Guy complains about the winner's channel being too small, then learns that his company is too small to get away with unethical and illegal business practices. Beautiful.
Ironic, the CEO claimed the small streamer didn't bring them a "single click", while he, himself, managed to single-handedly lose any clicks his company could ever get.
To be fair, it makes sense to not allow "affiliates" into the giveaway if they aren't providing any value in the slightest bit. His mistake was choosing to ridicule them
It's not 'borderline' illegal, it actually _is_ illegal. Giveaways in the United States are regulated by the same laws that regulate _lotteries and gambling._ Making someone _lose_ when they would have _won_ is called 'game rigging' and it is _super_ illegal. The "McMillions" guy got _37 months in prison_ and owes millions of dollars in restitution.
Man, the McMillions docuseries was so entertaining. I was watching that when everyone else was watching Tiger King. For anyone who hasn't seen it yet, please do.
I wouldn't be surprised if he took the CEO to court. Technically he's refusing to honor the terms of an official contest, I've seen successful lawsuits come of events like this.
@@bellebonebag8096 there’s free lawyers that only charge you if you win, but you can also represent yourself and this would be an easy case to win representing yourself
I feel so bad for the winner. Imagine the joy of winning a high end PC (even more if you're in a position where you cannot afford one) then the CEO just tears into you for not having enough clout. Like I'd be decimated
The best part is the CEO thinking that the small streamer wouldn’t make an impact…and his interaction with that small streamer impacted his entire company into not existing any more…sheesh!
Honestly, as a small streamer and a former ambassador for AB, it was kind of nice seeing people rallying for the small streamers who were talked down on. Its a shame to see good people losing their jobs as the result of one assholes actions. But it was nice to know that as much shit as i talk on twitter, they really went to bat for people like us.
@@ImperiaGin yeah a lot of people came together to make things right, did a lot more for them than AB ever did, as soon as the shit happened everyone started leaving the ambassador program en mass.
The actions of the CEO not only destroyed his reputation, but the reputations of those who worked directly for him. It's a shame to see that the employees are now without a job that they were passionate about. The community that watched this unfold knows the full story, and I believe would fully support the employees should they ever choose to start their own company *wink wink*.
and that was probably the employees only job they have ever wanted, knowing how dirty industries are now a days, a job with people that also have the same level of passion and care is somewhat rare to have nowadays. Now they’ll probably have to apply to some other shady company.
I don’t think this damages the employees reputation that worked at Artesian. This was something done out of their control and done only by Noah. The employees just happened to get caught in the cross fire.
Well none are really clean of dirty actions they intentionally downclock comps to stop overheating from poor tower organisation, which should really have been a big tell before any of this
@@german-1880 I mean even big streamers dont make that much money from twitch itself, all their money comes out of sponsors basically, but generally they dont struggle in the financial department. The way the economy is, if you are making enough money to live alone and sustain yourself off just content creation then you made it big. In the US on average I believe its like 1800-2000 a month on average for just the roof over your head.
I was part of their "ambassador" program. Basically they tricked me into thinking I'd be sponsored by them and get exposure from their social media. All they did was give me an affiliate link and throw me into a Twitter chatroom with 20 random people. Sure wasn't worth the thousands of people they got advertised for, I'll tell you that
This pains me because I know the feeling of carrying a cool company with a team of dedicated people and dreading the dumbfuckery of a jackass of a boss just living in their own bs mental space.
I think most of us have been there, sadly. I've always wanted to make my own company, and hire all the fucking AWESOME people I've worked with in the past, who were treated like shit, because you know they'd make even better employees for a boss that treated them well... Imagine the good vibes in that company! Too bad I'm a broke bitch...
I'm glad you're addressing this. I feel so bad for the employees and partners of Artesian Builds. I actually found them through Charlie's twitch, ordered a PC, and was very very close to potentially losing my money, got a refund the day they announced the freezing of all activity. There's people who weren't so lucky and there's creators who I noticed people talking about not addressing the situation quick enough and it just sucks one guy's incompetence and general shittiness can spill over into so many people's shit.
This confuses me. This stream happened a week ago and now they’ve had to fire everyone and declare bankruptcy? If that’s the case then they had problems long before the stream. You don’t loose 1 week of revenue and sink entirely after
The COO had apparently left the company about a month ago and he was the person responsible for running the business so when he left the CEO had to do bunch of shady stuff in order to keep it running the stream was the nail in the coffin
@@parthjain8595 thats one way to look at it. Another would be the COO leaving because the company was in deep shit and going to fail. Nobody here seems to comprehend how hard it is to run a tech business right now, you can’t buy ANYTHING, and if you’re forced to you’ll have to buy a component at, no joke, 1000x the cost it was a year ago. I’m certain these guys have been fucked from a whole lot more than “taxes” for probably over a year. And I think it’s safe to assume that a CEO having a breakdown on stream about losing a build to someone who won’t be a good immediate return on investment is a pretty massive symptom of that
The streamer, KiaPiaa_, refused the pc after they had offered it to her; at that point the situation had blown up and they weren’t giving it to her to honor the giveaway, they just wanted to give it to her to make everything go away. Good for her for not taking a pity pc and standing up for herself.
is that who won originally? that's pretty strong of her, I don't know if i could say not to it, even after this. I guess I don't really have as much of a sense of self worth though... also I'd never be a streamer in a million years, ha ha. I mean unless i could get away with never having to show my face and also could disguise my voice.
@@laughtrack2269 well the fact that Jayz2centz built her a better computer than what she would’ve gotten had she taken the pc should show everyone that you should hold yourself to higher standards when others don’t. I don’t think she would be where she is now if she caved.
this is the DEFINITION of the online domino effect, i couldn't imagine being the employees sitting through this just watching this all go down in record time. i hope they all get new opportunities in a much better managed company.
