Don't play your fans for fools. This is the reason apps like Patreon exist. There is clearly something bigger going on, so before you dig yourself a deeper hole, please actually listen to your core audience and tell them the truth, and don't try to scam them out of their hard earned money.

I have enjoyed watching your documentaries, but stuff like this just turns me and probably a lot of other people away from engaging with your channel any more.

He just told you what's going on. Well, more rather he quickly glossed over it. Somebody at disrupt studios broke up with them. Jack wants your investment so he can keep creative control. It appears that 10% is what is needed to swing the balance in his favor. Seems deceptive.

Agree, i would be happy to chuck $20 in a pot with no expectation of anything in return. and imagine 10x more people would be willing to do that than would 'invest' $100.

Seriously, I'm nearly 100% sure people would be willing to help fund the payment if only he was honest about it.

at least with this you have a chance at getting money back, unlike patreon

I feel bad for him. It seems as though he has a gun to his head or he's shameful about getting himself into this situation - telling the truth would be the best option here, and I would respect him a lot for it

didn't know fnm was watching disrupt<br>but yeah, maybe jak should make a patreon

didn't know fnm was watching disrupt
but yeah, maybe jak should make a patreon

Yep, this is it
I unsubbed because of this because i see exactly how it is.
His own personal opinion on his company's value and the value of his VR content is like me saying i have a networth of 10million because i will make a social media platform that might take off in 15 years.

Yep, this is it
I unsubbed because of this because i see exactly how it is.
His own personal opinion on his company's value and the value of his VR content is like me saying i have a networth of 10million because i will make a social media platform that *might* take off in 15 years.

Also YouTube's membership and super thanks systems

EXACTLY! You're asking people to "invest" to repay your debt! That's not an investment. Just tell us if you need help and we will help you. But don't make a big scam and lie about needing help!


The problem with funding Disrupt with investors is that you’ll inevitably be forced to prioritize making money over strictly content creation. You’ll have to monetize your platform in unlikeable or unfitting ways, or risk sinking the entire project. Investment is not a bad idea for a media company, but this brand isn’t currently big enough to guarantee anything for it’s investors. There’s a reason other people in your shoes might just start a Patron. Ask for support from your audience, people who already love the stuff you put out. You’ll be beckoning to people who are much more likely to support your channel based on passion and a will to see the creative power behind this company succeed. Currently, you’re advertising to people with an investment mindset, yet showcasing really how poor of an investment this is. Right now, with Disrupt’s current size and project output, you need to play into your strengths, and currently those are your production quality and fanbase. Not your ability to garner a profit.


I wish for the best for this channel but investing just seems too risky

@Big Hitter yeah but the way he’s portraying it to be a investment when really he’s just paying off debts is messed up

@yesn't it’s an investment because you’re getting a portion of the ownership of the s channel

Imagine asking for money in debt and calling it an "investment" 💀

Let's be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:
https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ

Let's be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:
*https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ*

@yesn't I rewatched the video because I didn't fully understand what he meant. I then saw the 150,000$ in debt 💀

@Sol you can't call paying off his debt investing


Raising $500,000 to save the channel via crowdsourcing is completely fine, as long as you're upfront about it. I imagine many people would be willing to chip in a couple bucks to continue seeing content from a channel they like.

But asking for a minimum of $100 per person and then trying to pitch the whole thing as some kind of "investment"?

Kinda shady bro.

@Aliysaa So why do it over wefund in the first place?

Investments via wefund always have a $100 minimum. He did not do that himself.

And they would’ve kept 100% of the channel as well as not have to worry about all the bullshit they’re promising investors..

Exactly a minimum of 100 dollars is way to much for long time supporters of the channel who can't afford blowing a hundred bucks on a YouTuber, I hope all goes well for disrupt bc it's my favorite YouTube channel but there has to be a better way to raise money


Much of this smoke and mirrors discourse could've been avoided by implementing a Patreon, possibly combining it with Disrupt Plus, to give yourself full creative and financial freedom. Or in some way or another, explore memberships, literally an already existing feature on this platform.<br>You'd be justified to use that money without shady promises, even for matters you're not comfortable disclosing to your public audience in the first place.

Much of this smoke and mirrors discourse could've been avoided by implementing a Patreon, possibly combining it with Disrupt Plus, to give yourself full creative and financial freedom. Or in some way or another, explore memberships, literally an already existing feature on this platform.
You'd be justified to use that money without shady promises, even for matters you're not comfortable disclosing to your public audience in the first place.

@Cheese Cake gumroad? ko-fi? or set up their own and get 100% of payment, like ross creations did. literally any option would be better than what they're doing now

@Mayhem Keys more honestly, if the channel had a new revenue stream that made any money, it would likely be grounds to raise the number from 500k to more because... the channel would be more profitable. but as it turns out, jak is the one who valued the buyout at 500k

But then he has to give 51% of patreon money to the other owner along with his 49% until the 500k is paid back.

The difference being, the other half owner would get 50% of all the revenue, which would raise his 1 million dollar evaluation, and make the buyout harder. This way, jak can say “I’ve projected the ability to be crowd funded, at the current evaluation, for only a ten percent stake” which would solve his problem. The whole time not taking a single actual dollar yet. Hence why it’s done on the platform that it is

@Absak Linus Tech Tip is a different product.  Totally different channel.

@Absak This should have been the first step 100% as it is a tried and tested method that is increasingly common in the YouTube ecosystem. A strange and vague way of generating channel funds was definitely not the way to go.

or just make product placement as Linus Tech Tip is doing, this is the best way to make money on youtube IMO...

https://youtu.be/i4gIqgtBXJU
Finally it's here


I personally think that you could have been more transparent.

Should have said something along the lines of:

"Disrupt is in need of 500k due to one of the co founders departing.

We are setting up a Crowdfunding campaign in order to pay off the Debt caused by their departure.

If we are not able to clear this Debt caused by their departure, it will affect the future of Disrupt."

Being more transparent would help this situation to not look so sketchy.

But it’s worse when you realize he’s trying to sell us 10% of what he’s paying 51% for.


Damn you really dodged the real concerns people were having. I get it you need to pay off your debt and I do think deep in your heart you think that your channel is something worthy of investing in, but I gotta say it’s a bit eye opening to see all the negative comments on your last video and then watching this short Q/A video that dodges the real concerns in favor of responding to questions from people you view as potential investors. It’s a shame you’re doubling down and aren’t even addressing the main concerns people have with this.

@Cheese Cake he doesn't get any money, it's just to see how many people are willing to. if he does reach the goal then you are asked again if you want to continue then you pay, if not ALL the money is refunded

@Dedicated many bots and reporting them.

yeah, and what happen if he can't reach his goal? the investment is going to dust?

he can't say what he's doing with the money ? can you listen

https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ
Finally its here YES

*https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ*
Finally its here *YES*


Why not make Disrupt a publicly traded company? The way it is now, this entire things just seems scammy.

Getting a company public is a long and complicated process and they aren't near big enough to make that work

Getting an IPO is much much harder than you think

Because then you have to be accountable..  The way they are doing it, I'm sure the fine print says that you agree that your money could disappear and you can't do anything about it.

Because it's not big enough and has no where near enough revenue to go public

Because it IS a scam. He does not want to earn money honestly, he will disappear as soon as he gets enough money. ;)


I have 3 issues with this:

1) how has disrupt been valued at ten milly but couldn’t make enough to pay off the 466k debt for a couple years

2) so the crowdfunding is supposed to cover the debt but investors in total are only being allocated 10% of the channel  to pay off the other guy who has 50% for the same price

3) what happens to investors money if it goes to plan b? Do investors keep stock after the restructure or is the money lost or refunded?

I honestly think that investing in this channel would be a good idea if it was thru like the nyse or something and not thru some random app. Plus these numbers just don’t add up lol

to answer 3, no. no money is refunded in stocks, infact, thats why it's risky. you could lose a ton from investing in the wrong thing

2) I imagine they didn’t go for the full 50 because of how much that would mean bending their creative choices to the shareholders — and 10% is just enough for that to not be a serious concern (depending how they restructure) while also being just enough to still pay back the 400k+ over some time

@Asher808 In the beginning of the video he says they will resume control if the funding doesn't succeed.

@サッポロビービー the 500k was a buyout from 1-2 years ago. before the company was making 200k. the 10 mil valuation is a future valuation. its what they expect the company to be worth in the future. but to be honest the only bad thing about the company’s financials is their current debt. Otherwise they look great. very low operating costs and their revenue and net income quadrupled in one year. if the debt is fully paid off then the price per dividend per price (assuming their income stays the same or increases) is actually on par with the dividend per price of stock for the S&P 500. If you personally believe that Disrupt will be some huge media corporation that gets bought out for hundreds of millions in the future then its not a bad investment imho. I’m not sure if I will be investing. and if I do it would be $1,000 or less and only purely as a hail mary gamble. But I actually went through their financials and calculated an appropriate price for preferred shares at their given income and (assuming the debt is paid off with this funding round) then the price is actually in line with most publicly traded companies. The only other risk I can see is how their fans view this play. This could hurt their future income. but if they survive this its a pretty average investment opportunity and if you want you can think of it as a crowdfunding opportunity and just throw $100 at it. worst case you help out a company you love. best case in 10 years that $100 will be $1,000 for beer money lol

@ITR It’s not a “potential” buyout, he already bought out a company with money he didn’t have and now he’s trying to pay off that debt. Very different.

It's not a debt though, it's a potential buy-out. Firstly I don't think he can use the money the company owns to buy the shares (not to mention he says he only expects a few cents in return the next few years), but he also might have to pay more money if the person who owns 51% sets their price higher as the channel grows.

