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you changed my life, again...

It's been a year since we started this grand experiment, and I wanted to reflect on how Patreon has fundamentally changed the way we approach content. 

I think it's been a massive success, but I want to take you along that journey with me to understand how radical it truly has been. 

<3

you changed my life, again...

Comments

Copying the comment I made on your YouTube upload, as it is what made me become a subcriber: Coffee you donut! I wish you had been much more vocal earlier about having a Patreon so I could have contributed earlier.

Eric Threadgold

Coffee check this out Time stamp 2:44:10 https://www.youtube.com/live/65BnjSw3EEQ?si=9Iid9kUdhrvHZmAt

Mae Moore

Great job with the stories and videos! I am a patreon subscriber from almost the beginning of your patreon and it has been totally worth it! I support you mainly for your investigations, so I do not mind waiting for videos, because I support you also out of principal - I have an experience that many, if not most of, cases of illegal activities are investigated by the authorities only after attention of public and/or press. I don't have nearly enough time in my life to recognize and give an attention to wrongdoings around and bring them to justice, so people like you - reliable investigative reporters - are so much needed. Thank you for all you are doing.

Aurelia Alessio

Inspired me to sub, kudos to you and your entire team <3

Kevn Scannell

I saw ads for it long before I even knew Coffeezilla existed, and I was tempted to get it but ultimately didn’t. It sucks that it’s really hard to do research on these products because a good majority of the reviews don’t want to outright call it a scam, or they’re fake news articles that are basically just ads.

Jordan Brown

BTW, you saved me from getting a course with the high ticket closing master - The Sifu. I seriously considered getting a course until I watched your vid. I recall following your engaging 100-day video challenge, shaving your head, and even the interview you did with your former arch-nemesis, Graham Stephen. And let's not forget that epic one-on-one showdown with the infamous fake guru. Keep at it! Lonnnnng time fan!

Andy Jung

Of course! Your videos on Techlead and Tai Lopez back in the day hooked me to your channel. I'm sure it'll be relaxing after long projects as well to let loose. Thank you for the content you have made thus far btw!

brobeans1320

Absolutely agree thanks for mentioning that 🫡

Coffeezilla

Coffee, sad to say I’ve only discovered you this year, but it’s been a trip. I’m a geophysicist turned data scientist, now heading to law school in part because of your inspiring investigative research. I hope one day to help bring justice to scammers like the ones you’ve exposed. Thanks for your incredible work!

Matthew Lennon

Fwiw, there's nothing wrong with the 'fake guru'/news commentator videos either. Super funny to watch you roast these phonies while I'm taking a lunch break. Feel free to also take a break from the hardcore investigations and have a little fun too if you need it.

brobeans1320

Stephen! Happy holidays to you & yours! Sorry been busy with Christmas stuff & catching up with prerecorded school lessons/quizzes.

Janet Johnson

Coffee you’re the man (boomer speak for love you bruh)! You have a great mission and an interesting presentation. And your graphic artist - wow! The wannabe sidekick/devil’s advocate/robot/bartender-barista is a genius literary move. Lastly but not leastly; (I know - grammar!) the overall theme and ambiance leaves me wanting more episodes.

Xraytx

Smartest money we can spend! Keep up the good work 💪🏻

Ron Coleman

Just 25 to 35%? Unacceptable, doubling my contributions.

Ronald C.

Your so ethical! You also explain Crypto so well. Because of these 2 things I had to support you

molitall

Well done man. Can’t believe you didn’t announce this in the main channel! I’m here now though!

Tony Gordon

keep up the good work!! absolutely love your videos!! also is there a merch shop or anything? i would love a sick piece of coffeezilla merch :)

thebasedkaiya

Been here ever since you've started your Patreon page and the video reminded me of the "exclusive mug" you've set as your donation goal. Is that project completely scrapped? Not demanding you to bring that back, but I would be happy to buy myself one if you ever put them up for sale!

Aran L

Keep going man ❤️

Ben Procter

Love your stuff, and definitely love the more in-depth videos. You're doing great work.

N3O4

Would be good to see a balance of those "short" yet entertaining videos, especially the ones of you roasting fake gurus in combination with those deep investigations. I know its a lot of time commitment and changes the financial model of your videos but would be good to see if you could do both kind of content

Talha Khalid

Appreciate the transparency! I have loved your content since 2020 and have been so amazed to see it grow!

Talha Khalid

As someone who donates a lot, hearing what the money allows you to do is the reward in itself. Something like “$50 p/m allows us to use ___ software meaning we can do ___ effects” or “$$$ is one extra hour of special effects work”

Holly Smith

Happy to support! Keep going!

Nick Frimpong

As soon as I saw you launched your Patreon I was onboard. Your mission is so valuable to so many that I felt it worthwhile.

Ant Wakefield

Great Job! I loved the videos, especially the great cases of 1B and SBF, I hope you continue to uncover these great cases, not just in crypto but in all industries.

Blu3Diamond

You’re killing it Coffee! What about something on pig butchering? That’s a $billion scam… (maybe cooperate with someone from China?)

David Zetland

Yes. This is 21st century investigative journalism. The scammers are always among us, but the scam tech is evolving, so the IJs need to as well. I love the CGI and coffee’s charm, but I’m here for the facts and data and gotchas.

