I’m a fan of disrupt, however this is a terrible investment and he’s misleading viewers by not disclosing the fact that he’s using the majority of this money to pay off bad debt, NOT to improve “production” or make “films”

The only way you’d find that is buried in the last page of the financial disclosure document where you can discover that Jak has defaulted on a $500K buyout from his partner, In exchange for 50% of the channel. However he was unable to pay this full amount. So now he’s trying to raise $500,000 in exchange for !!!10% of the channel!!?

This is completely absurd, and that’s not even mentioning the insane valuation of $10 million which is 100X their net profit which as a YouTube channel owner of similar size I can tell you is NOT fair value.

I’ve personally reached out to disrupt in hopes of clearing this up and finding out if there’s more to the story, but for now Id just like to warn people to get all the facts before they “invest”.

As I said at the start of this, I’m a fan of their channel and hope that they can find some less shady way of raising money, and I wish them all the success, but misleading fans is NOT the way forward.

Directly from the last page of the financial statement:

"Jak has agreed to equity crowdfund 10% of Disrupt to pay the remaining member buyout in full, expand the operations of Disrupt, and bring high-quality content to new markets.
"

"Disrupt has defaulted on a Promissory Note with a prior member of the company and as of May 23rd, 2022 currently owes the Noteholder a Note Balance of $466,179.87 on which interest is accruing at a rate of 2.5% per annum. Disrupt will use $500,000 of the Campaign proceeds to pay off the Note Balance, to pay legal fees to the Noteholder’s counsel, and to pay Disrupt’s legal and regulatory fees in compliance with Reg CF.
"

Yikes, coffee on the case isn't a great sign. (Love ya work)

Yikes, coffee on the case isn't a great sign. (Love ya work)

I came back to this video to invest after watching it yesterday. I'm a huge fan of disrupt, but I'm also a bigger fan of Coffeezilla because I work in Blockchain and coffeezilla investigations help me and my team build better, communicate better, and grow as a positive business. This comment just saved me some cash, thanks bro.

@therealquade Please post on WSB. This may be the dumbest DD I've read.

@therealquade Please post on WSB. This may be the dumbest DD I've read.

He said it clear in the discord. And if the """debt""" is not paid, the receiver of the money will assume 51% of disrupt, and have "other plans" for the channel.

Please make a video about this !! People need to be informed.

Please make a video about this !! People need to be informed.

Arriving at the correct answer through all the wrong steps here.
If jak is 500K in debt from a default, that means a failure to pay that debt could very well mean the shutdown of the channel, and we, as the audience, do not want that. He does make good content.
Next, your math is very wrong. 500K for half the channel, means it has a valuation of 1mil, not 10 mil. you added a zero.
next, a company's net worth, is not their annual net profit. If that was the case, Disney is only worth what they put out this year, and it means if they go a year without releasing new content it would mean they have a net worth of $0. That is not how anything works. The annual net income of a business, is only a slim percentage of that businesses total value, and the actual profits, are called margins, which is the difference between net income and cost/debt.

As for a partial ownership of the channel, That's how stocks work. that's literally how every major corporation works. That's what corporate stocks ARE. percentage ownership of the company, which grants a proportional percentage of the net profit margin based on the number of shares, those are called stock dividends. you make that sound like it's a scam, when it just means that jack is just the majority shareholder, and with good reason. First of all, by owning 90% of all shares of the business, he has a controlling influence in the direction of the company. If he proportionally sold 50% of the ownership of the company, that means he would be beholden to us, the stockholders, to dictate the direction for the business, and when stockholders influence the direction of the company, the outcome is always "get me more money, I want bigger dividends", which means the content will change in favor of profit, rather than good content. by limiting the ownership to 10%, he prevents this outcome.
And that gets back to your original 10 million figure, using 500,000 for 10% ownership, but that is still only 5mil, not 10 mil. you're saying the 500K debt is 50% of the company, which gets 10% of the business, which means 10% of the original valuation of 1 mill, to get 10 mil. That's bad math. If anything it means the current valuation of the "company" is -500K, and getting in 500K of investment gets to net zero, at which point all income after operating expenses is pure profit. and with 1-2 million subscribers, and add revenue being essentially per 1K views,  with an average of 0.7 million views per video, means 70K per video, 12-24 videos a year is 140K to 280K per year, reduce by 1/10 (10% ownership) 10-20 years for a full return of investment, followed by pure profit, In addition to the continued reception of content. assuming the pace and popularity of the videos remains exactly content (zero growth), That's a better investment for us, the investors, than most things on NASDAQ, before even considering the potential for continued growth. your assumptions about where the money will go, assumes the worst.

the bad investment side of this, is that, it's a guy in 500K of debt, and we don't know the full circumstances of that debt. Is this because jak is bad with money, or did jak's former partner with the channel completely screw him over, effectively scamming him. we won't likely ever have the entire picture. if the other guy was shady, then we have nothing to worry about, and if jak is a F-up, then we have something to worry about. but given the quality of content, I don't think jak is personally the problem. The worst case would be that he could take the money and run, but his youtube career is basically "hey, look at all these scam artists and criminals, look how terrible they are, pretty F-ed up, right?", and for him to mess this up would be adding "and i'm one of them. I am what I criticize". And that's a really terrible thing to assume.

As for arriving at the correct conclusion through the wrong steps.... you are right that this is a bad idea, not for us, but for him. The better sollution would be to use a patreon type set up, plus advertisers, like most youtubers, many of whom are F-ing MILLIONAIRES because of it. That would pay off the debt, allow the channel to continue to make content and grow, but would not make them beholden to paying shareholders who demand larger dividends to prevent them from re-selling the stock and thus devaluing the company to secure investment funding by selling stocks due to the new, lower valuation. the entire concept of corporate stocks, shares in a company, Is a terrible idea and it slowly kills every business that goes public, it's short-term growth for long term loss, and a degradation of quality, in 100% of cases. I'm in favor of capitalism, but the stock market is capitalism gone wrong.

Good info as always! Thanks for bringing this to light, I just canceled my pledge to Disrupt

Good info as always! Thanks for bringing this to light, I just canceled my pledge to Disrupt

Thanks Coffee, I am also a fan of disrupt and ofcourse of your channel. This does sound quite Shady :(

Thanks Coffee, I am also a fan of disrupt and ofcourse of your channel. This does sound quite Shady :(

Thanks coffee, too bad its not more reasonable since this content is not bound to one trend and will always be popular

Let's do the math - on their website, we see an example - if someone buys 25 000 shares, this will cost him $108 695.65, and the Prognozed, Not Guaranteed Yearly revenue of return will be $2 000...

I came here to say the same. Pay VERY close attention to the sheet before you invest.

I came here to say the same. Pay VERY close attention to the sheet before you invest.

Thanks g, Was about to chuck a few bones away x

Thanks g, Was about to chuck a few bones away x

@Ashley R That’s not a bad idea… a democratized comment system. Almost in the same vein that Disrupt is pitching this “communal investment” (although that’s not what it truly is), which adds a nice level of irony on top. I like it.

Oh shit this means a new vid is coming out!!

Jokes aside I really like Disrupt but everyone is allowed to be called out. Good work on informing the public

Another strange thing is that if he paid 500k for 50% of the channel that gives it a valuation on 1million USD.

@veespa we should be able to pin an important message ourselves that might save fools from chucking money in.

@veespa we should be able to pin an important message ourselves that might save fools from chucking money in.

@Matt Huey Well, then we should copy and paste it so he can't delete it

@Matt Huey Well, then we should copy and paste it so he can't delete it

@Fidelio why would he pin in, its obvious disrupt is hiding the fact he defaulted and owes 500k why would he call himself out lol

its not a life paying off debt does help the channel and improve quality

its not a life paying off debt does help the channel and improve quality

anyone who understands valuation knows how fucked this is

anyone who understands valuation knows how fucked this is

@mYstak3n But he hasn't dug through all of this. He's only read the disclosure and what has been posted on the site for everyone else to read. He said he's reached out to Disrupt, but didn't wait to post a pretty uninformed opinion prior to getting a response.

Can't wait too see the video you make on this

Can't wait too see the video you make on this

Dayum, if coffezilla is on your case you know its not good.

Dayum, if coffezilla is on your case you know its not good.

Thanks for being awesome and digging through all this so we don’t have to coffee, much love ❤

Thanks for being awesome and digging through all this so we don’t have to coffee, much love ❤

Damn, I had no idea about all of this. Thanks for bringing it to light. As a 15 year old, Im not an investor who could potentially lose money off of this misleading information, but there are others who certainly could. Thanks again!

I think they didnt consult a business analyst, they just come up with this idea with his team Imo.

I think they didnt consult a business analyst, they just come up with this idea with his team Imo.

@Coffeezilla How exactly is this investment opportunity misleading when even you yourself recognize that the financial disclosure literally DOES in fact disclose the entire former partner buyout plan? It's also not buried. It's a very simple document with pretty plain language, not a hundred+ page form full of jargon. The valuation is also discussed on the page. I can understand being cautious, but you're throwing mud at things that have already been discussed on the investment site. It's great that you reached out to Disrupt, but perhaps it would be better to first discuss with them and then come to the public square.

Also, this plan is literally the textbook definition of an investment. One is not guaranteed a return, but giving money with the intent that the company will continue to grow. Therefore, one is investing in the content creation. Again, I understand you support the channel, and your channel itself is a wealth of knowledge - it just comes across as shooting from the hip on this one.

coffeezilla is always there for this stuff. love your work man!

coffeezilla is always there for this stuff. love your work man!

You know, I was kind of thinking about kicking him $100.00 because I enjoy the content, if that paid dividends then great if not then I'm not stressing.