Still scummy that they don't go more into detail about this, there should be a whole video detailing the situation, though if somebody owns 51% I don't understand why he wouldn't rather just quit the channel and make a new one instead. Unless he for some reason signed a non-compete.

@サッポロビービー Hes making yhe viewers pay for his own investment within the business because he knows that:

1) Viewers tend not to have a knowledge in business, and people enjoy the content

2) He couldnt ask anyone else such as an angel investor to pay it off because they would see the obvious sham that is this deal.

I feel stupid for not realizing that he said that the company is valued at 10mil for 100% but apparently a 51% is supposedly worth 500k while also being 10% simultaneously


Very speculative investment, interesting but extremely risky IMO

Lamo it’s not risky at all, it is just idiotic smh.

Its not an investment, look at the website its just a big joke

I agree, very very interesting for the future of YouTube and social media, not a good investment in this case.

its not an investment, its a donation for jak to pay a debt. its a go-fundme but you get a few cents in return.

there is no middle term between 100 and 1k investment....

I think it's silly to even think of it as an investment.  It's just support for the channel.  If it turns out that you get something back, that's just a bonus.

@yesn't Yea right now it's just gambling

Dude just give us merch or something, we will buy it if you just make it! Don't do this! This is just scamming people.

@BarryPlowman just the added bonus of "owning the channel"

I’m almost certain that if you left your money in a long term savings account you’d get a better return. This isn’t an investment, it’s a charity donation.

@Fidelio yeah he could've made Patreon exclusive content , limited supply merch , done more ad reads , you name it. Anything wouldve been better than this half assed plan that he calls a investment.

@Thomas He could have just asked them for money and they may have helped him.

Let's be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:
https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ

Let's be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:
*https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ*

Calling paying off a debt " a investment " is a joke. Call it what it is , a fucked up financial situation in which he is trying to exploit his viewers to pay it off.

yeah this seems risky asf and really out of line for disrupt... i dont like it

https://youtu.be/i4gIqgtBXJU
Finally its here

Yeah....<br>Edit: not even an investment tbh

Yeah....
Edit: not even an investment tbh


This just says to me that he is having money problems and needs our money.

@7Hunnid! you smoke weed and expect to make it huge based on that alone?

I’m just a young mexican stoner that smokes weed on my YouTube channel, tryna me it out the hood One Day👌 When i look at the top where all the successful people are… there isn’t NO mexicans 😅🫠

Bad deal doesn't youtube pay him and sponsors and other stuff wt

Not just money problems, conflict between owners of the company

Алан Ларсенко

It is. If you look over the financials, basically "he" bought the other half of the company from the other co-founder for $500,000 meanwhile the company only made $50,000ish last year. So basically people are buying these shares but paying over twice as much as "he" (the company) paid for each share with no guaranteed returns as your profit is out of net which is easy to make disappear. It could either be a really good deal if you trust Disrupt, but you are still buying the shares at a bad price when you figure in that you are bailing out the company.

https://youtu.be/i4gIqgtBXJU
Finally it's here

Basically. While I'm thankful for his investment for our entertainment, it was his own risk to do so. We don't owe him an investment from our side although I don't mind supporting the channel

https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ
Finally its here YES

*https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ*
Finally its here *YES*


You should just be transparent and honest about the current position disrupt is in


FYI this isn’t an investment. You’re paying off his debt.

On one hand, he wants to use the audience to payoff the departure of the partner. On the other hand, if he is extremely confident and bullish about the channel’s growth, then he should put his own money to buyout the departing partner. Say he doesn’t have the funds, reach a 5 to 10 year agreement of paying off 500k debt. Another avance to take is raising investment from his inner circle, accredited investors, friends, family, acquaintances. Easier said then done but these are avenues to reach first for such long term plan. It is what most companies do that start from a garage. I understand that Disrupt’s intent is to disrupt the media industry. Just doesn’t disrupt your fan base. You already disrupted your financials.

Traditional or typical ways have been proven best practices than new disruptive ways.

He is paying off his own debt to buy the channel. If he adds patreon before owning it, then he owes 51% of patreon money to the current owner.


Damn seeing all the comments about this shows how people are reluctant to fall for this. Im sorry man this looks like the end of the road for me (and most likely alot of us). Hopefully you are able to figure this out a different way and not using shady investment tactics.

the end of the road for me was the digital stuff overpowering the stories.


As a person who studies accounting, my issues are:

1. You havent explained anything about the company. You havent told us who this 'previous member' is, how you arrived in this situation. You have basically just said 'Im in debt, theres a reason, pay it off for me thanks'

2. Your valuation is biased. A 3rd party should have been the one to value it, not you. If I value my property, that doesnt mean its actually worth that. I'm glad you've explained youre the one who valued it, but that shouldve been addressed in the first video, not afterwards.

3. That balance sheet seems awfully scarce of information, and you haven't explained how any of the values present.You shouldve also shown us the other financial statements, and explained the current structure of Disrupt, and your current investments other than YouTube, as based on that balance sheet, your projected value is completely unjustifiable.

4. You're crowdfunding money, selling 10% of the business to pay off a proposed $500,000 that was paid for 50%. I understand that the business may have grown since then, but it feels awfully sketchy at this level of percentage. Its just my theory, but maybe the reason you havent taken this opportunity to someone who can fund it, is because you know what you are doing is sketchy, that any sensible businessman or woman would know that what you are doing, is using the crowdfunded money to pay for your own ownership within the business.

@Selection Quite literally! I found the income statements buried at the bottom of the wefund page and lets just say it isnt looking good for him. The owner has been repeatedly taking pretty much all of the money out of the business for wages,  both times around $80k. It isnt so bad in 2021 as the company had made 140k, but this is still a massive red flag, especially being that it is an LLC, which has limited liability. No money is being kept within the business for growth purposes. It also makes Jak not responsible if the business goes bankrupt, meaning any debts the business incur are not his to pay. Then theres the fact that their using it to fund their costs of travel and rent, which cost them several thousands in both 2020 and 2021, aka using it for tax avoidance purposes (different to tax evasion, its the process of manipulating the loopholes in the law to avoid tax, which is still illegal, by claiming that the property he owns is required for his work, it allows him to force the costs onto the company and reduce his own tax costs on said property, its quite common when self employed, but unprofessional when others are involved). There are around 60k in valued assets within the business, mostly in short term investments, which are clarified to be crypto currencies; a very volatile market. The truly dodgy part is the fact that there are no physical assets attributed to the business. Its also sketchy that Jak Wilmot (The person buying the business) has 3 and a half years to pay his debt left, yet he decided to run a crowdfund now. That tells me that he may not be reaching the figures he needs to meet the payment scheme the two organised, and needed assistance, which could be backed up by the Cash Flow statement thats shown in 2020.

Basically, something is definitely off with this deal. It could very easily be a pull out scam, remember that any debts the business incurs are not his to pay, and by becoming owner he could very easily just take the money and run.

The owner is living high and mighty. Both Jak and Jordan are living well, earning 40k each from the 50/50 split of the wages (as there is no formal agreement so i have to default to equal split, its law) then theyre having their rent paid (About 5.5k a year, approx 450 a month meaning more than likely, one owner isn't working on disrupt anymore, they share a place, or they both have really shitty apartments that cost half of 450), theyre having travel costs paid at 7.7k a yr. Thats alot of travel. Thats talking over $150 USD a week, so theres sumn very weird ab that. You get my point

"I have evaluted myself, and I am worth 10 million dollars." has the same energy as " I investigated myself, and found I am not guilty".

@Lord Akira Thats another reason that the valuation needs to have came from a 3rd party. The price they have created doesnt fit the amount they owe for the percentage of business they sold. Theres always goodwill, which is the non monetary aspects of a business, and assets that cant be valued, but none are worth enough to decrease the buyout price to a point where its worth a 20th of what the valuation is. Either the person whos selling is an idiot, or the value isnt as high as they said. It feels the same as one of those youtuber crypto coin scams and I hope they dont reach their target

My hypothesis for the $500K price for the membership rights was probably based on speculation of how Disrupt+ was going to perform and the price of his services in concert with that


So this is how those people on shark tank felt when someone came up with
- a wild valuation,
- cashflow that doesn't support it,
- even worse, history of bad financial management,
- growth projections based on the size of the market sector,
- a fickle market
- offering tiny stake in the company,
- use for invested money that isn't directly towards providing value
- and, rather insultingly, buying 51% stake for 500k and then offering shares at a 10x

This is a gofundme.

It basically is. I don’t get why he couldn’t have just done something like a go fund me instead of promising a reward that isn’t really there


I'm torn, honestly. I love this channel, it has pushed me that much further into my digital media technology degree and definitely sparked my interest in programming. However, I can't help but to agree that a patreon or something other than this would have been a better option to raise the funds to pay off this debt. Maybe this is how you wanted us to translate this considering you left this in the last pages of the financial documents, but thats just the thing, it was in the last few pages and not mentioned in the original video at all.  Transparency would have been nice.


Its just so weird to me that a channel whos catalogue is heavily based around people committing scams or fraudulent crimes, you'd take this route for the channel.

If you are exposed to it long enough due to all the research...

@calholli I hope thats just what this is. It just feels like a really strong left turn to make. Not to mention, this channel makes great content, but its not a huge channel. Its not like Smosh where they were giant and were able to go coporate (To their own dismay), this is a 1.5m channel that averages half a mil per upload. Enough to make a career, but like bro, the channel isnt THAT big.

This is why this whole thing doesn't sit right with me...