Apparently more than just one incompetent act. Apparently the company was split between two offices across the country and one did actual customer builds with the COO managing it but that person left and instead of hiring someone new the CEO managed both. His prior experience was managing the division that solely build PCs for Twitch streamers. Unsurprisingly without a COO he mishandled taxes and got the company's business license revoked.
unfortunately, a lot of companies do this all the time, they're just not stupid enough to do it on camera. some "giveaways" are literally nothing more than PR Packages, companies choose the profile with a decent enough following because they assume the person is gonna brag to their followers and name-drop the brand. the internet really facilitated a bad practice, and now we finally see some backlash
Yeah, it's almost like the meme (I dunno if it was an actual photo but I don't doubt things like that happen) where a guy was so lucky he won a lottery and the next day the love of his life appeared before him, so lucky! So yeah, no coincidences 😁
I Love how even in a new room, Charlie's still framed in the exact same position and camera angle. I almost thought it was a Green Screen behind him or something.
So the winner, kiapiaa, was offered the PC...in an email. She posted it on her Twitter, she responded "no thx. Please remove me as an ambassador." She exploded after this, since her name was on the clip. She went from having 2k followers to 20k in about a day and is applying for Twitch Partner. Her success is the silver lining in all of this
girl even got a top end gaming pc, better than anything artesian wouldve given her from jayz two cents, winner of it all is her definitely, gets to take down shitty ceo and get a sick pc
This was not just because of that lifestream, when they signed Stream Partners they already lost their license. The only thing, that noone ever bothered to do, was to check the actual company.
From a business perspective, the whole point of a giveaway/raffle like this isn’t for it to be immediately monetarily beneficial to you or for you to gain from that particular transaction. It’s purpose is to build goodwill with your customers. And it’s pretty obvious how important goodwill is considering how quickly a business can fall apart without it.
a good company doesn’t dissolve in a week due to losing some customer goodwill. Could you imagine amazon disappearing days after all of those people were killed in a tornado because they didn’t warn them? No, because its a massive company that does tons of business, and doesn’t have so much debt that a handful of missed purchases sinks the entire company. This is happening in record-breaking chip shortages and inflation - those certainly have a ton more to do with the company dissolving in a week then some tomfoolery by the CEO
The fact that this could've possibly been avoided if the CEO just said "I'm deeply sorry for what I said. I'm giving the winner their PC" is mind-boggling.
Or if the guy just said "Well, we probably won't get a whole lot out of it but it's not like a single PC is going to hurt us financially" and just sent her the fuckin' thing in the first place. Like it's just so petty and vindictive. This isn't a house or a ferrari or some shit. Even if it was literally the best computer you could put together right now, it wouldn't scratch their bottom line let alone dent it. Feel bad for the employees and everybody involved except the CEO.
@@youtubeaccount5904 I agree. I feel like the whole point should be that ANYONE can win, no matter the size or return. Besides attracting more people through give'aways, it's all about planting seeds of good will. The returns are the slowest, but the deepest rooted. If that small streamer becomes big someday the chances they will stick with that brand are much much higher. Good word of mouth is free money. Besides long term gains, why not enjoy life while making money? I'd feel much happier knowing I helped someone who really needed it than another Mr.Beast or whatever.
The stream wasn't the main factor as to why Artesian Builds went under. The company was under a tax fraud investigation and had to declare bankruptcy and let go employees after their assets were frozen. The CEO being a pissyboy was just the icing on the cake
I really like the use of the phrase “insane-o style” it’s a super cool and hip phrase coming into the social airwaves and spreading like wildfire. This video was insane-o style
Glad to see you chiming in on this. Whole thing is freakin' insaneo style. I'd almost have to wonder if Noah had been snorting lines off a cool 3090 before going live that day, and what we saw was the aftermath.
i’m genuinely glad charlie brought all this to light and made a great video on it but all prisoner jokes aside. he sounded super sentimental on that last minute of the video and i felt that, seeing something you’re so proud of fall apart because of bad character does pain in a weird way.
"Anyone can win" is the point of *every* giveaway (even the goddamn lottery). It's not who wins that gets someone to recognise your brand, it's the fact that the chance to win FREE STUFF gets the all-important word-of-mouth flowing. Giveaways are not a replacement for a big content-creator doing an ad-read; they exist to boost grassroots brand-recognition. It is beyond me how Noah didn't know this.
@@MHScald Definitely not every giveaway. They made it apparent though that any one can win with them in the past till the CEO went mega brain on the stream.
Yeah that's what I'm saying. Under a good direction Artesian Builds would have milked the shit out of it "PCs are expensive during shortage so let's give a chance for anyone to get a PC free of cost", that's how you build fidelity and brand awareness !! 2k isn't gonna affect your finances, but it's definitely a cheap amount to pay to obtain people's trust.
To be fair they did say it was a giveaway for their ambassadors. The person who won was an ambassador but didnt do anything within their means to actually work as one. Now, does that make it in the right for the company? No not really because no one was really aware of that I don't think. It honestly would have been avoided if the guy didn't come off so snarky. Most people are throwing vitriol because he seems like he's being an asshole. If this was all done behind closed doors with no one knowing anything, nothing would have happened. That probably does speak about the dude's ego though. At the same time, I don't think this one thing should mean the whole company should crumble and collapse entirely. However there's also a point to be made that it having caused that in the first place would deter other companies from doing the same thing. BUT, that could also possibly make it known to make sure instead to do this kind of thing behind closed doors, enabling the issue anyway. It's a really funky situation.
@@StormierNik Artisian Builds chooses their ambassadors. They reach out to the creators they want to sponsor, not the other way around. They chose the person to be an ambassador. It's not that streamer's fault their community's so small no one in their audience had made use of their affiliate code, which they've only had for 3 months - not a long time as a small-time sponsor for anything.
There have been countless companies like this in the gaming/creator space for a decade now. But most of them have gotten away with screwing smaller creators overs. It's never talked about because they usually hold leverage and the bigger creators are treated so well that the positive voices are too loud. It usually takes years for bad practices to surface, but usually when it's too late or the company is gone. We got to see this one in real time and that's insane!
I worked with one of the associates who actually designed and wrapped a lot of the PC cases and the things that she told me about Noah was horrible, I feel bad for all the good employees and really hope they find a better place to show off their talents
To be clear: losing the business license was due to tax fraud investigation and the company collapsed because of huge mismanagement. I'm sure the recent community backlash didn't help, but it wasn't the direct cause of the company going under.