But after reading all of these comments, and realizing that even CoffeeZilla is foaming at the mouth to run an expose on this, I'm gonna keep my $100 in my pocket

@Zanalytics Inc patreon would have been a better option, he could easily make 10k+ off of patreon and that would take care of his quartly payments and he could make more payments, easily would have the debt cleared 2 years early. instead he's getting people to buy into his business in which the dividends are tied to yearly profits, so he can just reinvest  all profit and pay out nothing to "investors"

a ~1.5m subscriber shouldn't need to ask for 10% of the channel when you already have disrupt+ you have to consider the ad revenue, you have to consider patreon, and sponsorships and so much more sources of income. I'd understand if it was for a good cause like with team trees, but this is just "for the future of the channel." you're not struggling by any means necessary. I get that you have to pay all of your employees but this just comes off as entitled. You should be set financially bro. I literally skipped through half of this video because I knew it was all nonsense

Thank you for actually exposing this BS to everyone, Mr. Checkmark.

Thank you for actually exposing this BS to everyone, Mr. Checkmark.

Never heard of you before, looked into your channel after reading your comment and liked what I saw. Subbed.
You produce the exact type of content I like to sit down and watch while I eat a quick meal, and you are 1000% right about this apparent scam.

I am hugely disappointed in Disrupt for this, $500k for 10% Christ, that's insane. A $10m valuation is just absolutely ridiculous, and I absolutely LOVE their content and have watched almost every video they've put out, but this is just asinine. I get it that we all make mistakes, but this honestly just seems like a breach of trust between producer and consumer. It feels like he's taking massive advantage of his viewers and their lack of experience and knowledge with this type of stuff. I am genuinely considering unsubscribing after seeing this video.

And the Meta-verse is something I am closely following and watching the tech to, I do agree with the things said in the end about it being the next move in entertainment, and it is (IMO) quickly becoming that.

But there is absolutely no where NEAR enough info to suggest that Disrupt is remotely worth $10m.

Hell yeah coffeezilla! I mean the fact that you're here saying this really speaks volumes about Disrupt 's plan...

can you expand on the debt? what exactly happened?

can you expand on the debt? what exactly happened?

Goddamn when coffeezilla’s going you, you know you’ve become sketchy

Goddamn when coffeezilla’s going you, you know you’ve become sketchy

Well, if coffee says it’s sus then it’s fucking sus and everyone would be wise to heed his warning.

Well, if coffee says it’s sus then it’s fucking sus and everyone would be wise to heed his warning.

Oh hey I just mentioned you should check this out lol that was fast me boi

Oh hey I just mentioned you should check this out lol that was fast me boi

I wonder what Coffeezilla would think abou.. ah there he is.

I wonder what Coffeezilla would think abou.. ah there he is.

Was gonna say it myself, but who better to say it than Coffeezilla himself.

Was gonna say it myself, but who better to say it than Coffeezilla himself.

Well well well you know there's some spice coming out now

Well well well you know there's some spice coming out now

Thank you for the info. It is disgusting this isn't mentioned in the video. Of course, everyone should read all of the documents before investing, but many have invested in crypto & meme stocks with no knowledge. The whole video has a ton of work put into it but no mention of a HUGE default which shows there is money mismanagement in the exact company he is trying to pitch to his viewers right now.

Until I read the username, I was going to press X.<br>Don't know why I read that last.

Until I read the username, I was going to press X.
Don't know why I read that last.

Thanks. Was about to drop some money in.

Thanks. Was about to drop some money in.

I hope I don't end up seeing a video about this on your channel :(

I hope I don't end up seeing a video about this on your channel :(

now, now I"m sure all the paperwork is in place with the SEC for reg D shares....oh, wait.

Sucks seeing otherwise great people move into scam territory.  It would have been better to fund raise without all the scammy investment stuff - people would have still supported it while keeping honest.

I love you Coffezilla, thank you for your tireless work

I love you Coffezilla, thank you for your tireless work

Don't spoil the next Coffeezilla video for us.

Don't spoil the next Coffeezilla video for us.

Coffeezilla just randomly appeared on a disrupt comment section

Coffeezilla just randomly appeared on a disrupt comment section

What sucks is that if he just needed money he could have just asked for it. He could have made a video and explained the situation and I can almost guarentee people would have been more than happy to help and donate to him, but the fact he went this way and made is super shady makes me never want to trust him.

@Rust rug skin Bruv, it’s a joke. How dense are you?

@Rust rug skin Bruv, it’s a joke. How dense are you?

Thanks coffeezilla. Supporting channels is great, framing that as an investment opportunity, especially considering these particulars, ain't it.

@Fidelio you really think he’s pin the comment outing him on his fan money grab for personal gain when he said it was for other things

I'm inclined to believe coffeezilla. I am not well-versed in these types of financial things, but what I am well-versed in is human behavior and how it can relate to a scam or fraudulent act. As soon as Jak began talking, his facial expressions mimic someone who is making an art of the sob story. "Invest" in this or this other not cool thing will happen. While I do like the Disrupt youtube channel, I don't have a strong enough connection to be comfortable "investing". To think this channel is doing something new and innovative is preposterous!

I've seen enough Silicon Valley to know where this leads...

I've seen enough Silicon Valley to know where this leads...

I emediatly got fishy vibes from this. im glad to know i wasnt just being overly skeptical

I emediatly got fishy vibes from this. im glad to know i wasnt just being overly skeptical

@Faxn
If he has shared rights to disrupt he'd have to fork off and create a new name.
Overall though that may be a better idea but it still doesn't resolve his debt😏

@veespa I know it was a joke man. Barley sociable will have a field day with this because I think he quite likes disrupt.

Thanks for pointing this out. I love disrupt! I read the last page of the financial document and there it is written plainly. I would have been down to just pitch in money for a gofundme.

Can’t wait for the new vid on this coffee!

Can’t wait for the new vid on this coffee!

First two minutes into the video I’m thinking, “I wonder what Coffee thinks about this?”. Thank you coffee. You’re the detective we need. Pump the stock

I'm speechless, thanks for the info dude!

I'm speechless, thanks for the info dude!

So? The partner? Who is he to have such a strong take on the channle and what legal document that says his partner owns "50%". Maybe it's all fake, this is why we went 100% honesty and yet here we are being lied around too. Sucks, but transparency is everything but this is the outcome

I read on the wefunder page that to sell the share you have to contact the owner and they would do a buy back but they cannot guarantee one
seems sketch and not really "investing" lmao
I really love this channels videos but this ain't it
also 10 million valuation wtf?!? Seems crazy like the Faze IPO

Coffee video coming soon lol... "This youtuber is trying to scam you

Coffee video coming soon lol... "This youtuber is trying to scam you

haha he not gonna pin this....prob get deleted!!💯😂😂

haha he not gonna pin this....prob get deleted!!💯😂😂

10 years later, and coffee's unborn son is on YouTube busting his father for the same thing. <br>good shvt man.

10 years later, and coffee's unborn son is on YouTube busting his father for the same thing.
good shvt man.

not the way i wanted to find out you watch disrupt but thx for the info

not the way i wanted to find out you watch disrupt but thx for the info

You better make a video about this, Coffee.

You better make a video about this, Coffee.

Asking for a $100 “investment” is extremely sketchy for a YouTube channel. This isn’t a thing. They already have a paid bonus content section. Couldn’t a simple GoFundMe get the job done if he needs cash?

@Fidelio you think that Disrupt would pin this? lol but you’re right it <i>should</i>

@Fidelio you think that Disrupt would pin this? lol but you’re right it _should_

sheesh even coffeezilla doesn’t like the stock

sheesh even coffeezilla doesn’t like the stock


I think this is single-handedly the worst thing you could do. The entire comment section is either people saying they’ve lost their respect for this channel, or warning people not to do it. At most, they’re saying they aren’t going to buy it and telling people to be cautious.

If you look at the balance sheet, he is in around $475,000 debt for buying his partner out of the channel. This appears to be a last ditch way of making that back to stop himself defaulting on the debt. That's where the money is going (clearly stated, buried on the last page of the financial report), not into feature films or studio facilities. Anyone "investing" in this is getting conned, unfortunately.

@Aru  the channel owner is in a lot of debt, and is trying to scam the viewers by selling a percent of the money the channel earns. He is trying to sell it for more money than it’s worth to scam the viewers

My English have gotten quite good but I don't understand talks like this can, anyone tldr?

@B T ok u win i won't argue any further im no keyboard warrior

@Muhd Shatar he is in a lot of debt, but he is trying to scam his audience to pay back the debt.

@p0k3mn Yeah but it's at the expense of misleading hundreds or potentially thousands of your viewers being scammed out of at least $100 dollars. I imagine the amount of return you would get on a $100 investment would be laughably low. This video is misleading, and if he told the truth nobody would do it. Can you seriously tell me that misleading viewers into wasting significant portions of money on a large scale is the best thing he could've done?

@ChillTox selling 10% of the company means nothing  and it’s a way to pay off their debt so they can get back to making usual content

Bro let's be logic here, there's absolutely no reason for a brained human being would go down this path other than because of one is forced to. For example, maybe he is in a lot of debt or something. We don't know what's happening to him right now. What am I trying to saying here is please, everyone, don't send hate to him like this. As a human being with a heart, I just feel bad for him 😢

its the best thing he could have done lmao

@EyeQon yeah I'll still support them but if he or the people he works with doesn't address this nor apologize I won't

This is a horrible look. I’m hoping this is some kind of joke but it does not appear it is. Talk about a channel going from absolutely adored by everyone to an absolute disaster in 1 video. Jesus.

Yeah he just ain’t good at making money.


Frankly, I would feel much more comfortable with mechanisms such as Patreon being used to fund your channel. I don't want to own what you do, or have a say in it - I want you to be as independent in terms of how you creatively express yourselves as possible.
That is what makes this channel, or ANY artistic expression, so valuable.
My return on this investment is not money, it is the artistic enrichment of myself and others. I don't want you to grow for gains and profits, I want you to grow into more of this enrichment.

@p0k3mn Not necessarily. When I think of stocks, I think of later opportunity. I want to have something back, and want there to be more money for me in return. The company will begin to try and grow more and more to fuel things. They'll also have less money available than otherwise because now they have to pay back shareholders.  That's quite the opposite of what I want!

I want to show that the channel I am supporting should be allowed to be independent of any growth, I don't want anything back apart from the content I am enjoying and coming for.

When you buy stocks, you're telling them that you want money, not content.