If you have debts to pay off, why not open a patreon?

@jacop969 Shares were transferred to Jak once he made a purchase. You can verify it in financial disclosure. He is currently an owner of 100% of Disrupt. There would be no issues with patreon.

@Starcat yeah I guess the thought process from where I’m coming from is that he (or they) can’t be stupid enough to do something as stupid as all these armchair investors are saying, disrupt has some real potential and they wouldn’t just throw it away like this. Honestly everyone is probably right but I’d love to see them all proven wrong because these days people see a comment with multiple likes and believe it to be true without putting any thought into it

@jacop969 yea true, but could just use it to pay off debts for that reason, would sound less shady than what this investment thing is.

https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ
Finally it's here YES

*https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ*
Finally it's here *YES*

From what I’m seeing as this channel has multiple “owners”, opening a patreon wouldn’t help much unless he creates his own content for said patreon and it would have to be nothing to do with disrupt as otherwise he could be in legal trouble. I’m really sitting on the fence with this “investment” (not that I will invest) as I don’t think it’s a scam as most people are saying, This channel is basically a business at this point with disrupt + but as it started on YouTube there really aren’t any clear ownerships which is ultimately why a situation like this arises where one person needs to take over and be the sole “owner” of the business

Bruh, youtube genuinely unsubscribed me from you, what bullshit is this? Honestly youtubers just seemed to say it so people check the subscribe button but it’s an actual thing?


I really think just speaking plainly and being honest with your audience would have been the best move. This channel has done great work and has had a positive influence on its viewers, and I think this shady approach to the problem is a slap in the face to those who otherwise would have wanted to help by donating.


I wished you've just been honest and sat the goal towards 500,000 thousands (with a note saying the money would go towards buying out the 2nd co-owner of the channel due to disagreement where the channel is heading, as this will be or has already become a PR nightmare) instead of valuating the company based on potential promises and a potential posistion the company might be in for the future of for example the Metaverse.

maybe because of stuff like that the co-owner wants to go...

I agree. A crowdfunding and explaining the situation would've been a better way to deal with this.

when you do a second video to explain your position on your first video this is already a PR nightmare, this may very well be a bad thing for the future of disrupt as a brand...

https://youtu.be/i4gIqgtBXJU
Finally it's here

Let's be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:
https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ

Let's be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:
*https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ*


This doesn’t really change the fact that I’m pretty confident this is an illegal security and has a $10M valuation. You must have used some insane growth rate (plus your stated assumptions about VR becoming ubiquitous in 15 years) or don’t understand time value of money. You even concede it’s a decades-long investment, which is something no financial advisor would ever reference. This is a really awful idea to put out and a worse idea to ‘invest’ in.

@Cam Mackay  It’s too damn close to what he said, I’m just saying, it’s one thing when your an expert at exposing things like this, such as Coffeezilla. I’m just pointing out what he should have done because if you read what coffeezilla said, and then this comment, you will undeniable evidence of identical data. You should at least give some credit, even basic school citations such as “according to” if you really don’t know how else to go about it.

@Jayoh, you didn’t watch the last video? You know, how it has literally exposed the whole ordeal? I don’t know man, you sound like you gave your sugar mommies savings to this “investment”. Subhuman? Maybe even ff management level? 🥵

@lol gamer I dont know who coffedetective is. Do you only let other people think for you? You sound like you watch the news 🥵

@Cinnamon Private stock being sold to non-employees typically (always?) requires the buyer to be accredited in the eyes of the SEC, which is either $1M in net worth or I believe $200k salary for 2+ years. Then the seller has to verify that. Maybe we’re all rich here and he’s verifying. Maybe.

@Cam Mackay yeah don't know what that coffee dud is and don't care.

@Jay i'm reporting all of you spamming.  ALL of you.

i dont disagree that this is scummy, but as someone who doesnt really know much about this stuff, how is it an illegal security?

@lol gamer Who cares who said what if they're still speaking truth

@Don't Read My Profile Photo too late for that isn't mister?! 😡 I even had to click on your profile icon to be able to read what was displayed on it!!

@Cam Mackay my mom had independent thoughts before.. she's fucking dead now.

@lol gamer you realise that not everyone knows or watches coffeezilla and that people can have ideas and thoughts independently of each other, don't you?

@Temxas Remd he sounds so smart but he is just rephrasing what our CoffeeDetective said in the last video, and he didn’t even give a hint of credit, like he is the one who figured it out. Nothing at all? Yep.

@Jay I'm going to rephrase what I said, read THIS man's comment again and understand what disrupt has also said. You'll start to see the picture.

@Temxas Remd new doesn't equate to scam.

Other than the bots being bots, yeah this is definitely a scam man

Let's be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:
https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ

Let's be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:
*https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ*

https://youtu.be/i4gIqgtBXJU
Finally its here


Love your videos
I don't like this, but maybe I'm just being too skeptic.
Will keep watching, and will become a part of it if it's not something scamlike.
Keep up the great work man. You're one of my favorite channels on youtube.

They're called devil sticks. Anyone can use em.

@beyond your imagination Report this bot.

Idk who “we” is, I won’t. Not unless he answers the real concerning questions bc right now he’s being slimy af


you massively overshot your channel's current value and are expecting and hoping a bunch of fans of your channel will pay for it to pay off your debts with a glorified kickstarter or gofundme disguising itself as an investment opportunity. you're taking advantage of the current investment landscape by creating an "opportunity" for people to invest in with the hope your speculative amounts will MAYBE come to fruition but only if virtual reality/metaverse pans out how you hope it will (as a fan of VR i really do not think it will become as mainstream as something like a mobile phone is, especially given the current landscape of how it's been developing) or if your youtube channel grows massively, which while your videos usually have high quality impressive visuals, does not reflect in your current view count.
<br>overall, this video does not do a great job at quelling the concerns the majority of your comment section has, and you SHOULD be answering them (considering youtube is where your biggest platform is) instead of being vague when people ask valid questions, which is further alienating everyone. i sincerely believe anyone who knows anything about investing will and should stay far away from this and inform others about how sketchy it all is. but hey, you probably don't care as long as you get your money.

you massively overshot your channel's current value and are expecting and hoping a bunch of fans of your channel will pay for it to pay off your debts with a glorified kickstarter or gofundme disguising itself as an investment opportunity. you're taking advantage of the current investment landscape by creating an "opportunity" for people to invest in with the hope your speculative amounts will MAYBE come to fruition but only if virtual reality/metaverse pans out how you hope it will (as a fan of VR i really do not think it will become as mainstream as something like a mobile phone is, especially given the current landscape of how it's been developing) or if your youtube channel grows massively, which while your videos usually have high quality impressive visuals, does not reflect in your current view count.
overall, this video does not do a great job at quelling the concerns the majority of your comment section has, and you SHOULD be answering them (considering youtube is where your biggest platform is) instead of being vague when people ask valid questions, which is further alienating everyone. i sincerely believe anyone who knows anything about investing will and should stay far away from this and inform others about how sketchy it all is. but hey, you probably don't care as long as you get your money.

Its shady I hope but doubt this will change in a good way

my favorite splatoon content creator giving quality advice?? omggg hii hacker :>


Honestly, trying to do an NFT might have been seen less negatively

At least with an NFT the crypto bros would be here to back this up. Literally not a single soul is backing this up.

Lmao. Well, i guess it's less shady but still a horrible move either way.


"You should not expect to make any return on your investment for subsequent years"

Then please explain why any of us should "invest" any of our hard-earned money into this pipe dream?

"This valuation comes from me, not any third party"

Dude, how can you say this and still expect anybody to take you seriously? This is frankly insulting to us, the viewers and potential investors.

I like the channel, but you may be killing it right here and now going down this route. Abandon the investment angle, start a donation campaign and a patreon where people can support if they wish to. This investment angle is predatory.

@Zachary Nice Good point, but it’s pretty obvious that what you have proposed is not going to happen.

@Cam Mackay You, other than I agree with you on that this is a worthless investment at any debate. However, your first quote mildly infuriates me because you come off as those people who think every stock is going to bring the house mortgage down by half in 2 months. What he said is legitimate, it’s almost like a basic forewarning for people who think that’s how shares/stocks work. He isn’t giving the 2000’s era back. But again, not worth it on all other terms.

okay so you can donate hundreds to him on patreon or whatever and only get exclusive content, or you could own shares of the fucking company with the potential to pay off in 15-20yrs if you believe in jak, along with all of the other disrupt + benefits etc.

Were you going to invest if he "explained" if not what is the purpose of this comment other than attention?

@Cam Mackay he's trolling.  he's probably the same youtuber he's referencing.  lame.

whats the difference between a donation or an investment which doesn't make much in terms of returns?

@S _ Based on the video, you are closer to the current evaluation than the $10m offering. Why? Well it was stated that to buy out one of the founding members 51% stake in the company, it was around $500k... Everything else is speculative. Some growth can be used, but we'd need company financials over the last 5 years, earnings per video, cost per video. Since the VR stuff currently sounds like a monetary sink we can really only value the Youtube portion. And then from determine how big of an albatross the VR portion is around the channel's value. If it's a cost that can be discharged quickly it would have minimal impact to the valuation. If there are long term costs associated with exit penalties then those come into play.  Net Income of $133K would put the valuation somewhere around $1-2M evaluation. Though that's only if someone is buying the company to run and work at. As the hit of owner's salaries/expenses if things were to stay the same would diminish that valuation considerably. As now the earnings would drop to around $40k. Which is much closer to the Asset list at the top and that makes sense.