The livestream fail was the opening regulators needed to go in and investigate- the act of turning down a winner by changing the giveaway rules is itself illegal. So in a way, it was the direct cause because once regulators went in, they discovered even more illegal/unethical stuff.
@@caprimann87 uh taxes and “law” what they did was illegal. Not just that. By saying that the creator was to “small” is a huge give away to why they needed a “huge” creator.
If anything having a small streamer incidentally win this would have been great for their PR. It builds goodwill, and more importantly, confidence in their company by giving out a multi-thousand dollar asset to a riskier venture. If it was me, I'd rig the contest in favor of smaller streamers to get the PR benefits. The guy who thought this up did a great job, and deserves a better job.
The giveaways were indeed designed for small streamers to win, you had to be an "Artesian Ambassador" to enter, which are in essence all small streamers. The problem was that the CEO suddenly decided the winner was too small even for their program of small streamer partners, even though they had accepted them into the program in the first place.
I guess the CEO's thought was that a larger streamer = more exposure/publicity, compared to the benefits of building up rapport with their ambassadors and forming a good image of the company. Either that, or the CEO didn't think at all before making his comments lmao
I love how Charlie is the single greatest source of internet news I follow the streamer who won the giveaway and watching you cover the story so quick is great
Really tragic scenario but also quite hilarious that the CEO refused to give a computer to a “small creator” because they didnt have enough clout and caused his entire company to go under. Something something karma
Honestly, when Charlie kept saying it was because he was small, I imagined he was like 4’ even and he was literally too small to properly use a comically large computer/keyboard. Lmao
I was partnered with Artesian Builds on Twitch and honestly they all seemed like great people, I was shocked about the whole situation and immediately ended the contract. Such a shame so many staff were lied to and lost their jobs.
I was surprised to see you join with them a few months ago. I actually bought one of their PCs and it's great, just sucks for the employees. Hope they didn't make you do anything for the partnership
The only sad part is that now most of the employees have been unemployed for a long time now and although there are many who are attempting to help these individuals, it’s not going as well as we would hope.
I was partnered too. I felt really grateful since other PC companies told me I wasn't good enough for them since I focused on cooking streams and community nights. Artesian reached out and was so nice. Can't believe this happened.
@@superbullshit420 what if I said, many people lost their jobs because the winner complained when the CEO tried to break the law. Because you can't just change the rules on giveaways like the way he attempted.
@@superbullshit420 Or you can pass the buck again and blame all their customers and partners for resonating with their response to how they were misstreated. Even if the dude felt justified in what he was saying/doing, if it's just going to get you shut down, then what's the point? Telling your customers that their feelings are invalid is going to alienate them even if they were right. You can't run a business in a vaccum, and just because others get away with something that isn't right doesn't mean you can complain just because you happen to be the one that it kicked back in the butt. Tons of people don't get pulled over for going 5-10 mph over the speed limit but that's not an excuse to contend a ticket you are presented if pulled over.
The thing I really love about charlie is his directness and commitment towards truth, of course there are many of his classic one liners and sarcasm sprinkled all the way through as usual but if you read between the lines you'll see that there are people and companies such as this one that he has supported for years but instead of trying to defend their fuck ups, he will see things for what they are no matter how committed he has been to them in the past. This is one of the many reasons that keeps me coming back to his vids :)
well the main reason they went down is because they were broke and didn't pay their taxes but this giveaway thing just brought light to everything else
I don’t want to sound like a whiney child who just shit themselves out of frustration, but damn I’m gonna miss his old room when the time for the “streaming room” comes. All of the memories, stories, wars fought. I’ll miss seeing that room
Imagine how you'd feel if you got a call tonight, that tomorrow was your last day of work. No warning, no savings, nothing. I'm really hoping the CEO will sell the company to the employees for a bargain. Right now, he's going to get nothing, and cost every single employee their livelihood overnight. This is so heartbreaking.
@@mysunshine492 So? Privilege has nothing to do with this, the commenter is just being sympathetic towards the employees that had nothing to do with it. Who cares if someone has or hasn’t gone through a similar thing before?
So Artesian Builds holds the world record in speedrunning bankruptcy now. This is exactly why everything can go to shit when you choose the wrong CEO or leader for any company.
If only the same thing could've happen when Bobby Kotick harassment case opened up last year. Granted he sold his company off for $68 Billion and will get a lovely golden parachute so no victory there.
Correction: the giveaway was held for Artesian builds "ambassadors" which are streamers of any size that had an Artesian builds ad on the bottom of their stream. Which is why the CEO was so mad that such a small streamer won the giveaway (by no way am I justifying this)
But the ceo literally stated that small streamers could not win the pc before the pc giveaway even began. THEN she won but was dropped as a result. So why is everyone so mad?
@@Mirtual No they were changed before it even began. I watched the entire 18 min video right here on youtube. It's the very first thing that starts in the video. Then she was drawn and won. So why is everyone reporting that he changed it after she won? That's not what happened.
Beside all of that, it wasn't just 1 small streamer he denied. He drew multiple times, and roasted all of the draws that were "unworthy" in similar fashion before the end of the stream.
not even gonna watch the video but i’m glad to see you finally getting the chance to build yourself a set up you can be proud of!! can’t wait for my future grandkids to show me the finished product someday!
Yknow, it does give me some faith in humanity that people seeing some CEO being an asshole and then dropping that company in a flash. It is impressive.
Yeah I'm surprised too about this. Cuz usually when companies does shitty things there's always that core fanbase that will not leave no matter how much they treat their fanbase/customers like garbage. Most of the time there's a big enough chunk of apologists in the fanbase that the company can continue to have bullshit practices and get away with it each time. So I'm glad that for once enough people just instantly boycotted them that they couldn't even continue operation. This is first time I have seen something like this. I'm proud that the fanbase realized the power that they have as paying customers/supporters and did a group effort to shut this bullshit down. Good job!
