Farmer Turned NovelKeys CEO - Mike Sickler

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]

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

[@TaehaTypes]

LOLLLLLL

[@Jaypher]

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

[@mudkip9083]

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

[@grahamburnett9594]

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]

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

[@TaehaTypes]

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

[@haidgu]

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.

[@SDXStudio]

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.

[@ExponentJustin]

This video is a great inspiration!

[@LightningXI]

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

[@arkhitekton1]

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

[@LilSaladBar]

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

[@kaishinyeoh9359]

Loved this episode, keep it up Nathan!

[@TaehaTypes]

thank you!

[@Leofgzz]

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

[@TaehaTypes]

thank you!

[@xXDarthBagginsXx]

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.

[@oklahomadb8r]

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

[@IGoOofALot14]

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

[@departures1916]

What a great interview. The whole video just flowed.

[@classi-cal]

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

[@tf2kishi826]

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

[@JAK_EDITS.]

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.

[@trashgarb]

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

[@clewstah]

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

[@LOLMachinexD]

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!

[@sakekasi]

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

[@MichaelBertolino]

Excellent interview, Nathan! Mike is a truly inspiring person

[@Jake-wm5fw]

Amazing video! This was done wonderfully

[@Ciz4Crummy]

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

[@TheAsianJC]

Great interview! I love the insight this gives.

[@Rotory2r]

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

[@caleb256]

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

[@TaehaTypes]

Definitely want to do more as the world starts to open up! Did one with Ryan before this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXrZonmpjdpnrsk

[@carlburghardt3251]

Great interview, really enjoyed it thanx.

[@mrED123]

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

[@envious4504]

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

[@cason1029]

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

[@dothedishesdude]

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.

[@DamnAwesome]

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

[@xDaichixThexCat]

I love supporting someone like this

[@chrisdotdash5154]

What a chill and nice dude. Awesome vid Nathan.

[@SteveMcGillis]

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

[@BitTerence]

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

[@placeholder3863]

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

[@shiloh1943]

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

[@brandonshen1918]

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

[@hermv9994]

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

[@CyborgTeam]

awesome and inspiring video. thanks guys

[@TehTechnoGuy]

love these interviews with people in our community.

[@rohitduda6702]

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

[@frothboss5949]

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

[@jason.1978]

great job!! the editing and shots are great

[@TaehaTypes]

thank you!

[@adam-mt6vh]

This video is so good, keep up the good work

[@christophersmith8028]

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

[@hempstead.studio]

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

[@JordanDoesKeebs]

Love content like this

[@fluffykeebz]

This was so wholesome ❤️

[@jimprovenza]

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

[@TaehaTypes]

thank you!

[@eric811]

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

[@thechientlegiant]

Great interview! Keep it up mannnnnnnng

[@gembertdelacruz7246]

Nice vid Nathan, keep it up!

[@winter-nu5wf]

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

[@AbrahamMusalem]

Awesome video Bois

[@viickytea2933]

such a wholsome video

[@heresey]

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

[@ghoulboards]

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

[@kaicat8464]

beautiful camera work as always

[@pigcake101]

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

[@blasstois]

I adored this

[@dvrkplayer]

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

[@TaehaTypes]

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

[@michaelmazzullo]

Nice hat! Cleveland represent!

[@mingsmooth]

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.

[@leifsicool]

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

[@frenaris]

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

[@Chozo_Ghost]

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.

[@bub3960]

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

[@FreshFromTheGrave]

me too ;)

[@jaym4k]

Love this series, more understand about nk now

[@rowellcorn9220]

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

[@technocatdance]

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!!

[@jbobko9291]

Mike is a goated person, what an awesome guy

[@CharlesXVl]

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

[@TaehaTypes]

i know 🤯🤯

[@jdbaker82]

Congratulations Mike from Novelkeys living the dream

[@Kuazzy]

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

[@dkarate7]

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

[@EdwinPohan]

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.

[@blutch222]

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

[@shashankmuralidharan8710]

We need a 2.0 version that is a true top mount

[@kamakizzy]

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

[@moonkarma6403]

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

[@TaehaTypes]

LUL

[@nonculus]

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

[@bury7435]

love it

[@alphatdm6265]

luv u mike

[@docmeta477]

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

[@gabeh7655]

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

[@jazminebaguinon9464]

been waiting for this!!

[@trihardio]

hes back

[@MonsiourPotatoHead]

Wholesome af

[@arasus3234]

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

[@TaehaTypes]

i like mike too

[@soran2202]

I love Mike.

[@scarletscarlet800]

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.

[@iShredStreets]

Cool office!

[@seabrunin]

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

[@pooshNchums]

Would love to see some of the manufacturing move stateside.

[@bencastellaw5824]

Yay I’m finally early

[@codywlsmith]

I love the interview and would love more of these should you get a chance to do more. The only thing I will say as a critique is that the entire interview seems very choppy. The answers jump around sporadically. There should be a general flow to the question and answer that helps keeps things moving organically down a path. Just a piece of constructive criticism! Keep up the awesome content!

[@Xzor]

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