Plus since this is a Youtube channel even if you bought it, if the current owners stop working there, it would drop in value fast as the writing quality and voiceover would be a jarring change to the brand.

@Jay I'm surprised that you act so arrogantly despite not having the slightest sense of why this is clearly a horrible investment for anyone to take. The appeal of an investment is the idea of making a return. This isn't an investment - its a donation.

When I heard the self valuation I pulled out

@lol gamer who are you talking to? And wtf are you even saying?

Other than that I wouldn’t invest in this because of Coffeezilla’s post, which shows major red flags.

Omg, what, have you read cryptoinvestmentfordummies and then linked it to stock investments? Don’t you dare tell me that’s how stocks work, I know a lot of people who have been successful investors throughout their lives, and that is not how it works. You aren’t getting a stock that gets you substantial returns in a very short period of time in this era, maybe a little down the road but not right now, not with this one.

I'm surprised people don't know what investments are. Do you pull stocks after owning them for 1 month? Do you even think?

It’s literally just a guess with zero financials. This company probably isn’t even worth $1 million.

https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ
Finally its here YES

*https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ*
Finally its here *YES*


I hope this channel survives whatever you're trying to do now..

They are trying to pay off debt. lol..  Don't ask question about what the debt is from--- shhhhhh.


This is extremely shady. You refuse to use a patreon and instead want "Investment donations" which, essentially, is just people paying you money to keep making content (so the same thing as patreon). You're going to lose a lot of long time subscribers and alienate people for this.


I'm curious how involved this co-owner is when it comes to production of the content. Are we going to end up with something completely different if/when they separate?

To my knowledge, they already have separated. He just can't afford to pay him out.


Unfortunately guys, all good things have to come to an end at one point.


All I can say is a really hope this stumble doesn't kill the channel.


TL:DR Financial Statements(20&21):
-~200k profit in 2021
-130k net profit (basically no shareholder profit )
-~450k debt
-few assets except some crypto holdings
-Invested a lot in crypto, and made losses there (probably even more in 22)
-The former co-owner sold his 50% share for 500k so the company was 1M worth 1 year ago not 10M
-Even worse the Company defaulted!!! on paying the loan to the former co-owner that's the whole reason for this selling this Channel now.

So reading between the lines... someone may have invested a lot in crypto and got burned, now they are desperate and in that desperation are burning the bridge to their only source of revenue... lmao


Why not just start a new channel that you'd own 100% of and take your followers?
It's your voice and content we like and support.  Let the mystery owner take 51% of a dead channel that doesnt upload.
Either he'd have to upload or sell the channel, either way you'd be the silent partner getting paid whilst also getting revenue from your new channel.

Yeah too late for that. No matter what he does, he will have to pay a 500,000 USD debt. He also already defaulted so he's totally fucked basically.

@Cheese Cake 8.200 for a year, and also 50k for that year, not month. that said, the expenses does look incredibly excessive.

@Cinnamon how could he if he gain 50k per month and spent half of it... 8.200$ on "office expenses" wtf is that?

the stake of the 2nd owner of the channel has already been bought.... he owns the channel but couldnt keep up on his promises to the bank

A prime example of think before you speak, or look before you leap. This is 100% the route he should’ve gone..

Let's be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:
https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ

Let's be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:
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Absolutely devistated. Really dropped the ball.


will continue and support the videos, my favourite videos on youtube still, but i just don't think this is a good idea whatsoever

I’m not even sure if I will support after this

And neither is buying stocks apparently. If you can't wait 2 or even 10 years, don't buy it.

https://youtu.be/i4gIqgtBXJU
Finally its here


im entirely in support of this channel and want to see it succeed, but a youtube channel that can fail tomorrow with a algorithm change isnt a investment its a gamble

the prediction that this channel will even be making money in a decade is highly optomistic, maybe even impossible


So the company is valued at 10mil, but apparently a 51% cut is worth 500k while also being the amount of money you expect for a 10% share?


I have a piece of pocket lint and a turnip. Final offer.

Jokes aside, this is really not a good move in the slightest. I love some of the videos on this channel but this feels super suspicious and I don't see why I, or other people, should have to 'invest' into a channel when really all this seems like is paying off a debt which has nothing to do with any of us the viewers. Please do not continue down this route, I would have more respect for you if you just admit later on this was a bad idea and scrap the idea. We all make mistakes and I don't think it's fair to hold someone under that forever, but for now, I can't in good faith support this.

Even without this being an unsafe operation at best, I don't think having people invest in a channel that is irrevocably linked to an algorithm that can change on a whim is a good idea. I know you called it an investment but with something so volatile and unpredictable, it feels more like gambling rather than a risk; with risk at least there is a chance of a reward based on predictions and information but with gambling, it hinges entirely on luck, and in some cases, shady practices. I'd rather take a risk on something like an actual investment in stock rather than an algorithm controlled by a bot that can screw you over at any time it wants.

I and many others do not feel like the evaluation you have given is remotely appropriate for this. Please reconsider your methods going about this as I think that will truly be better for the channel going forward instead of whatever this farce is. I cannot stress enough how much I love this channel and the content it has produced but it is clear to me that I should no longer support it going forward unless things get addressed more in-depth with figures or evidence to support your justification for such a ludicrous evaluation.

I have seen some comments based on a response from someone called 'Coffeezilla' to your previous video. Still, I am a complete outsider as to whomever they may be, simply just a long-time viewer that is surprised, sceptical and apprehensive of support in the recent developments on this channel. Once again, I urge you to put more insight into how this feels from fans, or rather 'investors' perspective and try to understand why we think this way. I know this comment might have come off as a bit mean-spirited but realise I am saying this due to how strong my love is, or was, for this channel and its content.

I hope you understand and wish you well in the future.

*I have a piece of pocket lint and a turnip. Final offer.*

Jokes aside, this is really not a good move in the slightest. I love some of the videos on this channel but this feels super suspicious and I don't see why I, or other people, should have to 'invest' into a channel when really all this seems like is paying off a debt which has nothing to do with any of us the viewers. Please do not continue down this route, I would have more respect for you if you just admit later on this was a bad idea and scrap the idea. We all make mistakes and I don't think it's fair to hold someone under that forever, but for now, I can't in good faith support this.

Even without this being an unsafe operation at best, I don't think having people invest in a channel that is irrevocably linked to an algorithm that can change on a whim is a good idea. I know you called it an investment but with something so volatile and unpredictable, it feels more like gambling rather than a risk; with risk at least there is a chance of a reward based on predictions and information but with gambling, it hinges entirely on luck, and in some cases, shady practices. I'd rather take a risk on something like an actual investment in stock rather than an algorithm controlled by a bot that can screw you over at any time it wants.

I and many others do not feel like the evaluation you have given is remotely appropriate for this. Please reconsider your methods going about this as I think that will truly be better for the channel going forward instead of whatever this farce is. I cannot stress enough how much I love this channel and the content it has produced but it is clear to me that I should no longer support it going forward unless things get addressed more in-depth with figures or evidence to support your justification for such a ludicrous evaluation.

I have seen some comments based on a response from someone called 'Coffeezilla' to your previous video. Still, I am a complete outsider as to whomever they may be, simply just a long-time viewer that is surprised, sceptical and apprehensive of support in the recent developments on this channel. Once again, I urge you to put more insight into how this feels from fans, or rather 'investors' perspective and try to understand why we think this way. I know this comment might have come off as a bit mean-spirited but realise I am saying this due to how strong my love is, or was, for this channel and its content.

I hope you understand and wish you well in the future.


Even a blind person can see that this is a huge scam and probably against YouTube’s TOS

@Tren TR I agree that this is probably just the worst thought out decision in the world. I can’t think he’s just a normal scammer if when everyone was confused who valued it at 10 million, he basically just looked at the camera and went ‘me :)’

@Hack The Planet maybe I'm just one to be a little more hopeful about ones intentions. Imma wait to see what happens before getting a pitchfork out

i am actually blind, and i agree mostly, i dont think its an intentional scam, just very mislead/ not well thought out decision. They are so many better ways to raise money for projects like this

https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ
Finally its here YES

*https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ*
Finally its here *YES*


I love the content you guys put on here, I really do. You guys make some of the best documentary videos on this site. But I’d rather you ask us to chip in a few bucks to save the channel than whatever this “investment” is. I’d be much more inclined to donate 10$ rather than invest MINIMUM 100$ that you admit won’t be profitable for years to come.

You have to pay off 500k, why not be upfront about it? I get it, no one likes begging for money. It’s awkward and uncomfortable. But I’d rather donate money to someone being honest about why they need it over someone trying to butter me up for an “investment”.

It looks like from the backlash I’m not the only one who feels like this isn’t right. If you’re gonna ask your audience for 500k the least you could do is be upfront and honest about it. We’re not going to fall for some shady BS.


Wow man, you very carefully picked and chose what you were gonna address in this short Q&A. Way to completely gloss over the legitimate concerns people have had on the last video. Its a real shame because this channel is otherwise brilliant and ive really enjoyed the videos and topics you chose but to be completely honest, this aint it.


Horrible investment. This makes no financial sense. If you were truly worried about the financial implications of your past decisions you should be transparent with your viewers and tell them what happened, how much you need and how they can help. Then they must decide whether to help or not. You instead chose to give out an "investment" opportunity that makes NO SENSE. People will NOT make their money back from this. I'm an Economics grad working in financial services. I'm by no means the best at what I do but I'm definitely more informed than the average consumer. My conclusion is to not invest in this unless you want to donate your money. Such a bummer. This is my favourite channel on YouTube.