@@zebnemma I think it also depends on company longevity and size. A company as large as, say, Activision Blizzard, would still have a loyal fanbase despite all the controversy they generated because, in addition to their aforementioned size, they've been in the industry for a long time and have garnered a nigh-ironclad, mostly positive reputation. I don't know enough about Artesian Builds' history, but something tells me they're a small player compared to competing brands like Falcon Northwest, NXZT, or Digital Storm; and the thing that sets them apart is their whole giveaway and live streaming shtick. When they're that small and that young of a company, they can't afford any PR disasters like what their CEO did because their core customer base hasn't connected with them long enough for them to forgive any wrongdoing.
You would think if all Noah cared about was “clout”, he would’ve seen just how badly this was gonna blow up in his face. He legit comes across as delusional. How did he ever think this was gonna go positively for him? Truly bizarre.
@@TK-cg4ks can we not armchair diagnose random people we've never met with complex mental illnesses just because they do something shitty? it's really dumb
I didnt get through this whole video, but the theme of "hungry company makes it big and forgets the little people who helped them get there" is a recurring theme in every industry.
@@StickManVS Its not the people working in the company thats a horrible person but its because the leader/Noah was the bad person because he didnt give a prize givaway which is illegal and after further investegation they found out that tax evasion was done and its super illegal which led to their business licence getting taken.
Executives are so disconnected from the ideas and morals of the consumers these days that the CEO did this and actually thought that everyone would just be like "oh yeah we understand, fuck small streamers give that shit to pewdiepie instead, hell yes." Id say the number one thing killing almost every major entertainment company is just not having a good understanding of their audience, but this guy might just take the cake
I like how it takes one man to ruin everything for others. The CEO did so many things wrong to ruin a company. He broke the trust of the community he built and his employees, made himself look like a fool in front of his supporters, and he didn't take full responsibility for his actions.
@@gamerhurley I like how the CEO basically exposed himself and made himself look like an idiot. But I should have also said that I really hate how his actions negatively affected his workers. They didn't deserve it.
I'm a now former Mod and Ambassador of Artesian builds, they removed my mod because I backed KiaPiaa and the 2 others poor streamers that got done dirty, I then terminated my contract. I'm actually embarrassed to say I own a PC from them. Then the 3 attempted apologizes from the CEO were laughable. Also the company's FTB has been Forfeited according to records discovered by another person on Twitter. I spent 20 months with the company as a Ambassador and was mod for over a year. I was one of the first 50 followers on their Twitch, nights where the CEO Noah was streaming with no viewers except me. I kept him company so he wasn't alone. I feel like I've wasted over a year of my life dealing with them. Sorry for the rant, just wanted to give my input from someone who's watched them grown from nothing to something.
Couldn't imagine openly mocking someone on stream for not having a high enough follower count while changing the rules of a giveaway at the last moment
I do feel bad for the give away winner because he mist likely didn't have enough money to get a good PC like that then they get mocked and shamed for not being popular enough
Gonna comment so you got an actual human in ur replies Honestly I think the company would’ve benefitted more from giving free pcs to smaller creators, it would’ve shown they actually care for their consumers and support them as well
The whole point of giveaways is to benefit the company in the long-run. I'd support them not allowing the creator to win because they were providing 0 value as an affiliate. They messed up by going on and ridiculing them
My brother was sponsered by them and got hosted by them on twitch many times, super annoying that theyve done this and turn out to be scam artist. He spent $3k on a pc and still hasnt received it so hes fighting to get a refund asap.
"I'm happy this company got what it deserved!" I'm devastated that 50+ lost their livelihoods because their CEO was allowed to just say literally whatever he wanted on a Livestream. It's unlikely the CEO will suffer a huge loss for this, where the ground workers may have lost everything.
I imagine the ceo will probably have a very difficult time in the future with any future company. "Oh you were the CEO of artisean builds, so you are the guy that destroyed his entire company in one week. Why we would be absolute fools to reject you, please work for us, I see no consequences in our future." It's more likely that the employees will be a lot better off since they all did their jobs well. It's not their fault the company died, after all they provided quality products that people did like.
Well, he very publicly and with visual recordings broke the law in his and the contest winner's state, and some of his employees as mods in the channel were egging him on with the "reroll" cheers by their own admission in the now-deleted apology tweets. Many people are sadly unemployed, some of them (not just the CEO) did shit that logically would get people fired anywhere else
@@TheDestroyer354 The biggest problem is the fact they lost their jobs, they'll spend a lot more time searching for the position than being considered for the position.
This reminds me of the company owner laying off a huge amount of his employees over a zoom call. Not individually, no emails letting them know what is going on, just a zoom call with like all 300 workers and how he spends the first like minute and a half pitying himself.
Mans company may not even be destroyed, he's probably getting rid of everyone and running with all the funds paying any remaining debt he has. Feel bad for all the employees that lost their jobs, it is unfair and unacceptable.
@@ZachPlum i mean, some countries do have this, regardless of occupation. Murica is just not one of those good countries so don't know if i'd call it ignorance. probably more like a dude who lives where severance pay is guaranteed
Yessss I'm so happy that he talked about this I saw this with some other CZcamsr and I'm so happy that this happened it was just messed up what the CEO did
EDIT: I linked a video down in the replies that even better explains the company's collapse I can't believe a dude would rather intentionally sink his own company rather than just give the damn PC away and legally honor the giveaway Like bro WHY are you so obstinate to the point of self sabotage?????? This entire situation makes ZERO logical sense to me can someone help me understand One small silver lining is that the streamer who was supposed to win the giveaway has gone from 2k followers to fucking 23.5k so yeah. Actually that number might even be outdated I just saw it on Linus's video
Apparently there's some tax fuckery going on with the company as well. Makes me wonder if they were hesitant about the giveaway's winner because they needed to ensure it would make them more money that it was worth. Doesn't justify or legitimize their bullshit on stream, but it might explain the poor decision-making.
@@sluttyMapleSyrup Yeah I actually heard about this after I made this comment but thanks for the reply. Apparently the State of CA actually started investigating them? I would guess that led to Noah panic terminating the company to try and avoid consequences? Idk Im not super business smart
Love that we live with an economic and social system where one dingus can basically fuck up and send 50 jobless people home to their lives and families. Hopefully they land on their feet and this CEO never manages anything larger than a lemonade stand.