@p0k3mn the money won't help improve content either

@Landen Hayes No, but he will get a lawsuit, because he must have his shareholders' best interest in mind. You can't do an IPO to payback loans, as that kills the investment of the shareholders. It's pretty close to a crypto rug-pull

If one were to decide to invest, the 10% of shares he is selling are non-voting. So regardless of if you were to invest or not, you will not get a say in company decisions.

@Hristiyan Delisyarov only if he isnt the majority (50% or more) selling 10% will do literally nothing no downsides this is nothing but a positive for the viewers

@Selection Thing is, once a company has many shareholders, he'll stop doing what he wants to do and be forced to make money for the shareholders.

@Selection Thing is, once a company has many shareholders, he'll stop doing what he *wants* to do and be forced to *make money* for the shareholders.

Well this is a company, not a youtube channel where Jak decides what he <b>wants</b> to do. He's only doing this to pay back a 500,000 USD debt that he defaulted on.

Well this is a company, not a youtube channel where Jak decides what he *wants* to do. He's only doing this to pay back a 500,000 USD debt that he defaulted on.


I thought this was a joke. You're in debt and selling out. If you have to pay back stuff then that's fine but don't mislead everyone. Also, a $10+ million dollar valuation of a channel with only a little over 1M subs? You're out of your mind. You guys make great content, but channels this size weren't making that much even before Adpocalypse. This reeks of poor judgement. If you roll this proposal back you might be able to save face, but if you stick to this, you're gonna lose a lot of people that were making you money to begin with. This could easily be career suicide. You owe 500k for the portion of the channel you bought out, so if you need to pay that back, why not use the ad money? If you aren't making enough to do that, why would you think anyone would ever want to invest?

@Jason Jones spreading misinformation on the internet, amazing!

weird place to find crawlz at but i agree

@Jason Jones ummm do u have any proof cause that's a <i>really</i> big claim

@Jason Jones ummm do u have any proof cause that's a _really_ big claim

@Jason Jones proof, don’t say shit without proof

It IS a joke! Well, a scam, anyway. He's been bragging about how easy it will be to rip off his audience on Discord. I've seen it.

Not arguing that this isn't a clear scam but before adpocalypse 1m+ subs were earning easily 5 million-10 million.

Now there is no chance.

because hype is all you need for people to invest unfortunately


While I think your content is absolutely outstanding and that you deserve monetary support to be able to create more, this seems incredibly sketchy in terms of an investment opportunity. $10.7 million valuation is a crazy price for a channel we know little about in terms of statistics and revenue. One of your answers to a question on the wefunder site was that your company probably won't be able to afford a buy-back, like how actual shares work. With a YouTube channel valued at $10.7 million, this seems a little strange. It's a very interesting and intriguing idea but with the amount of online scams spiking in the last couple of years, this move sort of gravitates toward that. Still looking forward to everything you guys put out though!

@Pythonic Demon then there's seriously something wrong because the way they're selling the shares 100% is $43.5M

10% up for grabs. Divide by 0.07% and multiply by 7000 = 1,000,000 Shares. Divide by 23 shares and multiply by $100 gives a valuation of $4,347,826.10 for 10%. Multiply by 10 for a total valuation of $43,478,261.00 which is a lot of money.

he only makes 100k a year on average from this youtube channel. Its 100% not valued at 10 million. He is only doing this to pay back a debt he accrued from buying the other 50% of the company from his cofounder. That debt is 500,000 USD, and the funding amount is also 500,000 USD. He defaulted on this debt.

@eCodex 2.0 I have a theory that Disrupt as it stands is trying to pretty much become a full-blown indie studio, or a small company, or something like that. This whole stock thing seems to indicate that, as well as the unusual language used in the video when referring to the content. They're not called videos, they're called shows. That's why Disrupt is trying to present this weird stock idea in order to "legitimize" themselves instead of admitting to financial issues publicly. They can't discredit themselves via admitting to still relying on crowdfunding, so they do this instead. It's a really dumb idea, but this is the only way I can imagine an idea this moronic getting into their heads.

what's funny is that he could have literally just begged for more money and it would have gone over better

@Sam T EXACTLY. thank you for succinctly putting it that way. for reference a “medium budget” indie film is about the same—half a million. for reference one of my faves (wristcutters) ended up in the mid 400k range. in terms of quality and digital assets, disrupt as a channel has well exceeded that benchmark. the big “but” is how it’s framed here to ‘investors’ without transparency, which is what gets me.

Good that you’re putting this out there. A lot of people view their favorite creators as angels and can do no wrong which isn’t too harmful normally but when money gets involved it can be rlly dangerous

@Toxiic like, if he just framed it as the channel hitting a rough patch, I don't think there'd be an issue with crowdfunding.

He’s got a lot of debt he’s trying to pay back 500k to be exact which is also oddly the amount of money hes trying to raise

@TrumpetWizard They said the channel is valued at 10.7mil usd and that it is offering 250,000 shares

@brick The site is literally called ''we fund'' lmfao

@Spoonfed you had me on the first sentence. I don't think this has any relation to twitch subs, and hes not asking for a gofundme he keeps saying "invest" so why changing his words?

I totally agree, I just found this channel less than a year ago and now I am like what?

This isn't like an IPO for a large corporation. You have to remember that with content creation there will always be people willing to donate money to support their favorite content creators. So regardless of this "evaluation", equity can and will simply be seen as a perk of supporting a channel and an idea they love. Imagine if all those people buying subscriptions on Twitch also got equity in the revenue of all of their content creator's merch sales as a perk. That's what this would be more akin to.

With 7000 shares being 0.07% of the company, at $100/23 shares or ~$4.35/share it's actually about 43.5 million dollars

thanks for saying this, it makes people not only looking at the fantasy world but really make a awareness what can happen.


shame on you for not mentioning: DISRUPT HAS DEFAULTED ON A PROMISSORY NOTE WITH A PRIOR MEMBER OF THE COMPANY AND AS OF MAY 23, 2022 CURRENTLY OWES THE NOTEHOLDER A NOTE BALANCE OF $466,179.87 ON WHICH INTERST IS ACCURING AT A RATE OF 2.5% PER ANNUM. DISRUPT WILL USE APPROXIMATELY $500,000 OF THE CAMPAIGN PROCEEDS TO PAY OFF THE NOTE BALANCE, TO PAY LEGAL FEES TO THE NOTEHOLDER'S COUNSEL, AND TO PAY DISRUPT'S LEGAL AND REGULATORY FEES IN COMPLICANCE WITH REG CF.

Basically investing in their debt they couldn't pay off with their ad revenue , but the ad revenue is supposed to be the attraction right?

@Jason Jones what do you mean by this? not doubting you, just curious, i'm not in the server

@James Crock You got this. There are plently of company out there paying good money in dividends today. Arguably bringing real value, excellent investment. I see insiders bought their stock back recently and pretty much held to their stock during that "correction", so at least they believe in their own operation. And holy shit now Buffet is in $PARA as well! I might buy some too.

About the company revenue, Disrupt made $132k of net profit in 2021 (forgetting about that single debt to take full ownership). This should be enough to cover the $30k of liabilities quarterly. But wait for it, the owner is getting paid $83k! So yeah it makes $50k of profit, this equity buyout is plain mismanagement.

Also shame for not mentioning the fact that the team has been OPENLY BRAGGING ABOUT SCAMMING THEIR AUDIENCE ON DISCORD SINCE MAY!!!

@Aman Raihan But everything is posted very clearly on the investment site. It's not hidden.

@Agate Films not to the vast majority of people who watch the video though

Considering you copied this from the financial disclosure, I'd say it was mentioned.

I reported the video for being Misleading because that's what it is.

sheeeiit, if the mane making 25k like right now that would it would take aprox 18 to 20 years to pay that debt off. But if he do starr making that money les say 50k a year it take only 10 year n sheeit. But like everyone be on this youtube and shit and he be providing good ass films n All. Then again if he do be raising 500k and pays the man off (the channel can flat out plug out lmao) or stay on. idk. Look at netflix stock, disney, paramount. They took lots of debt to create Classics ultimate classics. Hell i might buy me some PARA ffs, they have a 3.8% yield and i think they had robert deniro on there cast who knows. something to think OF

Yes this promotion is deceptive, no respect for the fans.


A rare L from Disrupt. This whole thing feels like a scam. Sorry Jak, I can't go ahead with this.

@Jason Jones that's a big claim which we need some evidence of

It feels like a scam BECAUSE IT IS A SCAM! I am on the Discord where Jak and another team member have been planning this out. They talk openly about deceiving their "stupid viewers." I've seen it. STAY AWAY!


I honestly would have supported you had you been honest but now I feel the need to warn others. Take a look at financials,  ALL of the money raised (if hit 500k) will go to legal issues that were resolved in court. Owner pay and personal expenses were already $83,568 as of Dec 31 2021.  Don't go into business with people that cover up the truth.

@Jason Jones Prove it make a video just screen record the screen shots

@Jason Jones pics or it didn't happen man

I'm on Discord with this clown. He's been bragging about how easy it will be for him to "fleece" his audience. He's been talking about it every day for a month. NO ONE will see any returns on their "investments."

This is the bottom line. And why I’m extremely upset at this channel and this man’s claim. Throughout the video he makes it seem like a fantastic opportunity, when you read the fine print, it’s just him calling donations “investment” that’s predatory


Getting a lot of "this ain't it, chief" vibes.

I'm all for supporting a channel by the means of Patreon. I am going to listen to the crowd on this one. No offense, chief.

"Getting a lot of this aint it chief vibes"-🤓

At least your commitment is public with Patreon. The creator and a team member have been laughing about ripping viewers off on Discord for over a month. I've seen them discussing it. DO NOT GIVE THIS CHANNEL MONEY! It will disappear.

