The Real Life of a Sports Tech Reviewer

The FIT File with DC Rainmaker and DesFit

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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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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 products49:00 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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DC Rainmaker on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/dcrainmakerblog

DesFit on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/desfit

Also check out https://www.DCRainmaker.com

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More information and past episodes here: https://www.dcrainmaker.com/podcast

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