Guy complains about the winner's channel being too small, then learns that his company is too small to get away with unethical and illegal business practices. Beautiful.
Sounds like a Dhar Mann video
@@articpenguins2555 CEO Doesn't Giveaway PC for SMALL STREAMER, He instantly Regrets It.
@@porc1429 bruh😂
Oh fuck that
Lol this is so fucking poetic. I’m glad they got their company fisted.
Ironic, the CEO claimed the small streamer didn't bring them a "single click", while he, himself, managed to single-handedly lose any clicks his company could ever get.
@Louiebruh1 you need some serious help
Crazy.!!
@Mbita Acoustic Guitar stop lying. At first it was 10k, then 15k, then 20k.
Get out of here, you bum.
To be fair, it makes sense to not allow "affiliates" into the giveaway if they aren't providing any value in the slightest bit. His mistake was choosing to ridicule them
@Mbita Acoustic Guitar your parents get you a camera if you get people online following you? What are you a Disney princess? Get outta here bot
It's not 'borderline' illegal, it actually _is_ illegal. Giveaways in the United States are regulated by the same laws that regulate _lotteries and gambling._ Making someone _lose_ when they would have _won_ is called 'game rigging' and it is _super_ illegal. The "McMillions" guy got _37 months in prison_ and owes millions of dollars in restitution.
Man, the McMillions docuseries was so entertaining. I was watching that when everyone else was watching Tiger King. For anyone who hasn't seen it yet, please do.
@@LifeWKai Doug Matthews was the best!
I dunno who that is but I guess he's McMillions in debt
@Grayble's Gringus oh god
How the fuck do you italicize shit
imagine being the dude who won and being happy and then the CEO comes in like "nah, you aint getting shit"
I wouldn't be surprised if he took the CEO to court. Technically he's refusing to honor the terms of an official contest, I've seen successful lawsuits come of events like this.
@@codypatton2859 Bruh, you really think he can afford a lawyer
@@bellebonebag8096 right homie cant wven afford a pc, not shitting on him but he aint gonna get shit.
@@bellebonebag8096 there’s free lawyers that only charge you if you win, but you can also represent yourself and this would be an easy case to win representing yourself
@@EucliFox "That only charge you if you win"
Do you realize how pointless that statement was
I feel so bad for the winner. Imagine the joy of winning a high end PC (even more if you're in a position where you cannot afford one) then the CEO just tears into you for not having enough clout. Like I'd be decimated
It is pretty despicable.
right? so cruel. kia blew up after this (rightfully so) but the CEO also shit talked about 7 other small creators on that stream. so hurtful.
Knowing the internet, the winner in question will probably get bigger than ever as a result of this. Worst case, he’s got a pretty cool story to tell.
Fortunately all is well! JayzTwoCents ended up building her a PC
I'd be pissed, I would call customer service and hopefully eventually reach the CEO and cuss him out like a drunken sailor
The best part is the CEO thinking that the small streamer wouldn’t make an impact…and his interaction with that small streamer impacted his entire company into not existing any more…sheesh!
Karma lol
Karmas a bitch
Honestly, as a small streamer and a former ambassador for AB, it was kind of nice seeing people rallying for the small streamers who were talked down on. Its a shame to see good people losing their jobs as the result of one assholes actions. But it was nice to know that as much shit as i talk on twitter, they really went to bat for people like us.
@@NathanCrash charlie helped her out, Keemstar, pretty sure jayz two cents did too. Nice to see them help her and give her a build.
@@ImperiaGin yeah a lot of people came together to make things right, did a lot more for them than AB ever did, as soon as the shit happened everyone started leaving the ambassador program en mass.
The actions of the CEO not only destroyed his reputation, but the reputations of those who worked directly for him. It's a shame to see that the employees are now without a job that they were passionate about. The community that watched this unfold knows the full story, and I believe would fully support the employees should they ever choose to start their own company *wink wink*.
and that was probably the employees only job they have ever wanted, knowing how dirty industries are now a days, a job with people that also have the same level of passion and care is somewhat rare to have nowadays. Now they’ll probably have to apply to some other shady company.
I don’t think this damages the employees reputation that worked at Artesian. This was something done out of their control and done only by Noah. The employees just happened to get caught in the cross fire.
@@gorebutt p
@@joeyduguay9223 pp
Well none are really clean of dirty actions they intentionally downclock comps to stop overheating from poor tower organisation, which should really have been a big tell before any of this
They could’ve just said “Damn your channels pretty small, huh? Hey, everyone go follow this dude so he’s bigger! By the way, enjoy the PC.”
Nope.
No company does that
@@krisishihat **They could’ve tho**
@@krisishihat abso the fuck lately companies do that. Good ones, with longevity in mind.
It was a girl streamer I think
@@garrettrengoku You could just say female streamer It’s appropriate in this context. (Not trying to be rude I just wanted to share)
"Man refuses to give small streamer a pc, he instantly regrets it"
-Dharman
man this actually sounds like a dharman plot too
I hope he actually makes this a skit
-doorman*
that’s a pretty sick idea for a video, hope dhar mann notices
You see
I’m convinced Charlie can’t go one video without mentioning spreading cheeks
Now that you point that out, I realize how accurate that is.
Hes a sex god, what do you expect
Riley Reid got the last laugh on critikal
he's gotta get the clicks man sometimes 10min vids dont cut it
Wouldn't be a Charlie video without it.
The problem is that a “bigger streamer” wouldn’t have needed a giveaway PC from a small company.
You aren't guaranteed to be able to make a shit ton of money even if you are a big streamer.
That's just a lie lmao@@DailyDoseOfCeleste
@@german-1880 I mean even big streamers dont make that much money from twitch itself, all their money comes out of sponsors basically, but generally they dont struggle in the financial department. The way the economy is, if you are making enough money to live alone and sustain yourself off just content creation then you made it big. In the US on average I believe its like 1800-2000 a month on average for just the roof over your head.
I was part of their "ambassador" program.
Basically they tricked me into thinking I'd be sponsored by them and get exposure from their social media. All they did was give me an affiliate link and throw me into a Twitter chatroom with 20 random people.
Sure wasn't worth the thousands of people they got advertised for, I'll tell you that
Thats messed up man. Hopefully all gets better for ya.