If anyone is even considering investing look at coffeezilla’s comment on the original video. He explains how shady this really is

@pesk He doesn't have a choice. If he disable comments, it would get worse.

got to appreciate how he keeps those comments up. his audience is entirely against him in this one and he just lets it happen. It takes real guts not to hide or disable what’s going on for the sake of their image

@st2udent _ no not yet but hopefully maybe it maybe not

To summarise for the lazy, he mentions that in the financial document the "investment" money is to pay off this guys debt that he owes to a previous partner of Disrupt for a 20% share. Coffeezilla has a similar size youtube channel and the 10 mil valuation is ridiculous.

@st2udent _ Not yet. Coffee only commented on the original "I'm selling this channel" video

Let's be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:
https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ

Let's be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:
*https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ*

Does he have a video on the website itself cause I don't see one on this specific situation.......


Oof, been a good run so far, I've enjoyed your docs about interesting stuff. But VR is def not for me. If that's the direction this channel is going, hopefully down the line we'll see some more quality docs from you. I love the ones about the viruses/hackers, absolutely fantastic stories. But the VR stuff man idk, it's quite the gamble to speculate that it's gonna be the future of content, there's a vast majority of people who couldn't care less about it. But there's definitely an audience for it. Also, had no idea this was a brand and company? I always assumed it was a one-man show making some sweet docs, definitely different from the other content creators I follow. Good luck brother, wish you well.

@Filip B. I don't particularly like meta, but it IS the one that is making a difference selling millions of oculus quest 2 to many that can't afford valve index or htc vive.  many now can access to VR, and that's why is becoming popular.  It was a niche thing with those expensive headsets, but not anymore!

@Artorias Of The Abyss  @GR4V17Y  it is in the early stages.  You need money to invest on it.  many are doing it right now.  disrupt wants to be one of the many that are paving the road.  there is no manual for it.  we are seeing and experiencing the first stages of VR.  is not going away!  it IS a good goal for disrupt.  you can see docus in VR too.  it is not one or the other.  but this "investment" sounds shady.

@James Baxter you didn't have to say "boomer" insulting someone that doesn't agree with you is infantile.

@James Baxter that’s why mobile VR can’t handle games made in 2015?

@James Baxter mhmm, keep smoking that copium, I know it's rough since you spent money on your special goggles, hoping one day there will actually something worth using them for besides chatting to anime avatars and playing sub-par 3rd party games and ports. Maybe one day there will be something, you're right

@James Baxter VR is very cool and might only get cooler in the future... not with meta though, and not with anything ive seen Disrupt make. In fact, I think meta aquiring oculus made the chances worse for good comercially viable VR.

VR is fine, but Disrupt hasn't innovated anything in VR. There is a few videos Jak did that are in VR but that's about it.

@James Baxter oh yeah? I'm sure it is, especially considering all the great content for it right now lmao you're right it's really going in the right direction

@Filip B. Yeah idk, I was just into it as a YouTube channel. Anything off this platform like that is beyond me as an audience member, I'm not on anything else besides this. But there's definitely an audience for it! And yeah the VR stuff just seems goofy

https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ
Finally its here YES

*https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ*
Finally its here *YES*

I mean, Idk. Seems like the guy has a dream and passion, but I really can't put my faith and money behind his virtual actors in VR. This isn't an animation studio. Had he said they were going full force into documentaries... maybe even joining in on nebula and their creator pool... but this is very risky.


This is the most complex way of asking for donations I ever heard lmao


Tbh the entire problem comes from the price bro you know it, I know it, everyone knows this.

If you did a normal fundraiser just for yourself for maybe a quarter mil, you would of got it without a single question.

Yeah clearly the valuation was $1mil when the other dude was bought out for 50%, now $500k gets you either 5% or 10% (I wasn't clear on that) not the 50% the other guy is owed.


This dude is living in his own reality....

@Legatron17 Exactly, and I?m like fool reporting one after the other....

I can't believe he doesn't even delete the bot comments. Almost every big channel does this automatically, but Disrupt apparently couldn't be bothered.

Let's be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:
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Let's be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:
*https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ*

My sellout comment kept getting deleted lol

https://youtu.be/i4gIqgtBXJU
Finally its here

Hes made multiple videos just living in darkness with no technology so he’s used to being the odd one out


in other words hes asking you for a finacial investment/loan to further is channel which is controlled by an algorythm which isn't in his control. So with such uncertancy i would not trust the investment

@jacop969 yea but the main point of the original comment is, none of these things are in his control, YouTube or disrupt+. he's told us about his 'VR vision' for it

@C21H30-O2 I never said anything about the “vr metaverse” lol my point is that the investment (which I don’t trust much either) isn’t based off YouTube

@jacop969 this VR metaverse thing he's pursuing isn't going anywhere, look how quick NFT's came and went.

I don’t trust the investment either but your point is kinda invalid. The investment is for disrupt + and any future platforms they may be on, not YouTube

https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ
Finally its here YES

*https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ*
Finally its here *YES*


I always wondered how you were able to push out such high quality, animated story driven videos at such frequent rates. But now I'm realizing you weren't able to do it after all and now the money is biting you in the back. You should have taken much different approaches to funding your "company" and content years ago before actually trying to pull your viewers into your own mess.

It’s 100% mind blowing the quality of his content. This just explains that he’s human. And he’s the real deal. How else put out so much this good? It’s on par with Netflix a lot. He lost it a bit in these last couple videos, sure. But who wouldn’t have? Maybe I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt too much and I gave a buddy of mine 1k for a short film and don’t expect anything back and our relationship is strange… he also has this “your a producer” feel thing like the disrupt website. He’s talented but yeah @jordan the more I think about it I think you’re right.

too much animation, less content.  maybe that's why the co owner left the building....


Seeing the downfall of a channel in real time is a new experience for me.

Me too, truly disappointing. I'm no Nostradamus but i'm sure that SunnyV2 would cover this channel soon.


I think the valuation is wrong. I think you're looking at the "company" value as it;s potential to grow on x trajectory. But valuation is based off current performance/worth of the company, and 100x your revenue is not realistic my any metric. Understand this idea came about as a crowdfunded way to buy the previous partner out, and that's fine, but that means you're overvaluing the company/shares so that you dont sell 51% to the public. youve done the maths badly (in a way that you want it to work for you at least)

@Tyler Walmsley If I recall from the documents on the site, he only makes around 100k a year. I cant even wrap my head around how he came up with 10 million in value...

And what happens if the channel gets taken down or demonetized? Will you pay investors out? Don't think so.

Just did the math on the John Doe example of owning 1% of the company for 25,000 shares. If the company makes $100,000 profit, $20,000 goes to investors and 10% of that goes to john for owning 10%. That means John Doe will receive a total of!!!!! $200. And ALL HE HAS TO DO, is invest $108,695.65 to do so! Anyone buying small amounts of shares will be making pennies. Disrupt would need to become Lionsgate in order to make these investments worthwhile. This is a scam, don't waste your money

More to the point, youtub pays roughly $3 per 1000 views, by your 2.2mil+ view estimate you're making 6,600 p/month or 79,000 p/year. Your revenue (not even considering costs/outgoings) is 0.7% of your company valuation. That's absolutely mental


This feels like a risk, a big one, I can't invest but if this is legitimate
Best of luck
If not
This is the end of the road for this channel, at least for me.


Man, I come back to this channel after a few months because it's easily one of the most creative and fascinatingly brilliant channels on YouTube, and this is what I see. Disrupt fell off, hard, and quickly.


So your valuation is based on what you believe the market will be worth in the future, but not on the current estimated value of the company at present?


"Our valuation is based off my individual subjective estimate of our future value decades down the road, not backed by any third party."

Aka "I did the math bro trust me it's legit"

i’m going to sit down tonight and start mass downloading & archiving the channel. it will not survive i don’t think

@R 2 H why the hell are you bot spamming an investment video everyone dislikes

Let's be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:
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Let's be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:
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Stuff like this is why I want the like to dislike ratio back

The ratio is pretty bad now. It has more dislikes.

@Thison let's make it that discount counter comment lol

Get the "Return YouTube Dislike" extension if you're using Chrome, probably exist with other browser as well.

It has 21 dislikes rn

Edit 413 now

Edit 2: 1.4k likes against 1.6 dislikes


So you’re basically asking us to pay off your debt in the guise of owning a portion of the company? I love your YouTube videos but that’s scammy and fishy af.

https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ
Finally its here YES

*https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ*
Finally its here *YES*


Bro, this is not an investment, it's a donation, and it would've been fine to be just that if you didn't try to play it up as anything else. People would've prefered to patron you for something like early access to new videos rather than being dressed up as "investors" and receive some equity that is unlikely to pay off at all.


Love the channel, but 10 million evaluation is absolutely ridiculous. Go to any professional and I would be shocked if they even valued the channel at 5 million dollars let alone 10million dollars


I REALLY want this channel to grow because I love the content and how they do it, but I agree with others, this isn't the way.


I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but that whole 'Metaverse' thing is never going anywhere. There's a reason it's getting meme'd on immensely ever since Zuckerberg announced it. I mean, it's going to be a thing, obviously, but people like him wants to make others addicted to it (like Facebook). Not even the babies that are born today will fall for it, the generations after probably will (they will grow up with it, it'll be the most normal thing for them), but everyone alive today simply won't. So, your whole "10-15 years" plan is absolutely not realistic. If you want a realistic span of years? Think 40-50 years, and I highly doubt many of your team is even going to be alive by then, let alone the Disrupt trademark.

I wish you the best, but I think this might very well be the end.


I won't unsubscribe yet, I'd wait to see the aftermath of all this.


