as a RU-vid channel

@TehTechnoGuy 2 года назад

love these interviews with people in our community.

@dvrkplayer 2 года назад

nice interview, i'd love to see a warehouse tour in the future if that's possible

@TaehaTypes 2 года назад

I included several clips from the warehouse throughout in this video but it wasnt as big/interesting enough to warrant an entire video

@seabrunin 2 года назад

what a guy. i love mike also those gorillaz figurines are SIIIIIIIIICK

@pigcake101 2 года назад

I absolutely loooove novel keys, glad to see an interview with the man himself lol

@michaelmazzullo 2 года назад

Nice hat! Cleveland represent!

@jdbaker82 2 года назад

Congratulations Mike from Novelkeys living the dream

@placeholder3863 2 года назад

super excited to see what novelkeys has to offer in the future

@jason.1978 2 года назад

great job!! the editing and shots are great

@TaehaTypes 2 года назад

thank you!

@TheHornet79 2 года назад

Interview Rama Works too!

@MichaelBertolino 2 года назад

Excellent interview, Nathan! Mike is a truly inspiring person

@hermv9994 2 года назад

It's interesting to hear from companies how they progressed and the achievements shown. Awesome interview

@docmeta477 2 года назад

I always love to see the combination of family oriented farmer and technology enthusiast. Screw the stereotypes

@MonsiourPotatoHead 2 года назад

Wholesome af

@mrED123 2 года назад

Wow this was a great interview! Answered all of the questions I had! Thanks Mike and Taeha

@blasstois 2 года назад

I adored this

@viickytea2933 2 года назад

such a wholsome video

@jaym4k 2 года назад

Love this series, more understand about nk now

@arasus3234 2 года назад

I like Mike. My first board was the NK65 EE purple and it was a fantastic first build.

@TaehaTypes 2 года назад

i like mike too

@jbobko9291 2 года назад

Mike is a goated person, what an awesome guy

@gabeh7655 2 года назад

The way he said "I had a Razer" put a smile on my face.

@rohitduda6702 2 года назад

Was just thinking about getting a NovelKeys board for a friends and this popped up. Great video!

@bub3960 2 года назад

ah, lovely story. also love the paenls and freshfromthegrave shout outs :P

@FreshFromTheGrave 2 года назад

me too ;)

@leifsicool 2 года назад

Looking forward to that new keyboard with the different mounting style. Hope it comes in the yellow color!

@scarletscarlet800 2 года назад

This is so fun, it's like a kid has his own toy factory and makes money with his best friends. This is every man's dream.

@Chozo_Ghost 2 года назад

We stan for Big Mike around here. I also throw my hat into the ring to offer to be a support member on NK's Discord should they ever decide to make one. Would like the challenge.

@Jake48104 2 года назад

Amazing video! This was done wonderfully

@carlburghardt3251 2 года назад

Great interview, really enjoyed it thanx.

@shiloh1943 2 года назад

great stuff!! would like to see more interviews like these! :)

@bolsasupply 2 года назад

Amazing insight from one of our biggest inspirations. Thank you Nathan and Novelkeys for the awesome interview!

@TaehaTypes 2 года назад

❤️❤️ gotta get bolsa supply on this series one day!

@CyborgTeam 2 года назад

awesome and inspiring video. thanks guys

@jimprovenza 2 года назад

The video is shot really well. Good job! Really interesting stuff too!

@TaehaTypes 2 года назад

thank you!

@Ponker 2 года назад

Everyone loves Mike. Ponker loves Mike. Ponker bless

@Rotory2r 2 года назад

love the interviews you do nathan. hoping to see more from ya.

@Xzor 2 года назад

Taeha Lives! 3:10 TIL. That's actually really clever.

@rowellcorn9220 2 года назад

Need more content like this. Would be cool if you visited more known vendors for warehouse tours and interviews.

@hempstead.studio 2 года назад

I love these type of videos. Keep it up my dude. 🖤

@JordanDoesKeebs 2 года назад

Love content like this

@shapshooter7769 2 года назад

This man has a heart as big as his switches. That's coming from a proud owner of them xD Now go ALPS

@alphatdm6265 2 года назад

luv u mike

@thechientlegiant 2 года назад

Great interview! Keep it up mannnnnnnng

@fluffykeebz 2 года назад

This was so wholesome ❤️

@adam-mt6vh 2 года назад

This video is so good, keep up the good work

@time5260 2 года назад

Imagine walking down the street one day, looking to your left and seeing this 0:27. Crazy.

@Fatass_ 2 года назад

He plays penhold in table tennis that’s pretty pog

@andytypes8271 2 года назад

NK: No blue in the space Logitech: What are we, chopped liver?!

@amizan8653 2 года назад

Novelkeys is cool. I'm still trying to go for a keychain q3, that $150 price point is amazingly affordable

@nonculus 2 года назад

I hope that you can do that kind of thing with more people

@kaicat8464 2 года назад

beautiful camera work as always

@AbrahamMusalem 2 года назад

Awesome video Bois

@Crokto 2 года назад

re:video game an idea ive had for a while is to have a virtual keyboard shop, where designers can send the developers render models of their boards, and then users can kinda virtually walk through. would be a really cool way for consumers to browse through all the options. too bad i have no programming experience