This pains me because I know the feeling of carrying a cool company with a team of dedicated people and dreading the dumbfuckery of a jackass of a boss just living in their own bs mental space.
I think most of us have been there, sadly. I've always wanted to make my own company, and hire all the fucking AWESOME people I've worked with in the past, who were treated like shit, because you know they'd make even better employees for a boss that treated them well... Imagine the good vibes in that company! Too bad I'm a broke bitch...
I'm pretty sure to be a CEO, you have to live in a BS mental space. You don't get to be rich without stepping on enough people along the way 😄
@Marti Yes...
But I wouldn't complain if you stepped on me 😎
@@Tom-oj7si bruh chill out this is youtube comments not the hub
@@certifiedbruhmoment9541 Thank you for being respectful toward women lovely
Charlie has a new setup, THIS IS A CAUSE FOR ALARM!
I'M PANICKING!
EVERYBODY PANIC
Any humans in these replies besides the 2 above me
Edit: we are superior to bots
@@Darkraiwithlegs yes
@@Darkraiwithlegs yo
I'm glad you're addressing this. I feel so bad for the employees and partners of Artesian Builds. I actually found them through Charlie's twitch, ordered a PC, and was very very close to potentially losing my money, got a refund the day they announced the freezing of all activity. There's people who weren't so lucky and there's creators who I noticed people talking about not addressing the situation quick enough and it just sucks one guy's incompetence and general shittiness can spill over into so many people's shit.
Omg ur name
@@aroaround lol I'm glad you like it
This confuses me. This stream happened a week ago and now they’ve had to fire everyone and declare bankruptcy? If that’s the case then they had problems long before the stream. You don’t loose 1 week of revenue and sink entirely after
Before the live stream, they had their business licence revoked due to unpaid taxes, so it was inevitable
The COO had apparently left the company about a month ago and he was the person responsible for running the business so when he left the CEO had to do bunch of shady stuff in order to keep it running the stream was the nail in the coffin
They were already in deep legal troubles having lost their business license, this was just the final nail in the coffin.
They had tax issues way before, you're right that to lose one week of revenue didn't cause all their problems.
@@parthjain8595 thats one way to look at it. Another would be the COO leaving because the company was in deep shit and going to fail.
Nobody here seems to comprehend how hard it is to run a tech business right now, you can’t buy ANYTHING, and if you’re forced to you’ll have to buy a component at, no joke, 1000x the cost it was a year ago.
I’m certain these guys have been fucked from a whole lot more than “taxes” for probably over a year. And I think it’s safe to assume that a CEO having a breakdown on stream about losing a build to someone who won’t be a good immediate return on investment is a pretty massive symptom of that
The streamer, KiaPiaa_, refused the pc after they had offered it to her; at that point the situation had blown up and they weren’t giving it to her to honor the giveaway, they just wanted to give it to her to make everything go away. Good for her for not taking a pity pc and standing up for herself.
That’s awesome
is that who won originally? that's pretty strong of her, I don't know if i could say not to it, even after this. I guess I don't really have as much of a sense of self worth though... also I'd never be a streamer in a million years, ha ha. I mean unless i could get away with never having to show my face and also could disguise my voice.
@@awoken8infinite welcome to vtubing, you don't have to show your face or use your real voice if you don't want to
thats fucking stupid id take the pc but reinstate the fact that theyre not forgiven
@@laughtrack2269 well the fact that Jayz2centz built her a better computer than what she would’ve gotten had she taken the pc should show everyone that you should hold yourself to higher standards when others don’t. I don’t think she would be where she is now if she caved.
this is the DEFINITION of the online domino effect, i couldn't imagine being the employees sitting through this just watching this all go down in record time. i hope they all get new opportunities in a much better managed company.
@Louiebruh1 L bot
@Louiebruh1 cope
@Mbita Acoustic Guitar You too
👏
Sadly they're all probably blacklisted in some form.
Charlie unironically used the catchphrase “Insaneo style.” Joel Haver would be proud
I was looking for this comment
I deeply appreciate the commitment to making Insaneo Style a thing on Joel's behalf
Just the comment I was looking for. Hearing Charlie say those words filled me with life
This is both funny and so sad. All of those jobs and community were lost over one incompetent act of CEO.
Same, It’s sad for those who lost their jobs..
Thankfully, Tech Jesus aka Steve from Gamer Nexus has been in contact with former staff to introduce them to potentially new (and better) employers
Apparently more than just one incompetent act. Apparently the company was split between two offices across the country and one did actual customer builds with the COO managing it but that person left and instead of hiring someone new the CEO managed both.
His prior experience was managing the division that solely build PCs for Twitch streamers. Unsurprisingly without a COO he mishandled taxes and got the company's business license revoked.
Read John 3:16 🙏
@@aggronman9451 Don't say his name like that dude
unfortunately, a lot of companies do this all the time, they're just not stupid enough to do it on camera. some "giveaways" are literally nothing more than PR Packages, companies choose the profile with a decent enough following because they assume the person is gonna brag to their followers and name-drop the brand. the internet really facilitated a bad practice, and now we finally see some backlash
Same with those old give away channels..And a few new ones
Yeah, it's almost like the meme (I dunno if it was an actual photo but I don't doubt things like that happen) where a guy was so lucky he won a lottery and the next day the love of his life appeared before him, so lucky!
So yeah, no coincidences 😁
I want this to happen to Amazon
We can do it if we work together
I Love how even in a new room, Charlie's still framed in the exact same position and camera angle. I almost thought it was a Green Screen behind him or something.
4:30 hey Jesus, your halo is showing
So the winner, kiapiaa, was offered the PC...in an email. She posted it on her Twitter, she responded "no thx. Please remove me as an ambassador." She exploded after this, since her name was on the clip. She went from having 2k followers to 20k in about a day and is applying for Twitch Partner. Her success is the silver lining in all of this
deserved
ironic as fuck. but I love to see it. is she big enough for the pc now? lmao.
girl even got a top end gaming pc, better than anything artesian wouldve given her from jayz two cents, winner of it all is her definitely, gets to take down shitty ceo and get a sick pc
@@mrducky179 just because the ceo is an asshole doesn't mean the pcs were shit, the employees at artesian builds make great stuff
@@nametime8938 The were throttling builds because of overheating issues... If they are such high quality, they wouldnt have to do that
Guys, he's lying, he's totally been kidnapped. Just look at how much he blinks throughout the video. This is a genuine cry for help.