This guy has serious Austin Mcbroom mixed with Andrew tate vibes <br>He’s living in his own world but needs our 3.5 mil to do it

This guy has serious Austin Mcbroom mixed with Andrew tate vibes
He’s living in his own world but needs our 3.5 mil to do it

@Fidelio because state isn’t trying to be funny. You said it yourself, he’s running a marketing scheme that gives young boys horrible opinions that will end up making them virgins for the rest of their lives. I think all of his wacky opinions are an act, which makes them a lot more dangerous.

@Fidelio Bruh he's still a scammer, a troll could be funny but the dude is literally under investigation for trafficking

@Fidelio I hear you 😂 the guy is everywhere, companies should take notes

@neverunderstandx we get it, you're not a Dave Chappelle fan. Why do virgins always talk the loudest....

@lala alal I don’t like him either, I just think he’s master troll and a genius marketer and the suckers are falling for it, so fair play to him. Disrupt doesn’t even have the ability to scam like Tate. Spent too long in VR with anime girls.

@Fidelio They're really rubbing their 2 remaining braincells just to be exactly like Tate lmao. I don't even like the guy but Jesus, that was funny 💀💀

@lala alal what? That makes no sense, that’s like saying, “You breathe air, Andrew Tate also breathes air so you’re a hypocrite”

@lala alal It's called using the enemy's words as your own — u slow or somethin?

@neverunderstandx that's exactly the insult Tate would use, hypocrite. L

@Fidelio And you must be a v1rgin, hard times bro 💔

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Let's be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:
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@neverunderstandx He is. You just have zero sense of humour.

https://youtu.be/i4gIqgtBXJU
Finally its here


you know it's going good when a youtuber is selling "stock" in their channel...


You're going down a path that could end up destroying your channel. Everything your doing sounds like a scam and the only reason people aren't already mass unsubscribing is because you seem to genuinely believe it isn't. It's also testament to the quality of your videos as people are willing to hear you out first. The goodwill and patience of your audience will eventually dry up and when it does it will likely be very sudden and devastating.


Honestly, making a very generous 10mil self-evaluation on the hopes that VR will "save the day", a technology that has failed to launch into the mainstream for the past 30 years as anything more than a novelty, just seems nuts and reeks of someone who isn't being honest about the predicament they've found themselves in. This talk of Disrupt being a brand seems rather absurd when the reality on the ground is that its a medium-sized channel that covers niche topics, granted the videos are of high quality. The move should have been earnest about the bad business and financial decisions behind the scenes instead of trying to cloak a solicitation for donations as an "investment".

VR is actually growing (NOT the metaverse shit, thats stupid) thanks to the cheap ass Quest 2, but yeah its still not mainstream quite yet. Also they havent even made a VR video in literally over a year... I have no idea why he is even mentioning VR when he hasnt done shit for it in a while. He's really pulling out all the stops in trying to scam everyone.


And Jak has already raised 175k, I just hope people actually do their research before jumping in. If you were candid and open about it, I'm sure we'd be more willing to help. This ain't it though. Love the content, but not dishonesty. Especially after all the crypto scams, and rug pulls.. it's just not a good look at all.


I watched the first video 4 minutes after it came out. Took a peek at the financials. Saw the 466k promissory note on the documents and the statement that the investor funds would be used to cover that first. Noped right out. This was structured incorrectly, and I mean that in the nicest way possible. I believe it is unwise to pitch to investors that Disrupt can expand in scope and performance to net a return on investment when in reality, half a million of investor funds will be used to cover the cost of a buyout before that funding can be utilized to expand content and generate a return. You should have disclosed that when you talked about what the funds would be used for.

You're not a shady corporation, don't make me dig to find that information. Though I understand doing due diligence is what should be done while investing, you must understand that you are shoulder tapping a youtube demographic for investor funding that is made of people who are interested in the weird and wacky facets of life, not 401Ks and financial literacy. Simply put, your audiance should have been offered more transparency so they better understand your situation, and therefore, the decision they are making when it comes to buying shares.

Also. Hire a third party for a valuation. I cannot believe you self-evaluated and then championed the figure you reached.

Crowdfund first to balance your books and get the company healthy, then offer the ability to buy shares. Or, simply paint us the full picture from the jump. Don't sugarcoat people's money.

I wish you the best, but for those reasons, I'm out.


I would say just start with a patreon, and if things go well and everyone is happy THEN move to selling the company


People seem confused between investing and donation, both are VERY different.

1. Investing = the idea that someone will put their own money into an assumed asset that will deliver a profit above the original amount ie put in 100 dollar, receive 120, would be called a 20% return, , in a reasonable time frame, for which the amount is deemed "useful"

DONATION - person gives away their money, NOT expecting a return (a 0% return) on investment.

Problem = when you mask a Donation as an investment, you con people into giving you money under a different pretext than the one falsely advertised ie one cannot invest in someone else's debt, that is a donation, and not an investment.


Better option- Start a new company, bankrupt the current one. Shift Disrupt to a new brand with similar content and shaft the debt holder instead of your viewers (investors).

Seems like WeFunder only works for those seeking investment. I have yet to see a successful investor story from that platform.


It's a dog eat dog world. Where one Disrupt channel fails, another will take it's place. Your videos are entertaining, but I can't see people willing to foot the bill when there are thousands upon thousands of creators out there, some yet to make a name for themselves. I think for the majority, what draws us to YT is it's a free platform for entertainment and educational purposes. Obviously the videos take time (money) and passion to create, but at the end of the day the creators choose and take it upon themselves to produce/release this content. It used to be purely a passion project for people - now it's a full time job. Again, enjoy the content and videos, but they're not a necessity for myself and many others like me. Simply a way to pass time. On that note it's super unhealthy how much time we spend on sites like this, scrolling through content - most of it unnecessary. I'm one of those offenders sure, but even I can see that it would take a real fool to invest even more than spare time to this. Now we should give up our hard earned money and "invest" with no expectations of a return? Just because the author(s) CHOSE to go way over-budget and beyond their means to create said content and put themselves in debt. The proof is in the pudding... you're in crippling debt! But you serve it to your viewers a worthwhile long term investment. I don't get it. This just screams SCAM!


Start a patreon, people will respect the honesty and you may be able to actually make more than you would if you continue down this route.


This channel was just really entertaining and quality videos to clickbait trash in a hurry.


I have a genuine question that i hope you answer, no hate.

What does Jordan think about this videos attention/negative feedback? Is he more worried that if his portion of disrupt is being tainted from the negative feedback you're getting with this?


Glad that something is said, but I still believe entirely that a $10m valuation is entirely speculative and should not be taken with more than a grain of salt


I really love your content and been watching your channel for years now, but I think you've made the wrong decision here, not to mention that this is extremely shady. You could've just made a Patreon and avoided all this mess. This is just like what Yes Theory did when trying NFTs


i genuinely think that there are more transparent and less risky ways to pay off this debt with the audience you have. try streaming! we would definitely watch— we’d sub and support those streams financially. another idea: sell merch. you have fantastic design sense, i’m sure you’d come up with something dope. i’d definitely buy something. another idea is getting some bigger sponsors or even approaching netflix/adult swim/etc streaming company to invest in a disrupt TV show. you’re the best editor on youtube and have quite the portfolio to show them.

we love your channel distrupt, but assuming this much financial responsibility to your viewers while still dodging our key concerns seems a bit scummy. i’m sorry this is happening, i hope you rethink this venture.


Internal evaluation of a company is just one way of saying "i want more money than this whole operation is worth and don't want to prove that value to the proper authorities"
Saying you are with 10 mil only because you are a YouTube channel and plan to make VR stuff is saying that any YouTube with a million or about subs could just pull a 5 million dollar evaluation out of their ass because they work for YouTube.
Just because you work on YouTube does not give you the value YouTube has as a company. Same as video game developers cant say they are millionaire because they work for big game studio that makes millions of dollars.

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i believe a patreon would’ve been a better solution than this. not many people are supportive of such funding. especially with the vr content not being highly sought after.


I really dont want to see this channel die so please just call this what it is: you are looking for donations. There wont be a return in any forseeable future and thats okay but Im not willing to "invest" that much money especially in a time like this. Though I would be willing to donate a far smaller amount as would many others. Dont take this as ill intent but take a step back before you end up pushing something you will regret.


I honestly never heard of people investing on a YouTube channel. Look, i'm no investment expert but i honestly think this is a bad investment. For Distrup, i hope you can somehow get out from this situation and find a better way. I love your videos but this is not a good path to continue.


You proposed this as an "investment" rather than paying off a debt. If someone "invests" in your debt, you just pass the parcel of debt. No one is going to make money on your debt when it's 470,000 - 500k deep. I think any potential investors would demand to know when they are expected to break even and profit upfront, for the amount you are asking, then you claim you can't give those predictions by law.. What law? You sound evasive.. Just be honest, you want viewers to pay off your debt, it would sound more straight forward or put up more collateral% because not many people have 4,5, 6 figure sums for you, Dragons Den is much more lenient than you. I think you need to extend shares to 30, 40% among buyers, not 10%....


he’s just trying to get his viewers to pay $500,000 to his partner so he can have 90% control, while (if funded) proving that the 10% he tricked his viewers into buying shows the value of his channel. This is just him trying to turn his technically $1,000,000 (since 50% was $500,00 for his partner) into a $10,000,000 value.

If he’s shady about it now, he definitely won’t be sharing those new profits to his 10% when he controls 90%


we're just not going to fall for this one. Patreon exists, and don't see us as dumb fools


Am I the only one that found the explanation behind the 10 million dollar valuation bullshit? Please correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it just that they expect Disrupt to have an influence on VR in the future?


