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Coffeezilla for Tech — Investigative Tech Media Company

A non-anonymous, YouTube-first investigative journalist who exposes startup fraud, VC exaggeration, and tech industry misleading claims — building a media brand and business around accountability journalism in tech.

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01 THE IDEA

Greg points to Coffeezilla (few million YouTube subscribers) as the model: an entertaining investigative journalist who debunks scams and exposes bad actors (Logan Paul, Grant Cardone) and builds a massive audience doing it. The thesis is that the tech industry has grown so large — millions of workers, billions in VC capital, daily AI announcements — that it desperately needs this kind of watchdog but doesn't have a compelling video-native one. Gawker Media used to partially fill this role but is gone. VC Brags on Twitter is anonymous and jokey, not serious journalism.

The opportunity is to be a real, named journalist who does deep dives on topics like: 'Is this startup actually doing $8M ARR?', 'Did this founder really raise $100M or was it announced 3 years late?', 'Is this AI company's demo real?' The content has built-in virality (tech Twitter will share and debate every episode), a passionate audience of millions of tech workers and founders, and monetization via YouTube ads, sponsorships, a paid newsletter/subscription, and eventually a full media company. The key differentiator vs. existing outlets is video-native format, entertainment value, and willingness to name names without hiding behind anonymity.

02 THE NUMBERS

EXPECTED ARR

$200K – $3M

INITIAL INVESTMENT

$15K + 300h

MONTHLY BURN

$8K + 200h

AUTOMATION

2/10

COMPETITORS

6 · GROWING →

SKILLS

investigative journalism, video production/editing, tech industry knowledge, legal risk awareness, on-camera presence

03 THE VERDICT

The idea is culturally compelling and the gap is real — nobody owns 'Coffeezilla for tech' on YouTube yet. However, the legal exposure from naming tech founders and VCs is significant and expensive, and building an audience in a crowded YouTube landscape takes 1-2+ years before meaningful revenue. The ARR ceiling is lower than the other two ideas unless you build subscription tiers or break into mainstream media. Best suited for someone with existing journalism credibility, a tech insider network, and the stomach for public conflict.

04 THE FIELD

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