That's what I was saying, a go fund me, Patreon, this might be the worst way of going about this


The valuation to me is crazy. Since the number of shares isn't listed except in the video animation we have to assume it was correct, and that's 1 million shares. If $100 buys you 23 shares, then the total share value for all shares is just over 4 million USD. That's still only 10% of disrupt though, which makes disrupt worth $40+million USD. That's in the ballpark of the entire linus media group which has a physical complex, a huge team, over 60X your total views, partnerships, a store, and sponsorships which disrupt cannot reasonably decide to match with their content model. This also places the value (40M usd) at roughly 200 years of current profit, and the point of investing is to enable growth, with this proposal you need to become 200x more profitable for this to be a profitable investment inside a year, or instantly 40X more profitable and maintain that to be a good investment in 5 years. I love disrupt content, but the scant details and odd model feel like this proposale would have been much more honest as a patreon or twitch plug.

@Jakob Esparza for an income source such as youtube, especially when it is one of your primary income sources, which it probably is considering the lack of engagement on their competing platform, revenue is highly variable... not everyone stays relevant on youtube forever and there is a likely long trail of channels from 5 or more years ago you watched who went from millions of views to tens of thousands, if they upload at all.

also, i dont think this is a 'scam' but it certaintly is dodgy handling. they are making out something is an opportunity to invest which implies the potential for later returns rather than being clear with what they want and actually raise money through patreon etc... but i dont think that would get much popularity as it would have to be much more clear that its charity to fulfill someone elses bad financial choices

@Nepheos their income is growing, at least from last year to this year. and they really don't have much expenses considering everyone works for home and are probably contractors. If he were to set up a patreon he would easily make enough money to half his quartly payment. unless his YT stats arent looking good there would be no reason for him to do some stupid thing like this.

Valuation is 10.7 mil according to the link

Disbursements page says there is 2.5 mil stock overall, 10% is being sold

Still, terrible investment that will lose you money

another problem is their financial doc.
the last thing on it says, that they owe 500k to a former partner ... and that has an interest rate of a painfull 6% and has to be paid back within a time limit.
since this happened rather recently, its kinda obvious why they started this mess right now. Even without that, the yearly income seems rather unstable and not high enough to be reasonable imo.

The problem is they took a loan for $500K, and defaulted. That is why he is trying to raise money. (Read last page of the Financials, bottom of investment webpage)

@I'll punch you In the face I didn't say scam because I don't think it's a scam. The problem is the value of a company and the value of content are entirely different kingdoms here. Lots of patrons would consider $100 a year for exclusive access and extras to be a very reasonable bargain. But the entire problem with this video is presenting disrupt as a profitable business opportunity instead of as an independant quality video production studio with no puppetmasters controlling their bank accounts to make sure they play nice. I just don't see how these models coexist. :(.  but "scam" is a bit strong.

yep, exactly.  for every $1 that you invest in this company, you only get 0.00004% equity. that's insane.


Wow, a $10m evaluation. I hate when people try to "hate-bombed" or cancel channels or whatever, especially when it's on creators I love so much - but I do still want to share my thoughts in the flood of criticism. If I understand correctly, wasn't the evaluation $1m a year ago? My YT channel's financial statements are surprisingly very similar to Disrupt's and I can hardly imagine achieving the original $1m evaluation, and that's without taking the whole debt thing into consideration. Granted, our channels are very different, since mine relies on my presence while Disrupt's content could continue to flourish without the founder which is always a benefit when considering outside capital. Disrupt is also very focused on a subscription model outside of YT while I rely mostly on YouTube as a platform. And finally, Disrupt is growing in popularity more rapidly than I have. But even with all of that taken into consideration, and putting the promissory note aside, I'm still just hung up on how the company has 10x'ed its evaluation in just over 1 year. The approximately 25 videos published since the 500k buyout have been phenomenal videos in every regard, I think I've watched them all at least twice. But I dunno if they proved an additional $9m on the evaluation especially since the channel's growth has been going up, but only gradually - not any sort of explosion the past year. I will continue to adore everything about the content, production value and storytelling this channel brings as I have for over 3 years now but I am so curious on better understanding the process behind achieving the evaluation. I also wish there was a breakdown of revenue, because it sounds like most of it was from YT ads and sponsors which I sadly consider to be unreliable and inconsistent. I will 100% be sticking around for updates, and to simply enjoy and support some of the best vids on this website. I hope everything works out!

@GoHerping It looked thoughtful, but I decided not to read it since it wasn’t appealing to the eye (no paragraphs)


I can't believe he just tanked the reputation of himself and disrupt with a single video. You all might want to start downloading the videos before youtube terminates the channel for tos violations.

Please archive it with yt-dl or archive org if you are someone who has a lot of bandwidth, time or maybe vps/rdp.


1. The narrator (Jak) owns 50% of disrupt.
2. His partner (Jordan) owned 50%.
3. Jak bought Jordans half for $500,000
4. He doesn't have the money to pay for it.
5. So the viewers buy shares and collectively own 10% and their money goes to pay off the half million Jak owes.
6. Each "owner" of .000004% of the company makes squat. But together they pay $500.000 and get 10% of the company at the same price that Jak just bought 50% of the company for.....
Doesn't quite have the same ring to it when said that way

@BlankTenshii_Ø Yes I have asked him so many times

@The Dark Knight Jason is probably trolling dude, he's all over the comment section saying the same thing over and over and not answering to anyone that asks for proof

@Jason Jones Please post evidence on imgur/reddit like the other commenter suggested. If this is really true, they deserve the backlash they'll receive when outed.

@Jason Jones put the screenshots on imgur and post it on Reddit or something. Or at least send it to a commentary YouTube so people can now

@Jason Jones This guy should be ashamed of himself. If he's not one would hope his parents were ashamed of him. To do a YouTube channel about something you love really shows when you come out with good content, and we as viewers see that passion and it's the reason we like and subscribe. To turn around and forget how you got here and rip off those same subscribers like we are just a means to an end is soulless and quite frankly disgusting to watch happen. I lost ALL RESPECT for DISRUPT and now see that Jak doesn't care about anyone but himself. News flash Jakko.. your subs aren't stupid. And you just spit in their faces. Let's see how that goes for you. In a year from now, you'll be nothing more than the story of a YouTube channel that crashed and burned covered by actual RESPECTED YouTube channels.

@Jason Jones Can you pls provide links to back up your claim?

7. I'm on a Discord server with him where he's been talking about how easy it will be for him to scam his viewers for over a month.


Ah shit i pulled out when found out its for paying the debt that already got defaulted.

Got hyped for the idea of it even if its risky af
But got scared and sad when i found out about the debt (not to mention the evaluation that is blown off, half baked ideas and so on)

Jak you could’ve explained the situation and asked for a crowd found or patreon or anything really.
This shit suck man people are losing trust and may start to leave the channel and if you continue with the idea you will have investors that you will need to answer to, which would even more complicate everything.

I don’t understand why you went that impossible complicated path if you could’ve asked for help first, and only then continue with this endeavor.


I would highly recommend checking out the balance sheet before buying.

@pyropulse I think you might’ve misunderstood what I meant. I absolutely know that this is a bad investment, but I was saying it WOULD be cool if investors actually had solid returns with it. Will they? Undoubtedly not. We’re definitely on the same page about him asking for money as an “investment.” Just clearing it up. 👍🏻

@GOOD LIFE If they wanted you to know it, would be in all caps in the video. The point is you won't make any money back. There is no upper limit for the funding and a lot of credulous people are gonna jump right in, meaning the ROI gets worse and worse. Read the financials, the company has defaulted. This is bad.

@GOOD LIFE they gotta pay back the ex-partner first. This doesn’t look good & really should have been presented as a charitable offer...  in that case, I would donate.

Can somebody tell me what the ROI rate is? Can't find it.

@Tyler Boyle  Wow thanks for this. $500,000 to pay back over the course of 5 years with a 6% interest rate 😬 Seems as thought the $500,000 is just to get his friend paid back rather than an actual "investment opportunity." Would definitely be cool if it all works out for investors though.

Looks like they posted their financials here...

disr(.)pt(/)financials(/)

Remove the parentheses

@Wessel If I’m being charitable, it seems like a way to pay off the debt to his ex-partner. If not, then this could be just a way for them to share an easy $250,000.

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

Love the channel but indeed thats quite the liability to asset ratio😬

@Strana to see the total of which your percent comes from.


Sadly this is a scam. The company is evaluated roughly 15-20x what it should be. The dividends (what the investor makes) is based on net profit after production expenses. This includes all the salaries, which include the owner (salary not mentioned). Traditionally investment is based on stock price based on company evaluation, but here, you can't resell it. In other words, you will receive pennies on the dollar. Jak (founder/owner) said it best "do not expect to receive more than a few cents for many years to come."

If Jak said he needed cash and had a go fund me, of course, id give him a dollar or two. But sadly, he relied on smoke and mirrors. Because of that, not only can you not rely on the business evaluation, but you can't trust the 'CEO' of this company.

Such a moronic decision. Channels this size make thousands a month on patreon. If he did that in addition to sponsored videos, he'd have knocked out that massive debt in 1-2 years.

I agree. He leaves out all of the real truths and reasons in the video, makes it seem fun to unbeknownst supporters that might be daft to boilerplate. If you read the fine print, it’s just a full blown manipulation to get his viewers money without being straightforward with us all. Just another sleazy sales tactic. I’m terribly disappointed at this all.


Pretty sure these guys will get hit with selling an unregistered security unless they ensure all investors are accredited which I highly doubt will be the case.


Please hire a financial advisor or professional, the numbers don't check out to any sane person. You've built such a high quality product and still have much room to grow, do not let it all go to a trap. We all love your channel, but this just does not seem right.


You really should've divulged the whole partner buyout thing. <br>There will be videos made about this video in years to come. I can feel it. Good luck.

You really should've divulged the whole partner buyout thing.
There will be videos made about this video in years to come. I can feel it. Good luck.


This is single handedly the worst trade deal in the history of trade deals


"Disrupt, Inc’s valuation has been determined internally, without a formal-third party independent evaluation."

The $10.7 M valuation is solely supported by "trust me bro"

The company is closer to be worth around $500K. They currently make $30K per quarter and have a defaulted debt of $500 K with a quarterly payment of $29K until 2026. Which means that with current revenue nobody will see a cent for at least 5 years. No investments will be made to increase the content production. So at this point the channel strategy is basically get saved by the algorithm.