@UChTzCRkRtHpBHEToQoka5aw I've checked, he's actually blinking out the entire Declaration of Independence.
TROLL! ^
WARNING! DO NOT FEED! |
Of course because charlie doesn't blink naturally it must be a signal
@@SomeGrunt_On_CZcams Yeahhh I'm just reporting, these bots are crawling on all the comments here lol
@✨Alyssa Jasmine Rodarte✨ weirdo
Man, it was really great seeing a whole community stand up together against this jerk off of a CEO.
This was not just because of that lifestream, when they signed Stream Partners they already lost their license. The only thing, that noone ever bothered to do, was to check the actual company.
From a business perspective, the whole point of a giveaway/raffle like this isn’t for it to be immediately monetarily beneficial to you or for you to gain from that particular transaction. It’s purpose is to build goodwill with your customers. And it’s pretty obvious how important goodwill is considering how quickly a business can fall apart without it.
Damn thats a crazy insightful business perspective. You should be CEO
@@gillagilla2447 could hardly do worse than this ceo
@@loganrenfrow2544 even if he had stood silent for the entire stream, he would've done better
a good company doesn’t dissolve in a week due to losing some customer goodwill. Could you imagine amazon disappearing days after all of those people were killed in a tornado because they didn’t warn them? No, because its a massive company that does tons of business, and doesn’t have so much debt that a handful of missed purchases sinks the entire company.
This is happening in record-breaking chip shortages and inflation - those certainly have a ton more to do with the company dissolving in a week then some tomfoolery by the CEO
@@kalodawg8297 Even if he spread his cheeks
The fact that this could've possibly been avoided if the CEO just said "I'm deeply sorry for what I said. I'm giving the winner their PC" is mind-boggling.
Or if the guy just said "Well, we probably won't get a whole lot out of it but it's not like a single PC is going to hurt us financially" and just sent her the fuckin' thing in the first place.
Like it's just so petty and vindictive. This isn't a house or a ferrari or some shit. Even if it was literally the best computer you could put together right now, it wouldn't scratch their bottom line let alone dent it.
Feel bad for the employees and everybody involved except the CEO.
@@youtubeaccount5904 I agree. I feel like the whole point should be that ANYONE can win, no matter the size or return. Besides attracting more people through give'aways, it's all about planting seeds of good will. The returns are the slowest, but the deepest rooted. If that small streamer becomes big someday the chances they will stick with that brand are much much higher. Good word of mouth is free money. Besides long term gains, why not enjoy life while making money? I'd feel much happier knowing I helped someone who really needed it than another Mr.Beast or whatever.
Agreed. He could've apologized and given the winner a pc or even a upgraded one and kept like 8/10th of their popularity
Artesian Builds actually lost their business license due to a tax fraud investigation, so that wouldn't have helped much
The stream wasn't the main factor as to why Artesian Builds went under. The company was under a tax fraud investigation and had to declare bankruptcy and let go employees after their assets were frozen. The CEO being a pissyboy was just the icing on the cake
I really like the use of the phrase “insane-o style” it’s a super cool and hip phrase coming into the social airwaves and spreading like wildfire. This video was insane-o style
Truly a man of culture. Joel would be proud.
All it does is just remind me of Noah Antweiler and gives me depression.
Glad to see you chiming in on this. Whole thing is freakin' insaneo style. I'd almost have to wonder if Noah had been snorting lines off a cool 3090 before going live that day, and what we saw was the aftermath.
I'm impressed a company like this can go down so quickly
Just
Straight up dead
@Louiebruh1 what’s wrong with you dude
@Louiebruh1 just why bruh :/
@Louiebruh1 Bro get some help ACTUALLY what the fuck
@Louiebruh1 bozo🤡🤡🤡
@@bruhtofu report it
How did this man become a CEO when he clearly seemed so out of loop from his own company and clearly horrible socially.
The #1 job that attracts psychopaths and sociopaths is CEO.
He’s a bit like Cersei Lannister
@@blitzphantom9488 Susan wojcicki
Nepotism and favoritism is how most big bosses get their jobs. The position is useless and just causes harm and siphons money from real workers
1.Trust-fund baby who wanted to have his own company.
2.Sociopath.
One mans mistake and someone pays the consequences.
I feel so bad for the employees.
i’m genuinely glad charlie brought all this to light and made a great video on it but all prisoner jokes aside. he sounded super sentimental on that last minute of the video and i felt that, seeing something you’re so proud of fall apart because of bad character does pain in a weird way.
"Anyone can win" is the point of *every* giveaway (even the goddamn lottery). It's not who wins that gets someone to recognise your brand, it's the fact that the chance to win FREE STUFF gets the all-important word-of-mouth flowing. Giveaways are not a replacement for a big content-creator doing an ad-read; they exist to boost grassroots brand-recognition. It is beyond me how Noah didn't know this.
To be fair not "every" giveaway. There are giveaways with only certain people can join, but yeah this was a shitshow.
@@MHScald Definitely not every giveaway. They made it apparent though that any one can win with them in the past till the CEO went mega brain on the stream.
Yeah that's what I'm saying. Under a good direction Artesian Builds would have milked the shit out of it "PCs are expensive during shortage so let's give a chance for anyone to get a PC free of cost", that's how you build fidelity and brand awareness !!
2k isn't gonna affect your finances, but it's definitely a cheap amount to pay to obtain people's trust.
To be fair they did say it was a giveaway for their ambassadors. The person who won was an ambassador but didnt do anything within their means to actually work as one. Now, does that make it in the right for the company? No not really because no one was really aware of that I don't think. It honestly would have been avoided if the guy didn't come off so snarky. Most people are throwing vitriol because he seems like he's being an asshole. If this was all done behind closed doors with no one knowing anything, nothing would have happened.