Shouldn't your valuation be based on your channel's performance, not Youtube's or the upcoming VR?


So many people would have supported this if you didn’t try to label it as an investment.


Self evaluation based on your reasoning would never hold up on Shark Tank. They'd stop you there and have you re-evaluate your numbers. 10 million is an extremely high evaluation for a company in debt almost half a mil with barely any potential for investors as it currently stands. "I feel" and "I think" it's going to grow is not the same as a proven track record of growth that is likely to continue.


How nice of you to advertise this "investment" in the first video with a unspecified dividend, but corrected yourself here in a sidenote, that there wont be any dividend (for years).


You really can't just assign your own made up value to the company just to make yourself look more attractive to potential investors.

Dodging the real concerns and only answering the ones that you can somewhat justify is making this smell more and more like a scam.


Thank God I'm not the only one that found it weird someone's trying to sell their channel


This is still the worst trade deal in the history of trade deals


Based on my generous calculations using public figures, and YT averages, this channel has made $450k over its lifetime. But you say its worth $10m? Based on far future hopes? Thats a big joke to anyone who has any experience in actual investing.

And to add insult to injury you're selling us 20% of a channel to pay off 50%.

I'm honestly curious what SEC has to say on this.


I really enjoy your documentary-style videos about mysteries and the like, but I don't really like the idea of investing in a youtube channel that is trying paying off a debt just so that you can make VR and shows; that's just not for me. I feel like you could pay off this debt more easily by making a patreon and giving the fans more of what they want.


None of us want to pay off your debt for you. It’s not normal for a YouTuber to ask his fans / viewers to do this. A percentage of your viewers already pay for your subscription service, what more can you expect us to do other than that? Nobody wants to take a risk for your channel because you put yourself into debt. It seems like you’re either fully expecting this to work and all the problems are gonna go away, or you’re trying to pull us all down with you to cushion your fall

Not even true, I'm sure a huge amount of people would help pay off his debt, just not if he pretends it's an investment instead of charity.

If it was a crowd fund that would be fair enough.


This is a clear scam, please don’t give your hard earned money to this. Channel owner got in over his head and now needs your money, never invest in a YouTube channel. Unsubbed


If the channel isn't financially viable to continue, I'd honestly just recommend quitting while you're ahead. It's not worth it to ruin your good will and all the great work you've done so far to go down some sketchy path in desperation. I get that money is tough and there might be things yet explored, but I don't think this is the way to do all this.


Honestly, I'd have been more tempted to give you money if you'd just asked for donations to buy out your old business partner. At least that would have been honest. Even if you're 100% doing this investment thing in good faith, it still feels extremely sketchy.


Another Issue with something like this is that the last two videoos already lowerd the value that you had originally set. There is no way I would invest in something that is valued at including a loyal trusting fanbase and now is in such an odd position. An investment should have a ways to value those things in


This seems really risky and I can see some issues with this.


Great channel amazing videos. Love your content so much but this is a terrible idea


I will say that Disrupt has value, like in the future I could see Disrupt being a TV show on a streaming service because it's so high quality, but ehhhh, I'm not sure about this still, be careful anyone considering


I'm no economics major but isn't a company's valuation typically its current estimated economic value? To me it sounds like you're pulling this gigantic valuation from future prospects and potential growth that has not been achieved yet.

And this just scrapes the surface of things that sound bizarrely sketchy and weird about this whole thing. I'm trying to imagine a single successful investor who would see this idea and say with confidence "yes that is a sound and worthwhile investment," and none come to mind.

I love this channel more than probably any other channel on youtube presently, but I am GIGANTICALLY disappointed by this ask. Personally, it lowers your credibility and makes me feel less inclined to support and consume the content you create, which sucks because I do love it.

This could have been so easily avoided with a GoFundMe or a Patreon or literally any other alternative route of fundraising that doesn't attempt to distort your need of funds as some sort of shady investment opportunity with numbers that are not adding up to me, and from the looks of it, many others.

I really hope you'll listen to some of these criticisms and reconsider the ways in which you're asking your community to support your channel. I'm sure many would love to support when the opportunity is presented with clarity, transparency, and viability.

But this? This just isn't it.

I'm no economics major but isn't a company's valuation typically its current estimated economic value? To me it sounds like you're pulling this gigantic valuation from future prospects and potential growth that *has not been achieved yet.*

And this just scrapes the surface of things that sound bizarrely sketchy and weird about this whole thing. I'm trying to imagine a single successful investor who would see this idea and say with confidence "yes that is a sound and worthwhile investment," and none come to mind.

I love this channel more than probably any other channel on youtube presently, but I am GIGANTICALLY disappointed by this ask. Personally, it lowers your credibility and makes me feel less inclined to support and consume the content you create, which sucks because I do love it.

This could have been so easily avoided with a GoFundMe or a Patreon or literally any other alternative route of fundraising that doesn't attempt to distort your need of funds as some sort of shady investment opportunity with numbers that are not adding up to me, and from the looks of it, many others.

I really hope you'll listen to some of these criticisms and reconsider the ways in which you're asking your community to support your channel. I'm sure many would love to support when the opportunity is presented with clarity, transparency, and viability.

But this? This just isn't it.


This video should have been a recant of the last video and an honest conversation about how you got into a bad position and how need help to continue your channel.  Instead, you doubled-down on, what completely appears to be, a desperate attempt to take advantage of your most dedicated subscribers.  It's sad to watch this.  We were all huge fans.   Read the room.  After the first video, people were admonishing this action, but were kindly saying that they were still willing to keep watching and supporting the channel.  I was with them, tentatively, until this doubling-down, follow-up vid.  Sorry, man.  I just won't be able to take anything you do seriously, anymore.  Guess I'll see you in future CoffeeZilla and BarelySociable investigation vids.


Love the channel but the idea of crowd funding is to risky.


The lack of guaranteed dividends or a pay out schedule means this is charity, not an investment. That is also ignoring the logic of valuation and the glaring discrepancy between that figure and the payout necessary for the current partner…


The FIRST THING you say in this video makes it seem like you HAVEN'T bought out this unnamed "prior member" yet, making him sound like a CURRENT owner. Which is it?

https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ
Finally its here YES

*https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ*
Finally its here *YES*


everyone is saying the same thing, good luck dude you’ll need it


This man really thinks he can just decide how much his company is worth with no financial modeling and expect people to buy into it


Did he actually say you might not see a ROI for decades?!


Idk man I feel like this isn't safe or too risky


If we are paying off your debt for $500k of the other owners 50% equity, we should be getting 50% equity. The company cannot pay that off, so why look for investors to pay it off and give them less equity. It’s a ridiculous offer.


I was one of the victims of faze kay scam (save the kids) and ik by the sound of this shady, like I lost half of my saving from that and my parents scolded me for it, for anyone who's gonna invest, THINK TWICE.


A lot of speculation for a channel on a platform you don't own. While you have other avenues of sharing your media, it all hinges on this channel and the possibility that the YouTube algorithm will never change.


You cannot price a company NOW at $10m when it has $500k debt and does not project $10m value until 10+ years in the future. It may have a $10m value in 10 years, nobody will know, but your current offer is a scam. You actually value your company at $1m right now because your 50% share partner wants $500k. You are diluting your viewers more than what you believe your company is currently worth.

It's not even worth $1m now honestly, you have $27k net profit 2020, and $137k net profit 2021.

I'm gonna pretend this never happened and continue to enjoy your videos because this was insulting to anyone who knows about investing.


Really hope you find a way to pay off your debt without going through with this. Love the videos and hope this doesn’t affect the future of the channel


I feel like we're not helping you expend the company how you see fit, we are helping you first to pay off the debt then maybe, if the debt is fully payed we will be able to help you for what you vision for your company.

Also you said  (on the website I believe) that it is unlikely that the investent will  retern anything but a few pennies for a few years, which is fine but will the company survive the debt to bear return ?


Is the YouTube advertising revenue the income of disrupt?

If so this is no foundation to ask for investments


For all the Dragons' Den fans out there it's the classic.

Dragons: Why have you given a completely insane valuation?

Disrupt: Because I believe in the future this channel will be valued at 10 mil

Dragons: I am investing today, so what about todays value?

Disrupt: ....


You better be coming at this with good intentions, because even though that will not save you alone and the damage has been done
You'll at least have not meant to look this bad.
Regardless, shitty idea to pay off debt. I'm afraid of handling money but I know a scam when I see one.
You've lost my support. Goodbye.

You better be coming at this with good intentions, because even though that will not save you alone and the damage has been done
You'll at least have not *meant* to look this bad.
Regardless, shitty idea to pay off debt. I'm afraid of handling money but I know a scam when I see one.
You've lost my support. Goodbye.

Anyway I'll be staring at the socialblade


i can't wait for the bonfire-commentary on this, when it blows up, I might even chip in, i have videos from months ago, but this is hot topic stuff lol


makes me really sad, i love this guys videos, but this "investment" is not the move


You have spent years making your fans smarter, and dodge the questions you know they are smart enough to ask. I sincerely hope your channel will not be like one of the stories you cover.


This doesn't feel like a good idea. Still hoping it's a lapse in judgement and he's going to backtrack and do a patreon or something. This seems like one of those ideas you bounce around for a minute but never follow through due to it not being a good idea.


I would  rather see you do literally anything else my man!!💯 10 million!? let's just be honest....no YouTube channel with just 1 million subs is worth all that!!💯 "we agree,too disagree"


It's not an Investment it's more of a Donation.