Additionally, the co-owner helped with the content creation, and now disrupt will have to pay someone a wage to do those functions. That is an extra liability that is currently not mentioned.


I'm pretty sure selling a channel is against community guidelines or the terms of service. I haven't read them myself but I've seen it talked about as a big no no before. You really zhould read the TOS front to back to make sure you aren't in violation of that before you get your channel deleted all together accidentally...

This channel is going 'bye bye.' Google doesn't allow cash grab scams on their platform.

There are a lot of people selling channels on the forum market. They're selling channels with a lot of subscribers or views by farming them.. like you know, for example, that channel that keeps uploading Family Guy episodes, Tiktok, or music album channels..

Been seeing a lot of people looking into their sheets, and all their stuff is upfront if you're trying to educate yourself before investing. Absolutely nobody is forcing you to go in blind a blind investment is just moronic. Regardless of how the video is presented all the facts are public domain.

@Rowan Raine Yeah illegal was the wrong word, I mean there is no basis for YT to do anything about this as the company is operating opaquely on the account. So they have no saying in any internal restructuring (but maybe on the video itself if they consider it as wire fraud).

And I agree this is super disappointing to take advantage of credulous individuals in the audience that hope to make actual money in times of need, honestly I'm unsubbing.

@HyperMario also I'm not considering buying, I think just reading the youtube description of this video shows how deceptive this is. I'm honestly kinda disappointed. I think if he jusy put up a crown funder and said he was in a bad financial position it would be more transparent and honestly I'm saddened and disappointed at this video...

@HyperMario I'm not saying it's illegal im saying it's against youtubes TOS. You can do something legal and still break a private platforms rules....

He is selling the company producing the content and owning the IP. Absolutely legal. By the way this is a scam, read the financials, don't buy into it.


Before this rant, I want to make something clear. I love this channel, I think your work is amazing, easily one of the best channels on YouTube that follow the documentary-esque content format.

With that said, valuing this channel at $10.4m is... Optimistic to say the least. Especially when your financials state the company made $130k last year (this is before deducting what you pay yourself as the owner) and has $500k in outstanding debt (that you have DEFAULTED on) from buying a 50% stake in the company from your co-founder.

With those numbers, what made you think the 50% stake you bought for $500k on June 1st 2021 inflated to $5m in the 14 months since then, for you to then sell 10% to us at that inflated rate? Did you find a particularly rich vain of gold under the disrupt offices? Perhaps crude oil began coming out of the faucets instead?

On top of all this, you obscure these figures and facts, putting them just out of reach for anyone who trusts what you've said in the video and 'invests' before they go to the bottom of your wefunder page, and then scroll to the bottom a plain text financial report to get information you should have been transparent about from minute one of your deer skit.

In fact, due to the loan interest and payments, the channel should be bankrupt in a matter of months. The video references this at the very beginning, citing 'internal restructuring', deceptive to say the least.

If the channel was valued at $1M, then his half was worth $500k. He bought the other half for $500k, borrowing the money from his current half, meaning he (and by proxy the channel he now owns) is now worth $0 when you add up the debt. The company still has a $1M "valuation", but has a $0 financial backing, with HORRIBLE financials, and is all but bankrupt.

Not entirely sure if this analysis is correct, but this is how I see it.

@Monarker He's always had this aura of pseudo intellectualism about his videos

facepalm no no— it's forehead palm kek lol

*facepalm* no no— it's *forehead palm* kek lol

He is going to be frustrated now (like his thumbnail lol). Well, let's just see the fire burned or extinguished... Why doesn't he just be truthful and ask for a donation instead? It's like my man doesn't want to beg or look stcupid. lmao

Kind of looks like you realised this channel isn't worth the $1m you thought it was worth those 14 months ago and you're trying to have your cake and eat your viewers cake too.


I'll be completely honest, no sane investor would invest in this until there is more information released, like people within the company, cash made now vs a per monthly basis since the channel's inception. You know, basic portfolios that would attract a house fly

@Logan B Not sure on that, don't remember how much it said they had in bank.

@Gabriel Is Ant Swans x Boss Baby. ground breaking yet much anticipated collab

Sadly he's not trying to attract investors, he is trying to attract fans with more dedication and surplus cash than wisdom or experience.  I hate saying that about such a good channel too...

@Crying cookie im not an accountant and I may have read it wrong but it looks like they have $73 in the bank? Is that correct?

@T33 You can find the link to their financials if you go to the link in the description, but it ain't looking too good. The corporation is 500k in debt and it even states he defaulted on one of the payments which could lead to a lawsuit.

@T33 I still wouldn't invest in it. It doesn't seem like it is going to profitable for a long time

disr(.)pt(/)financials without brackets to see their balance sheet

The accounts are on the crowdfunding page, scroll all the way to the bottom and you should see a link to a PDF.

Lmao that is true, at least a basic portfolio would be useful with revenue from the past 3 yrs or summin. But checking their socialblade, they seem to make around 4k-60k annually and their subs only seems to be increasing


honestly this just seems like a huge guilt trip with the whole path a path b thing. it <br>boils down to "if you don't 'invest' the channel is going to be worse!! invest or you'll lose our content"

honestly this just seems like a huge guilt trip with the whole path a path b thing. it
boils down to "if you don't 'invest' the channel is going to be worse!! invest or you'll lose our content"


I'm here to watch this channel crumple. Not that I want to, but it all seems to me like a high production scheme.

I get it tho, this is a great strategy to trick the algorithm and bring this channel in the YouTube spotlight.

On the other hand, I really want to see this work somehow but I doubt it will.


1. Sell 20% of the company's net revenue
2. Pay debt
3. Keep creating the same content
4. Give the company's president a salary equal to the company's revenue
5. Company never has revenue
6.???
7. Profit

@Ian  his debt is 500K, at 6% interest and defaulted. This is just a lawsuit in the making if he doesn't pay it quick to his old co-owner. That is probably why he is doing this. To get the money quick. At the same time there are multiple loop holes like the one I mentioned in which he can just not pay any revenue ever to anyone even if he does make money in the future.

You can invest if you want. Just be minded that you have been warned of the possible red flags.

And that valuation of $ 10.7 M is nowhere justified in the financial reports.

See the weird thing to me is that if this was a Patreon with worthless rewards, nobody would care and the support would roll in. Why go this route?

His debt is 2.5% & incredibly cheap. He could easily pay that off with even just the channel's regular income. I love this idea. If he waited for the channel's financials to be healthy and gave it a better valuation he would have killed it. Who knows though? He'll probaly hit his goal anyway.


So this is new. Never thought I'd see anything like this especially coming from a channel that I love. Good luck with everything but I have a bad feeling that no matter how this whole thing goes, I think this channel might be done no matter how much you raise. Just seems really shitty


i love the videos on this channel and appreciate the production quality, but this kind of "investment" talk feels a bit weird... i understand that you guys want to grow and support your channel but this comes across like a lot of other "investment" type scams we see all the time online nowadays. just feels like you're trying to make this seem like a bigger "opportunity" than it is for so called investors when you're ultimately going to profit the most

edit: not to mention how the financial documents seem to disclose this "investment" will go towards paying off a buyout debt the channel's current owner has of about $500k. there's a real problem here with a lack of disclosure about what the funds will truly be used for under the guise of improving the channel itself. be careful and make sure you know what you're actually giving your money here towards.

@Ashley R  i commented 11 hours ago, coffeezilla commented 8 and a multitude of discussions were going on before and after either of us commented! it's not a competition to both have the same idea that something was off when the evidence was there

@Enclave propoganda it wouldn't leave him better off. It would just get him out of debt.

@Da Batman it's all explained in zillas comment

Well done on rewording coffeezillas comment. You're very smart bro

Could it be..??? A checkmark who isnt just a yesman? hats off to you sir or madam. Keep up the good work of informing people.

Yeah Ferrari doesn’t try and sell you their stock when buying a Ferrari

The initial pay would leave him better off, however I believe that the videos will continue to grow in views and gain more equity making it a better investment over time.

From what I read, he’s basically asking for 10.7 million dollars to pay off his debt

If they won't get 500k quick they will be bankrupt. Jak took 500k debt to buy back the whole equity and defaulted on the loan. If you invest 500k, you will just make that debt go away but they won't have any money to pay for better content. Jak made a bad financial decision and doesn't want to bear consequences himself.

@G VS that's the thing though, the investors realistically will get little to no return. they even say that realistically your $100 won't net you more than a few cents for YEARS. it's not a good "investment" as much as it realistically is just a glorified kickstarter for angel investors, but i don't think they're doing a good job presenting that as being the case

Obviously the people running the show are going to take a bigger share of the pie, but as long as investors can get a steady stream of passive income and dividends


RIP cool YouTube channel, it was great while it lasted. I hope bankruptcy doesn't personally sink you, but you can't do this man, none of this stuff holds up in the least.

My man didn't even think that he could afford that shit out or not. Well, it is what it is. All he could do now is apologize for the bullshit and ask fans to donate to help him. lmao


Jak, i've known you for nearly 10 years. This channel (before it became disrupt) is a part of why I went into media production, it sucks to see you make this decision and I can see from the comments most people think this is a ridiculous idea and have clearly looked into it more than I have. I've got a lot of happy memories working with you and its disheartening to see this happen and the choice you're making. I wish you the best mate but I can't support this.


Man, a $10.7 mil valuation on a company that brings in 51k gross a year (so 27k profit) is pretty interesting. At the 10% dividend rate and 250,000 shares, this means that each share if revenue stays equal will earn slightly over one cent a year. This one cent stock would be valued at $4.00. Not the craziest price ratio I've ever heard but a very mediocre and not promising launch.

In other words, to regain what you've spent on investing at these rates would take 400 years.


i've been subbed for several years and i've always felt exactly two ways about this channel:

- the quality of the videos are surprisingly good.
- there's a lot of "volatility" going on in the background.

@Fidelio I've always felt that feeling watching his videos, now I know why

@eqods 1 But even "company" youtubers don't try to sell you their channel. The only reason Disrupt is doing this (more specifically Jak) is probably because of a 500k loan he has to pay back. "Investing" won't create better quality content and it certainly won't earn you any form of money for many, many years.