David Zetland

More stone cold justice? Just make it and they will…. er … donate!

David Zetland

The future depends on citizen’s support to channels, information and journalism. We need to support this type of work and guarantee that real good truthful news continues to exist. You deserve it Coffe! Chapeau 🎩 l’artiste!

Fernanda Alario

I still really liked the news stuff you did before even if you didn't like making it that much (though obviously the new stuff is really good as well). Didn't even know the youtube video part about the patreon; I found out through reddit. You've done a lot of good shit this year, cheers

N B

Thank you, Stephen. I'm always intrigued by how you handle such breakthrough investigations. Where do you even begin? All the best!

Youssef

Thank you for this update! I found your videos in late 2021 and have followed you since. When you first mentioned Patreon I admit to be sceptical. Not because of you but because so many that have asked followers for money don't follow through. However, your determination, good character and consistency convinced me to join your Patreon. I don't give money away freely especially during rough economical times like now. You showed through hard work and determination that you want this and that says a lot. I enjoy the content of your videos especially the videos of non-celebrities. I will continue to follow your videos because your content is top notch. Thank you for following through with what you promised.

Lil_Ellie

You're awesome coffee! You make the world a better place and I'm so happy to be a supporter!

Eduardo Sorribas Canela

As someone who was scammed out of a lot of money before I fully support your efforts to bring these bastards to their knees. Keep up the good work.

Zhi Shan Sujata Tan

Stock is flying high and we’re just getting started.

Coffeezilla

This 100%

Michael DeRoy

Happy to pump the stock! $Zilla to the moon!

Michael DeRoy

So proud to be a supporter. Your journalism is top notch and I can’t wait to see what 2024 brings.

Matt and Lindsay Washburn

Just don't stop! I made patreon acct just for you. Top tier content providing purpose value and justice.

Alex Pitzel

Happy to be able to support your work with cold hard cash. We need real investigative journalism again, and we need to pay people money for doing it.

sup

Appreciate your support so much. It's a game-changer.

Coffeezilla

thanks! It's a slow process, but it's worth it.

Coffeezilla

My only regret is not supporting you earlier! Thank you for the hard work and high quality content. As someone who both hates scammers and loves the production side of things, I’m living vicariously through you!

James Combs

Congrats mate. Seeing your success give me renewed hope. There is so much disingenious rubbish in main stream reporting these days, it gives me a great deal of hope to see someone who follows the facts succeed.

Danny Hickling

Have you ever looked into the crypto app Social Good.

Robby Cvejanovich

Great year, Coffee. My coworkers and I always jockey to be the first on our team to announce to the group that a new Coffeezilla video has dropped.

RSS Fiskars

You rule! Been watching you since 2020 and haven't been disappointed once. You care about your product amidst a sea of garbage content mills. Always happy to support you

Mutual Information

I've been subscribed to you since your Coffee Break days and I can say without hesitation that you've been making high quality content since the beginning, but even so I'm glad you took the risk and it's paid off, I think everyone is benefiting from it

Andrew Becker

Thank you so much but I don’t know what I would offer at higher tiers! 🥺

Coffeezilla

Ed is absolutely a gem.

Coffeezilla

Also, Ed is a gem. His CGI work is amazing!

Aris Pattakos

Love the investigative journalism, coupled with truly creative productions that make your videos a pleasure to watch.

Aris Pattakos

It's been such a good ride so far!

Ian Weston

Ok now that you've thanked us give us the new holiday backgrounds 😠 (jk I still use the previous ones and this Patreon pays off very much and I wanted to ask you if you considered having higher tiers?😬) Coffeezilla has been my favorite channel since almost 4 years ago and I'm more than happy to know I could contribute a tiny bit to what you do 💕

Zorana Gavrilović

It's all your hard work dude. Congrats on all your success, and thank you for doing this valuable work.

Finlay

We feel blessed to be able to help your work! The world really needs more people like you - and I applaud the steadfast work and the incredible effort is must take to do this so well. To me, you are a vanguard of ethical strength - and a compassionate heart that speaks truth to power. Keep going!

Gary Tonge

Your work is always so thorough and informative - it’s an honor to support it!

Alyssa Rae Jones

It's a combination of empathy for the victims, and loathing scammers that truly drives everything.

Coffeezilla

thank you!

Coffeezilla

You play a bigger role than you think. It's crazy what a small % of my audience has done in transforming my content.

Coffeezilla

Only active Patreon I have, and there’s good reason for it. You do more for random ‘faceless’ people than anyone on YouTube. You truly care about trying to prevent these scams and protecting those who could be affected by them.

Nathan Mcwhorter

Keep up the good work COFFEE.

KP

Thank you for all you’ve done. You’ve helped so many people and I’m grateful to play even a small role in it.

Kevin Johnstone

🥺❤️ You deserve it.

Lynda Sakai

<3 THANK YOU! I was surprised and pleased by how well this transition into more high-quality productions has gone, and I just wanted to share my gratitude. It's hard enough to find something you LIKE to do, but then to get PAID to do it? Pinch me.

Coffeezilla

Shut up and take my money. But also you're welcome thanks for the dope ass content, money very well spent

Andrew Becker


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