Remember how we all said it’s amazing how high quality the videos on Disrupt are? Yea I think we know why now lol


500k$ seems like a bullshit price to discourage buying. It's a polite 'fuck off, not for sale'. But he bought it. Is 50% revenue from the channel worth it? Fuck no. But if those 50% would be spread around the actual buyers, that would be at least fair. Right now they're paying for 50% but getting 10%? And even if I wanted to invest, where are the guarantees that this random guy would actually continue to create videos?


Sounds to me like that valuation is about to drop immensely with the amount of dodging, and obfuscation you're doing in this video alone.


Sometimes I really can't believe this is what capitalism leads people to doing.


I went from respecting you to losing all sense of respect. You made good documentaries to scamming people of their money.


patreon, it looks like you dont even have a join button for membership so that's leaving money on the table, a go fund me, merch, ko fi, cameo <br>theres so many other options to help pay for things, and people appreciate honestly, just be like hey I messed up, I was panicking about the huge debt I got myself into, and I just want to be able to continue making videos and thought this would be the best way to go about working through this problem, but after seeing the feedback I realize that this isnt the direction I should have taken, and then implement normal things to help you financially that people would actually want to contribute to, rather than whatever the hell this is

patreon, it looks like you dont even have a join button for membership so that's leaving money on the table, a go fund me, merch, ko fi, cameo
theres so many other options to help pay for things, and people appreciate honestly, just be like hey I messed up, I was panicking about the huge debt I got myself into, and I just want to be able to continue making videos and thought this would be the best way to go about working through this problem, but after seeing the feedback I realize that this isnt the direction I should have taken, and then implement normal things to help you financially that people would actually want to contribute to, rather than whatever the hell this is


you should keep it or sell 49%<br>so you get full control

you should keep it or sell 49%
so you get full control


Why couldn't you just setup a patreon like most other YouTube channels?


Hello, i've been following for quite afar your videos, and I totaly disagree with your idea. I don't know what you are planning over this campaign, but this sounds really scammy IMO.

If you see this, please ask yourself why they are so many dislikes on your videos. As @fnm04 suggested, you should go to patreon or another platform to get funds.
Please take notes on your youtube comments and please stop ignoring them, all you will have at the end is more money loss than you'll win.


I was so excited after seeing the video thinking that 500k was going towards the future of disrupt. But after hearing that you're already in debt of 500k to the co-founder, this is ridiculous and misleading as shit. You've completely avoided mentioning that fact and I really hope you dont meet your goal as you've already doomed it with the buyout that you couldnt afford. You've made some terrible decisions and your fans and not supposed to be hear to solve those for you.


The way I see this is.. there is no investment. All is based on hopes and dreams of the far far future, with the current objective being: pay off debt to the previous partner. And then you maybe hope to someday get a return on the money people gave you. If you wanted to crowdfund keeping this channel afloat... just say it upfront. Don't bullshit people into thinking this is a sane investment.

The way I see this is.. there is no investment. All is based on hopes and dreams of the far far future, with the current objective being: pay off debt to the previous partner. And then you *maybe* hope to *someday* get a return on the money people gave you. If you wanted to crowdfund keeping this channel afloat... just say it upfront. Don't bullshit people into thinking this is a sane investment.


There's only so many internet stories you can tell, just having cool 3d effects on your youtube channel doesn't make it valued at 10m or a worthy investment. You aren't really creating any product besides disrupt+, which has a very small userbase and which we don't even get a return on profit from. I love this channel, but asking people to invest in it is quite shady. Set up a patreon or kickstarter or something

the team pours their heart out on the content. but yeah 10m? thats a lot for a 1.5m sub channel, i don't think 5m+ subs ppl make that much


What stops owners to say "we FEEL like we are valued at gazillion dollars". Valuation audits are done by auditors, third-party that has no conflict of interest unlike owners or potential owners. This is crowdfunding to buyout half of the channel. Why don't you just go to bank and get a loan if this thing is such a no-brainer and business will be going just fine?


Well...this going to make the tech news. Buckle your seatbelt.


Thanks for clearing the air on some things. I'm still of the opinion this investment debt pay-down is probably not going to be a good return, especially when a lot of assumptions about VR are being made while it remains high cost and out of the reach of many. Your also making a lot of assumptions of YouTube revenue which is pretty pathetic compared to other platforms.

Again, I think you should consider moving Disrupt+ under Nebula or another premium content provider because creators there are getting paid well. You are certainly established enough to negotiate for an advance there as well.

I don't know what the future of Disrupt holds but I hope you can remain committed to creating high quality content in some form.


I love Disrupt and the videos but this is shady as

Let's be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:
https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ

Let's be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:
*https://youtu.be/vC0roEkkKkQ*

https://youtu.be/i4gIqgtBXJU
Finally its here


Dont invest in this guys... way too shady

@DYSPHORIA yeah i didint listen im just dumb

@sphixy literally within the first 25  seconds of the video

@NeonTiki i never Said i will give him money i just wanted to know

@sphixy uhh in the beginning?? watching a video and not listening

Yeah im a bit iffy on this thing, I seem too many cryptos/not scams and this seems like ehh I don't know, im a bit skeptical ngl

@Alaz he is $500k in debt... there are so much better ways to pay this back but he decides to do this


Just create a new channel I'm sure people will flock to it once they know you have moved


This is really shady, I would advise talking to a professional before you invest in this business as this is pretty sketchy.


I'm sorry to break it down this way but you've completely lost your mind, dude. This is the shadiest business I've seen in a while. Why all the fuss about "investing" if potential investors won't even make a cent in the upcoming years? You should've been more honest, direct and open on this matter


You should have just asked for a donation instead of creating this risky business model of "owning a piece of Disrupt".


looks like the security camera from mcdonalds has picked up some interesting footage

@L E S D A 💥 What type of bot is this dafuq


Sucks to hear. Not giving any money though.


looks like Jack needs to steal some credit cards on his own (LOUD SNIGGERING)


This guy starting a gofundme would've made more sense than this.


I'm not Canadian, but for those who are, would it be possible to invest via crypto to get around this issue?


You say that you’ll give a percentage of the profits of your YouTube to the investors. You need to define what your costs are. If this channel makes in a year 1,000,000, who’s to stop you saying the costs were 999,999. Giving a net profit of 1 dollar. Seems fishy. Also, investing in a sinking ship, 400k in debt, no thanks. Should have angled this differently and tried promoting patreon or something


I’m very new to this channel, and I quite enjoy the content.

As for this venture, I’ve gotta side with the general consensus. This ain’t it chief.

P A T R E O N


I really want to invest, but like a lot of comments are saying, it seems shady; I understand and would be willing to pay $100 in investing to the company, but there’s a lot that doesn’t add up

He's basically asking us to pay off his debt in the guise of investing into the channel. Save your money.


I don’t believe in the investment either but I would love to see this thing go to the moon just to see all you armchair investors don’t know anything


Bro delete this right now, you're boned.

Your going to kill this channel.

Start being honest with us and for gods sake don't EVER self evaluate your company. Get a third party.

Incoming apology video


That was a very quick (within the day) upload to double down and regurgitate what the comments already discerned on their own from the funding page, very nice Jak.


We don't truly know what's going on behind the scenes, but this seems a bit far fetched. I'd rather donate to a Patreon than invest hundreds of dollars in a YouTube channel.


fore those who can't see dislikes, 2k likes to 2.9k dislikes so far.


I can't believe that this Q&A video is even worse than the announcement video


This is like watching the last videos of a survivor in some sort of apocalypse movie


All the love i have for youtube is because of disrupt.


I am just waiting for him to run with all the money at this point lmao


you dont know these people, or owe them anything! do not give money to a content creator


Dude.. for real, just delete the whole thing and make another video being honest about the amount you need and why.
I love your channel, but clearly this is not the right approach for most of your fan base and they are telling it to you in plain english.

Most people are fine with the idea of donations if thats what it takes to keep disrupt afloat, picturing it as an investment is just a bad idea in every possible sense.


Why set a minimum at $100? For many people that love channel and want to support it, that’s way too much to ask. Also, asking for that much upfront is off-putting and could drive away people who would have been willing to donate that much anyway.


Unfortunately I'm not in a position to take a share, but I urge you to create a patreon or something because I, and many others , could afford that and want to help you succeed and keep creating


Start a Patreon. Why are you doing this? It's a scam, clearly, and illegal to boot. I'm very disappointed.


I'm onto you.   This is just an experiment and front for a video study on crowd funding vulnerability-- I see what you're doing.

Damn bro, pass me some of that copium T_T<br>We all need it at the moment

Damn bro, pass me some of that copium T_T
We all need it at the moment


For everyone who can't see dislikes:

1.9k likes.
3.1k dislikes.

(gonna update this once every few hours)


So the truth comes out. You just want investments so you can keep creative control. If you want to be transparent you should probably go into what caused the breakup. Disrupt offers unique and original content but this particular market is going to heat up with the exponential growth of content creators.

Also, you say that you made your evaluation based off the two industries that you have a foot in, being Youtube and VR. Distrupt has a subscription platform of it's own which, as far as I'm aware, is not even a part of this Youtube ecosystem that you speak of. Then for VR you justify your evaluation because "you think" VR will be as common as a smartphone in the next 10-15 years, and provide no reasoning as to how you made that prediction. With that in mind, you also say that the investment would be used towards creating "virtual reality experiences" over the next 5-7 and to  "build that secondary division of value in the company alongside the video division of disrupt" .

You're just saying a lot of words with a whole lot of nothing here.

The more and more I think about this the more messed up it is.