The quality is surprisingly good because there are multiple editors + it's like a company rather than just a youtube channel


i love this channel and i do not intend on ceasing viewership but i still think investing through an online program like this, regardless of legality is a pretty fucking bad idea

@Fidelio i would die to watch a cold fusion breakdown of this issue omg

@rel8 m8 oh i know. i apologise if any of my comments could have come across as endorsing this—i know it’s a death play for jak to try and cover a defaulted 500k promissory. while i empathise with the insane level of desperation he must be feeling to have even thought this was a remotely good idea, it’s still a complete bomb and this will be the subject of articles+documentaries in years to come

Scroll down to the bottom of the investment page and click on "review our financials". The company hasnt even made $500k in its lifetime yet he values it at $10 mil. Also you will be able to see why hes really doing it, he bought 50% of the company from the previous co-owner for $500k and has now defaulted on the payment plan for this amount. Hes selling 10% of the channel to pay back 500k he owes, not to improve the channel.

@eCodex 2.0 That’s too upmarket for him. Maybe nikola motors?

Should we send this video to cold fusion? 😂

@Fidelio god bless jak in his elizabeth holmes arc

@eCodex 2.0 It’s always the ones you think aren’t the biggest suckers…are.

the irony when disrupts avg user base is entirely too suspicious and savvy to buy in (literally). i’m still going to watch as a viewer and support at a distance but totally agreed


This is EXTREMELY disappointing. This is in my top 10 channels I watch almost every upload. I do hope things get better but I cannot with good faith "invest" $100. I do wish you all the luck in the world though, stay safe.


This sounds sketchy af, we don't even know the statistics etc of the channel. I also feel like this would not go well with Youtube ToS.<br>If you want to be serious with this and want to sound legit why not make it a public company that people can invest in like normal, with the recent rise in influencer scams this seems like a really bad idea.

This sounds sketchy af, we don't even know the statistics etc of the channel. I also feel like this would not go well with Youtube ToS.
If you want to be serious with this and want to sound legit why not make it a public company that people can invest in like normal, with the recent rise in influencer scams this seems like a really bad idea.

thats because it IS sketchy. he is doing this entire thing because he defaulted on a 500k USD debt. the funding goal is also 500k, and he states all of the money goes towards paying that debt. You also will not even more than a few cents in profits, as Jak himself says.


i say this as someone who has been well into the depths of medical debt well upward of your defaulted: declare bankruptcy. start fresh. if you’re not planning on leaving the country to get clear, even then, start fresh. i’m so sorry that you’re in the base position to have had to “buy out” a channel partner at that sum, but i promise this isn’t the way to resolve the default.

He should I sell the channel to his partner and he can keep creating content.


man, i don’t know how to feel about this. you should be upfront atleast and say you are needing $500k to pay your former partner back and ask for donations, rather than making it seem like it’s an investment opportunity.

i consider myself a massive fan of the great work you guys put out, but this just seems like a really bad move. at the very least, this is a bad look, which will potentially push people away from the channel before they even give it a chance.

i hope you secure the funds you need, of course, but this was not what i was expecting from you guys.


Yeah, I don't know about this. Most people would call it a glorified scam. Just become a publicly traded company if you want serious investors. But hey, I could be wrong, I wouldn't call you guys scammers, but at the same time, it smells sus to anyone who's been online for the last 20+ years.

I don't think they can legally do IPO with such small size. Market capitalization required for that is probably in billions. Besides it looks like they have over evaluated their valuation anyway. That will get caught by authorities before IPO.

@CARPO719 yes but staying blind and PAYING them isn’t helping tbh

@OBAD 76 thats not really how it works. i get what your saying there but their reasoning was that they needed capital to make higher quality videos sense it takes money to make money

I totally agree. I like this channel, I don't want that to change

@Paul S Rohrbaugh The point is this is not presented as a donation but as a competitive way to make money. Watching the initial shady and foggy offer and breaking down the hidden backstory has been quite insulting throughout. I donate for some free content I read but I would never put a penny for that. Too bad he will get his money in no time from the people.

I just signed up. Here's how I see it. I give hundreds of dollars a month to creators on Patreon where I get nothing back besides a warm fuzzy feeling. So for me, this is like a "Patreon plus", where I'm supporting a creator I believe in, but there's a <b>chance</b> I'll get something more than a warm fuzzy feeling in return. Feels like a win-win to me.

I just signed up. Here's how I see it. I give hundreds of dollars a month to creators on Patreon where I get nothing back besides a warm fuzzy feeling. So for me, this is like a "Patreon plus", where I'm supporting a creator I believe in, but there's a *chance* I'll get something more than a warm fuzzy feeling in return. Feels like a win-win to me.

@Sarls Linked at the very bottom of the page of the campaign, click on the link pinned. Prolly mandatory for compliance with regulations. Enjoy!

@GOOD LIFElightly know the term, but cmon.

@will m You are exactly the person scammers are looking for

@Crispy Why? Lmao do you even know what the term means or are you just throwing words around?

@HyperMario yo no way, where can i read about that

This is shady, the company owes $500k to a former associate since the guy took full ownership one year ago. The company defaulted and is financing the amount due via crowdfunding. This is in the financials. No mention of any of this in the campaign itself.

@will m well your comment is definitely more detrimental for stupid investors than teenagers apparently giving skepticism a bad name, i hope your first comment made you feel big

@Sarls I didn't say to listen to him, either. But I'm certainly not taking advice from someone who still gets excited about spring break.

Becoming a publicly traded company would then open the requirement of having an executive board, investor voting rights etc. This way the company stays private and the director can manage still manage the company without having to appease investor

@will m yeah instead lets only listen to the guy trying to sell us something

@Crispy Do you know what a pyramid scheme is?

You are wrong and it is very clear you have no idea how investing works. To become publicly traded company it is extremely hard this is very common and how Angel investing actually works in silicon valley if you think it's a scam don't invest in it.

You can't just call things you don't understand a scam.

You can't just become a publicly traded company

Ya fam, legit ong. Ngl it do sound mad sus. Not catching a vibe on this one.<br>Not really sure I'd be taking too much financial advice from teenagers...

Ya fam, legit ong. Ngl it do sound mad sus. Not catching a vibe on this one.
Not really sure I'd be taking too much financial advice from teenagers...

I thought kinda the same thing but more like ... an opportunity to waste money.<br>The views are not extremely high, in correlation to how much they upload.

I thought kinda the same thing but more like ... an opportunity to waste money.
The views are not extremely high, in correlation to how much they upload.

I think the benefit in privately issuing shares is that they can accomplish the goal of raising capital without the added volatility of public markets.

This makes the most sense to me at least. They get to set the rules, mitigate some risk, and keep including fans in their decisions.

The $500K investment is going towards a promissory note they’ve already defaulted on. The valuation in their financial disclosure is preposterous.

I wouldn't call it a scam. An IPO is very complicated and a pain in the butt to accomplish. As far as we know this is the first round of investments which is almost always before an IPO. If they were looking to scam, they wouldn't have shown their Financials and everything to make it seem legit. Only thing I disagree with is the value they consider the company to be worth ($10m). I don't think it's worth close to that but people investing will still own a share of the company. It's not a scam.

Yea as I was hearing about it..it sounds sketchy. "Buy our product/invest now and you get money" and it's almost like...somethings up. I don't know shit abt investing but even I know that what he proposed was sketchy and sus to anyone with half a braincell.

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

The problem is its the old early access idea. "Pay now so we can use that money for our product." However what really happens is getting the money before incentives less quality sense you already have the money.


I've loved this channel since I stumbled across it but I need more reassurance to as where the money is going before I drop $100. Where are you guys planning on going with the content or will you guys produce a real tangible product? What's the timeline/burndown chart look like? And, how many shares do you guys currently have in circulation?

Edit: nevermind, after seeing Coffeezillas comment it's apparent this is more of a charity run than an actual investment opportunity.  I'd make more burning $100 on doge or shiba tbh.

Edit-Edit: unsubbed.


Reading the comments here it looks like you got tons of passionate viewers interested in seeing this channel growing that would've been more than happy to support you through patreon for example, me included. Looking forward to see what your response to the community will be after reading through the comments. The content released on this channel I've enjoyed greatly, I'd just hate to see the end of it...


Man that’s a shame, this channel was one of the few that had my respect in terms of quality content.


The idea of investing in YouTube channels and earning a percentage of the revenue is an incredible way to diversity your portfolio. However, this valuation is unbelievably overvalued


This is sadly a desperate somewhat last resort type idea. We’re missing something here.. & I hate that this situation has come forth. Let’s no rush into this gentlemen. Wishing the best as always! One of my favorite channels by far. (No way the value is correct.)


From the website:
"I do not expect that you will receive a
substantial amount of dividends for quite some
time. Disrupt is an early stage startup and
should be viewed as a long-term investment,
rather than a quick return. As such, if you invest
$100 today, do not expect to receive more than
a few cents for many years to come."

(Repost so people see)


I feel like selling a channel is like  an artist trying to sell his art form.

What is the point? Only one person can create the art.

I'm always disappointed when YouTube channels go for the money instead of the content. Because if you provide something great, the money will come.

You have a wonderful channel. But it's because you have the channel and maintain it.

If you sell parts of your channel like stock, it means other people have control over your art form, meaning it can easily descend into garbage like so many other channels have..

Ultimately it is your choice. I don't know the details behind it. But I hope you continue to provide awesome content for people that you make yourself for your own reason.

But I have had my YouTube channel for 12 years and made 4,500 videos, and though I'm not a graphic artist, the content is if anybody wants to give me 10 million I'm all over it.  😀
(I may not be a graphics expert, but the words are there)


It looks like this money is being raised to cover the $500,000 debt Jak accrued when he bought the rest of the channel from the other founder. It's in their financials at the WeFunder link. Also, Jak himself says on the Disrupt disbursements page that investors won't make more than a few cents from their investment for "years to come." I'd be very wary of "investing" in this project. Think of it like a donation, if anything.

@Jason Jones Can you upload a video so I can see

@Jason Jones were they? damn, could you give screenshots, if possible?

