Show Notes
Boardzy joins us this week to talk about the origins of his channel, the business behind reviewing, Boardzyfest, and his takes on shape, weight, and cloning ethics - plus the latest mouse news and community recap!
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(00:00) INTRO (00:31) What's on your desk? == BOARDZY == (01:40) Who is boardzy (02:24) Boardzy name lore (05:30) Do you get recognized? (07:00) What launched your channel? (08:10) How has YouTube changed? (11:41) Reason for success? (13:57) is reviewing harder or easier nowadays? (16:48) Advice for starting a channel (18:30) Business LLC (20:32) What got you into mice? (21:55) Recording & Editing (23:08) Starting over, anything you'd do differently? (24:46) 2026 Trends (26:09) Feedback to mfgrs (27:32) Review-worthy products (30:53) Costs of success (34:41) Travel (37:30) Non-mouse content (38:11) Boardzyfest (45:45) Unlimited budget (47:25) What have you learned? (48:46) Other reviewers attending? (52:11) Cloning ethics (53:49) Shape is NOT king (55:12) Ideal weight (56:55) "I've made it" moment (57:40) Do you talk to other reviewers? (58:32) Do you watch other reviews? (1:00:36) Make your own shape? (1:01:48) Sentimental collection? (1:03:46) What mice have stayed on your desk longest? (1:05:07) Do reviewers have to be cracked? (1:06:39) The most fun you've had gaming? (1:08:38) Knicks (1:09:49) What we're looking forward to? (1:11:37) Revive a shape? == NEWS == (1:15:02) ATK F1 v3 (1:17:34) Ninjutso Sora V3 (1:19:59) G305 X SUPERLIGHT (1:22:12) Pulsar Pro STA-X (1:28:27) Endgame Gear Colors (1:30:40) Scyrox V6S V8S (1:31:20) Ajazz Shuttle Scroll (1:32:23) Lamzu PAW NEXT sensor == COMMUNITY RECAP == (1:34:47) Santali out of business (1:37:47) ATK Factory website (1:38:22) Downfall of Razer (1:40:50) Boardzy podcast? (1:44:12) Outro #mousecast #mousereview #podcast #gaming
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