8 chicken rolls stacked on top of each other

It doesn't matter what it looks like. A scam is what it actually is. The creator and someone else on his team have been joking about how easy it will be to scam their viewers on Discord since mid-May. I've seen it. DO NOT GIVE DISRUPT MONEY!

@Fidelio because no one wants to  willingly pay off another person's debt, especially when you work hard for what you got and the economy is near the edge of collapse.

@Sebastian Nietzsche Thank you, I can see it now.

@Crying cookie Go to the link in the description and look for the financial reporting document. Scroll all the way to the bottom and read the last bulletpoint. It’ll mention the defaulted $500K promissory note to a previous partner.

@00FF00 Where do you see that he bought the channel for 500k or did I miss something, just curious.

interesting how he'll happily mention the other reason for investment and not just "oh yeah I've also just racked up a huge debt that I'm not sure I can support for 5 years"

Yeah If he reaches 500k than he will just pay back the debt that the company defaulted on. Not a cent of more money for channel to develop new content, just paying back stupid loan. The guy who is owed 500k was doing the work for the equity that was bought out, so if you account for it, net income will be lower once Jak hires a person in his place. It may be profitable but barely. Not worth any investment.


What he said: "I am selling this channel."<br>What he meant: "I am selling out to dodge financial trouble."

What he said: "I am selling this channel."
What he meant: "I am selling out to dodge financial trouble."


If you were honest about the real reason you need that money (to pay back debt), people would have actually donated. Stop it until its to late, give the ones who invested their money back and start a fundraiser instead.


This ain't it man you and everyone else watching know it just as well as I do.


“Disrupt will use approximately $500,000 of the Campaign proceeds to pay off the Note Balance, to pay legal fees to the Noteholder's counsel, and to pay Disrupt's legal and regulatory fees in compliance with Reg CF.”

Enough said…


i won’t lie, this made me lose a lot of respect for disrupt as a whole. your financials aren’t exactly pristine, especially in regards to your balance sheet (specifically the liability to asset ratio), and as such, asking for people to invest for equity in a channel with a bogus, grossly inflated valuation seems nothing short of a scam to me. others are free to do as they see fit, but this seems entirely contrived and nonsensical to me.

This is like a real life Dragon's Den lmao

@DCJ Nah it makes so much sense. The people who think they won’t fall for it will.<br>Hubris and all that.

@DCJ Nah it makes so much sense. The people who think they won’t fall for it will.
Hubris and all that.

With the type of audience this channel attracts you'd think he's know better than to expect us to do something so illogical

agreed. hopefully they figure out a more civil & positive solution.


After looking through the other projects on wefunder I can pretty confidently say this website is nothing but scams. Most of them spit out the same buzzwords on repeat while selling snake oil to people not informed enough to see through. I'm disappointed in you Disrupt, thought you were better than this.


$100 is a lot, if I was a patron who wanted to support the channel by giving a donation to create content this is a more enticing alternative. But as someone that can live without most YouTube content I consume I wouldn’t ‘invest’ in it hoping for a return.


My main problem with this is we have no idea how much of that debt to the co-founder has been paid back, and if he doesn't pay back the remaining debt including interest at the end of the 5 years, what will it mean for this channel and my investment?

The debts are valued around 500,000 USD. yea, it’s a lot


I think Disrupt is genuinely one of the best creators on this platform but the numbers don't add up. This is sketchy. Man's basically taking donos to pay off debt... This isn't a good investment y'all.


Surely this wont end up being a complete disaster


dude, open a patreon. your viewers are more than willing to help you pay off debt if you need that.

don't know anything about finance but this felt really strange when i started watching...  the explanation in the comments made it even worse. i respect the time, money and effort that go into the high quality videos and look forward to your ambitious plans for the future but this is just not it. def not the way to go about it.


They are valuing their company at 5M dollars, so 100 dollars gets you a 0.002% share of profits after they pay for expenses and salary. <br>Disrupt make great videos. I imagine they spend a lot on making them. Can’t imagine profit being huge.

They are valuing their company at 5M dollars, so 100 dollars gets you a 0.002% share of profits after they pay for expenses and salary.
Disrupt make great videos. I imagine they spend a lot on making them. Can’t imagine profit being huge.


I've been loving this channel for the past 2 years I've been subbed. But there's gotta be a different way around this man, I have a feeling shits gonna hit the fan.


Read financial statements. It's a trap. Jak (the main narrator) bought half of Disrupt for $500 000 from a second owner. Jak defaulted on that loan almost immediately. The crowdfunding is required to pay back the loan that Jak defaulted on. Don't buy stuff you can't afford man. Look at company financials, their revenue doesn't support 10M valuation. Person who was doing the work for "free" and had 50% equity ownership is not included in the cost of revenue but eventually cost the company $500k. Once you account for that, this company may be barely profitable. This company is not worth 10M.

@TrumpetWizard I haven't digged deep enough to see that. Thanks for the tip, it makes this investment even more dishonest.

@Day His views aren’t actually that high considering his sub count. Respectable, but not earth shattering.

Video is currently at 40k views but has 10k likes in less than 2 hours. That does not fit the like to view ratio of other videos at all and given the subject matter, I'd even suspect like bots. Which really sucks because I liked a lot of what this channel was.

@TrumpetWizard they are selling %10 in shares, your math would make it worth 100M. There is literally no way that this company is even worth a million without the 500k debt.

@Elmers G. Lue that's up to the owner of the channel, I'm only speaking about the audience since there's no Patreon or similars

@Charliezard so why not use services like Patreon or similar? Trying to give shares is now in the realm of finance and complicates things more.

Because companies trade at multiples of their valuation because investors look ahead at future profitability. It’s how equity works.

That 10M isn't for the entire company either. The whole thing would be in the ballpark of 40M and they're selling about a quarter of it in shares

Yeah,  give me 100 bucks and same time next year I'll give you 20 back .. sounds like a good deal

@Charliezard sorry i misunderstood you’re completely right and I agree

@00FF00 Yeah I agree, I'm not defending him. I previously stated it's a scam on the financial aspect but if you like the channel and want them to keep producing high quality videos then a donation is an idea

@O M yeah that's what I'm saying. The investment claim is a scam for sure

@Charliezard Jak shouldn't have taken 500k loan that he can't pay back and has defaulted on. Why do you want to pay back his debt of 500k which he used to buy back 50% of company shares? You can get just 10% of shares in return for the same price, it's not a good deal. Someone here is trying to milk you out of money, otherwise you would be able to buy 50% of a company for 500k.

@Charliezard as a donation it’s completely fine I love the channel. as an investment it’s not good at all

It's just a donation to keep the channel alive

He doesn’t even monetise the content that well anyway.


I absolutely disagree that Hollywood is old and inefficient. I understand you want to make feature-length content 100% digitally, but films and content are different things. Keep up the good work, you’re doing great this way.


People looking for ROI info

They are selling 250k shares (if I recall correctly)

They offer 23 shares for 100$

If those 250k shares are 20% (you can go to their site to see the details)

Then if they made 100,000$ in profit. You would get 1.84$ of the 20,000$ profit shared. It would take you over 50 years to break even.

If they make 1 million at the same 20% cut, it would take less take 6 years.

So after you verify the numbers for yourself, you have to ask:
1)what is their annual profit?
2)what portion of that will get reinvested and what portion will get distributed
3) how long do most content creation groups last?
4) is there a bigger fish that would eat most of the profit in the pond?

Unless you can find their revenue information somewhere reliable including which portion is free profit. Then I wouldn't consider it an investment. Falls more in line with a gamble or a donation. Neither of which would you have a reasonable expectation to get something in the long run.

Do your own research.

Confirm the numbers

Math it out

Make up your mind.


Going by 5:52 score (music) and location mentioned on screen, i’d like to commend the disrupt team on their political views, while at the same time keeping your show non political, as it’s supposed to be. Good shit.


TL;DR Disrupt wants you to buy a share in the channel otherwise the channel can´t continue to make high quality content and the channel won´t grow. What´s not disclosed in the video is that the lion share (460 000 out of 500 000 dollars asked for) is going to pay of a debt.

I´m sure you could  have raised the amount of money to pay off the debt  without misleading your audience.
   The "equity crowdfund" sum of 500 000 dollars are not going to be used for making more content and higher quality dito, the money is not needed because "entertainment industry is riddled with inefficiency"; ergo costly. You know how i know this? Let me explain by summarizing the review about Disrupts financials year 20-21: This channel was co-founded by two members let´s call them J1 and J2, they both owned 50 percent each of the channel.
   Last year J1 decided, for reasons not known, to buy J2´s share for the sum of, wait for it, 500 000 dollars. Since Disrupt Corp. doesn't have 500 000 dollars laying around J1 instead struck a deal with J2 and agreed upon a quarterly payment of 29 000  dollars for a five year period when the principal sum shall be paid in full.  In the financial review it stipulates, and this is the important part, that J1 has agreed to equity crowdfund 10 percent of Disrupt corp. to pay the remaining member buyout in full. That means that the remaining payment to J2 (460 000 dollars) will be paid with the 500 000  dollars J1 want you to "invest" in the Disrupt channel.
    The amount Disrupt need to pay in lost credibility is not mentioned in the review, but If I could speculate it will have a longer payback period than five years.


I used to love his content and watched all his videos because they were interesting, the high editing quality made them even more enjoyable to watch. Though that probably is one of the reasons this happened.
My first 2 thoughts was either he got hacked, or he has become so desperate to get money he considers scamming or some other deceptive way to get money
I quickly realized it is the latter
It saddens me to see people I respect abandon their morals for money


Hm. Partner disputes magically make a company worth multiple times its fair market price? Keep in mind he is giving himself a valuation of roughly $7/subscriber. Even without the defaulted debt, that’s a little steep don’t you think? For about 2 seconds I was intrigued till I saw all of this in the financials. I do greatly enjoy your content though and perhaps a more reasonable valuation or much larger % share allocation would be more realistic Giving away 10% of your studio can hardly be called decentralizing. Would you feel like a company you worked for was decentralized if your boss held 90% of the power? It becomes optional to care about the other 10%, the game theory just doesn’t line up either.


Never did I think disrupt would run a scam…


He covers scams on this channel and now he’s covering his own.


So basically, a YT Channel turned into an "LLC" and valued at 10.7 million, and net profit isn't even 100k+ for the Financial year 2020-2021. If the net profit was 10 million, the valuation would make sense. But you are valuating a "YouTube Channel" by converting it into "LLC Company" and valuing it at 10.7 million USD; meanwhile, if your channel gets 3 strikes and it's deleted forever. That is something you can't control. Your so-called "Business" doesn't even have a guaranteed future. All Disrupt+ Premium sales are through YouTube Fanpage; your "Business" would go Bankrupt the next day whenever third-party "YouTube" wishes.

Also, he's selling 10% of his business "YouTube Channel" if we do the math, if he net profits of $100,000 the first year, he "Disrupt LLC" keeps $90,000 and we "investor" keep $10,000, which is then divided into the number of investors according to shares Disrupt LLC is made of "2,500,000 Shares" he owns "2,250,000 Shares", and we own "250,000 Shares" for $10,000 of profit if you own 1 share you get $0.04 profit if you/us own 2 shares $0.08 goes into your/our pocket. Quite the investment! LOL

Not sure if it's a good idea to invest in a "business" that is 100% based on a third-party's "YouTube"' decision; if third-party "YouTube" decides to ban your account, your "Business" for whatever reasons or ban the Gmail account, basically your business went bankrupt? You have no other option but to submit an appeal or make a new YouTube Channel? Also,  the Appeal's decision depends on the third-party's "YouTube" decision; you have no control over your own "Business"?? Weird??

Not sure if it will give anyone enough assurance that the business' future is secured, and in case something happens, the only way to revive the company is via an "Appeal", which depends on a third-party's "YouTube" decision where you "Disrupt LLC" has 0 control over it, compared to an actual business which you can restore with few extra money and some use of brain to avoid bankruptcy/insolvency...

Also the fact your “Business” can be hacked if someone hacked your Gmail account basically that’s it, that’s the end of Disrupt LLC?

Good Luck to people investing in this "Business" read carefully; they mentioned, "IF YOU INVEST $100 EXPECT *CENTS* OF PROFIT FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS". This means you get approximately under 1% or 0.1% ROI for the first few years of your investment.
Seems very Sketchy!

IF YOU ARE INVESTING, THINK OF IT AS A DONATION FOR THE FIRST 5-7 YEARS, "DISRUPT LLC" MIGHT APPLY FOR INSOLVENCY AFTER A FEW YEARS AS IT IS A "LLC" (LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY); THE BUSINESS WON'T OWE YOU ANYTHING YOUR INVESTMENT WILL BE GONE IN TRASH BECAUSE IT'S A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. (Please research before investing, its a widespread scam companies/people do)

("10.7 Million Valuation" when you don't even make revenue of 500k USD) LOL!

So basically, a YT Channel turned into an "LLC" and valued at 10.7 million, and net profit isn't even 100k+ for the Financial year 2020-2021. If the net profit was 10 million, the valuation would make sense. But you are valuating a "YouTube Channel" by converting it into "LLC Company" and valuing it at 10.7 million USD; meanwhile, if your channel gets 3 strikes and it's deleted forever. That is something you can't control. Your so-called "Business" doesn't even have a guaranteed future. All Disrupt+ Premium sales are through YouTube Fanpage; your "Business" would go Bankrupt the next day whenever third-party "YouTube" wishes.

Also, he's selling 10% of his business "YouTube Channel" if we do the math, if he net profits of $100,000 the first year, he "Disrupt LLC" keeps $90,000 and we "investor" keep $10,000, which is then divided into the number of investors according to shares Disrupt LLC is made of "2,500,000 Shares" he owns "2,250,000 Shares", and we own "250,000 Shares" for $10,000 of profit if you own 1 share you get $0.04 profit if you/us own 2 shares $0.08 goes into your/our pocket. Quite the investment! LOL

Not sure if it's a good idea to invest in a "business" that is 100% based on a third-party's "YouTube"' decision; if third-party "YouTube" decides to ban your account, your "Business" for whatever reasons or ban the Gmail account, basically your business went bankrupt? You have no other option but to submit an appeal or make a new YouTube Channel? Also,  the Appeal's decision depends on the third-party's "YouTube" decision; you have no control over your own "Business"?? Weird??

Not sure if it will give anyone enough assurance that the business' future is secured, and in case something happens, the only way to revive the company is via an "Appeal", which depends on a third-party's "YouTube" decision where you "Disrupt LLC" has 0 control over it, compared to an actual business which you can restore with few extra money and some use of brain to avoid bankruptcy/insolvency...

Also the fact your “Business” can be hacked if someone hacked your Gmail account basically that’s it, that’s the end of Disrupt LLC?

Good Luck to people investing in this "Business" read carefully; they mentioned, "IF YOU INVEST $100 EXPECT **CENTS** OF PROFIT FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS". This means you get approximately under 1% or 0.1% ROI for the first few years of your investment.
*Seems very Sketchy!*

*IF YOU ARE INVESTING, THINK OF IT AS A DONATION FOR THE FIRST 5-7 YEARS, "DISRUPT LLC" MIGHT APPLY FOR INSOLVENCY AFTER A FEW YEARS AS IT IS A "LLC" (LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY); THE BUSINESS WON'T OWE YOU ANYTHING YOUR INVESTMENT WILL BE GONE IN TRASH BECAUSE IT'S A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. (Please research before investing, its a widespread scam companies/people do)*

*("10.7 Million Valuation" when you don't even make revenue of 500k USD) LOL!*


As a programmer this channel always inspires me to learn new things both in my field and in others. The idea of support being investment based not only helps you reach the funding goal faster and gives back to the investor, but gives the investor greater interest in the success of this project. Really impressive idea. When i can i'll invest. Thank you for all your videos over the years.


Big yikes. Interested to see your response after this, Disrupt....


A share of the 'profits' sounds good but it's dependant on costs, which you mainly decide. Ie. you can decide salaries among other things. I want to support but not as an investor (unless shareholders get a say in things/votes).


I can't be the only one that thinks a 10.7m$ valuation is ridiculous for a channel his size right?

Bias aside it being Disrupt it really doesnt make sense

That's not even for the whole company. That's for the 25% of it that's going into shares. The whole thing is worth over 40M apparently

Their valuation is absurd. The cash flow is tiny, they defaulted on a 450k+ debt that they're repaying with 6% interest. They're being dishonest by omission.

@krzysiula Your valuation is based entirely on feelings and emotions, and not on facts.  Look at their balance sheet.  Their gross revenue is 200,000 per year.  The corporation is $466,000 in debt.  With gross monthly earnings of about $16,000 and debts of $9,666 per month, their DTI is 58%.  That's horrendous.  And keep in mind that is GROSS revenue and not NET.  Not to mention the fact that the founder defaulted on a promissory note to his co-founder which literally just opens the door to a lawsuit.  If that comes, this company is dead in the water.

@krzysiula I mean just look at the liabilities, it’s absolutely absurd

Absolute laugh out loud absurd valuation. The math just isn’t there

Oh yeah it is a total scam, if this was truly a good investment, there are VC funds and private equity that would back this along with other large conglomerate YT channels that do similar investing styles.

Agree. Especially based on the balance sheet they shared on their linked website. Still though, very interesting idea!


Its sad to see such a fun and amazing youtube channel fall under. I hope you can find another way to source a higher income because this isn't it.


Jak has to make quarterly payments of $29,029.35 or until he pays $500,000 + 2.5% interest, to his previous partner, Jordan Warren, due to Jak buying him out. You will make hardly anything if the channel stays at a constant growth rate for the next 20 years if you invest. Also, the shares you buy in the company are non-voting, so you'll have no say in matters regarding the channel or VR media production. If you even remotely considered investing through the Wefund, please look into the financials. Enough thorough investigation into this will bring you to the same conclusion as me; This "Investment" is to pay off Jak's debt to Jordan. This is scummy and I'm expecting a @Coffeezilla video on this in the future.


Y’all done fucked up and deserve every ounce of fallout that comes from this.


For a channel that pumps out well researched and detailed videos you haven't really given us much in terms of behind the counter stats and figures


do not do this thinking it is a lucrative investment opportunity. if you want to spend money to support the channel, without any intention of seeing a profit, that is fine. but the numbers dont add up to this being any sort of reasonable investment opportunity.

disappointed in disrupt for framing it this way. honestly, as an animator myself I really love the content they're showing off. in a traditional crowdfunding model I would be happy to be a drop in the monetary bucket to see more. and the idea of making it an actual investment, even if it is a financially bad one, is great. lifetime access to disrupt+ could easily be worth what you're asking alone, and knowing that if the channel blows up, or its future content is sold to a major streaming platform, you get some monetary compensation for being an early investor is nice. what you get for the money seems worth it to me. but only when you factor in the non-investment perks, from the angle of an investment alone, the valuation is too high, and the risk far too high as well.

I will be indicating my interest. this is, on its own, a convincing video for the one time purchase for a lifetime subscription to disrupt+. and I want to see you succeed. But I would like to see the balance sheet change, your valuation is too high. and I would like to see an updated video which frames this opportunity in a better light. you are all talented people I want to succeed, and this channel has made some great content. I would hate for it to be tainted by a well intentioned but easily misinterpreted video. its a good offer, just not a good investment. you should acknowledge that in the video.


Love the channel and I do see potential for a program like this if the situation was a bit different. It doesn't seem as underhanded as some are claiming because it is disclosed for anyone who takes the time to read through the financials.

HOWEVER, I think it would be more effective as "I am going to lose my channel and be bankrupt and I need help." In the creator's mind this is a crowdfunding source with potential that the supporters will receive return in the future. I don't think it was clear enough on the surface and full transparency would have been best. I could see large YT channels spreading something like this around and 500k over large audiences is certainly possible. At this point I would pull it and rebrand it as fully transparent. Its embarrassing to ask for help but in this situation I think it would work better as a plea (with some potential for small returns in the future) rather than an investor sales pitch.