That probably does speak about the dude's ego though. At the same time, I don't think this one thing should mean the whole company should crumble and collapse entirely. However there's also a point to be made that it having caused that in the first place would deter other companies from doing the same thing. BUT, that could also possibly make it known to make sure instead to do this kind of thing behind closed doors, enabling the issue anyway. It's a really funky situation.
@@StormierNik Artisian Builds chooses their ambassadors. They reach out to the creators they want to sponsor, not the other way around. They chose the person to be an ambassador. It's not that streamer's fault their community's so small no one in their audience had made use of their affiliate code, which they've only had for 3 months - not a long time as a small-time sponsor for anything.
There have been countless companies like this in the gaming/creator space for a decade now. But most of them have gotten away with screwing smaller creators overs. It's never talked about because they usually hold leverage and the bigger creators are treated so well that the positive voices are too loud. It usually takes years for bad practices to surface, but usually when it's too late or the company is gone. We got to see this one in real time and that's insane!
Holy shit
star lord destroyed his own company in record time
*Channel Awesome intensifies*
Holy crap it's ChampChong!! Hope you're doing well mate, haven't seen any of your content since highschool, at least 10 or 11 years ago now!
@@LastLiving Hi haha I left for a bit but now I'm back with a bit of a shift in content. Hopefully can get it going again :)
I can just hear the employees screaming "NOOO" in slow motion as they watch their jobs and futures crumble in front of them
I worked with one of the associates who actually designed and wrapped a lot of the PC cases and the things that she told me about Noah was horrible, I feel bad for all the good employees and really hope they find a better place to show off their talents
To be clear: losing the business license was due to tax fraud investigation and the company collapsed because of huge mismanagement. I'm sure the recent community backlash didn't help, but it wasn't the direct cause of the company going under.
yea but the streamer story is so much cooler so lets just blow that up and go with alternative facts 🥺🥺🥺
The livestream fail was the opening regulators needed to go in and investigate- the act of turning down a winner by changing the giveaway rules is itself illegal. So in a way, it was the direct cause because once regulators went in, they discovered even more illegal/unethical stuff.
Yup, learned that in the Gundham video.
@@xxsosbrigadexx12 you are mixing up two completely different things, taxes and laws.
@@caprimann87 uh taxes and “law” what they did was illegal. Not just that. By saying that the creator was to “small” is a huge give away to why they needed a “huge” creator.
If Charlie was a bit taller, that light would have permanently blinded him.
Lmao
Yeah that was a bit distracting lol
It’s his halo 😇
Thank god hes at the optimal height of 5"6
Oh this is when he changed rooms
Huh
lighting making the big brain light up during this real talk, solid room charles
Never thought a company would be able to fall faster than Blockbuster.
Absolutely crazy
Blockbuster didn’t rapidly close so… this makes no sense
Blockbuster lasted from 1985-2014
Yeah blockbuster died a slow death, this is the opposite of that
@@Bootigieg falling and closing down are very different things.
If anything having a small streamer incidentally win this would have been great for their PR. It builds goodwill, and more importantly, confidence in their company by giving out a multi-thousand dollar asset to a riskier venture. If it was me, I'd rig the contest in favor of smaller streamers to get the PR benefits. The guy who thought this up did a great job, and deserves a better job.
The giveaways were indeed designed for small streamers to win, you had to be an "Artesian Ambassador" to enter, which are in essence all small streamers. The problem was that the CEO suddenly decided the winner was too small even for their program of small streamer partners, even though they had accepted them into the program in the first place.
That's the point of give-away anyway. In the end how the hell did that Noah dude become a CEO.
Rigging a contest? Or just make it so large streamers cannot enter? The former is corrupt.
@@joshuademesa4254 I heard his parents funded the company. Didn't look in to it so dunno if its true.
I guess the CEO's thought was that a larger streamer = more exposure/publicity, compared to the benefits of building up rapport with their ambassadors and forming a good image of the company. Either that, or the CEO didn't think at all before making his comments lmao
I love how Charlie is the single greatest source of internet news
I follow the streamer who won the giveaway and watching you cover the story so quick is great
I’m glad a bunch of people came out to give the winner some really great stuff to help out their stream.
Really tragic scenario but also quite hilarious that the CEO refused to give a computer to a “small creator” because they didnt have enough clout and caused his entire company to go under. Something something karma
U mean something something something karma
Honestly, when Charlie kept saying it was because he was small, I imagined he was like 4’ even and he was literally too small to properly use a comically large computer/keyboard. Lmao
that "boss fires employees on Zoom and then slaps his step-son on camera" video comes to mind. (sorry can't remember the exact name)
CEO SNUBS SMALL CREATOR. HE LIVES TO REGRET IT
Talk about a ratio Omori
I was partnered with Artesian Builds on Twitch and honestly they all seemed like great people, I was shocked about the whole situation and immediately ended the contract. Such a shame so many staff were lied to and lost their jobs.
Dumb bots.
Yo I love your content jrm
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I don't understand what the people who make these bot accounts get out of them leaving the same copy and pasted comments everywhere
I was surprised to see you join with them a few months ago. I actually bought one of their PCs and it's great, just sucks for the employees. Hope they didn't make you do anything for the partnership
5:48 When the sun light started shining on him, I thought he was gonna have his ascension moment
The only sad part is that now most of the employees have been unemployed for a long time now and although there are many who are attempting to help these individuals, it’s not going as well as we would hope.
I was partnered too. I felt really grateful since other PC companies told me I wasn't good enough for them since I focused on cooking streams and community nights. Artesian reached out and was so nice. Can't believe this happened.
@Mbita Acoustic Guitar no bitches?
@Mbita Acoustic Guitar no bitches?
Ey susu, please blink
Omg I've been a fan of you for years love your cosplay
Its the female charlie
It is kind of sad that many people are going to lose their job because of the CEOs actions. They didn’t deserve that for sure.
@@superbullshit420 He won the giveaway fair and square. You don’t get to change the rules of the game when someone you don’t want to wins it.
@@superbullshit420 they did this to many people, not just one.
@@superbullshit420 what if I said, many people lost their jobs because the winner complained when the CEO tried to break the law. Because you can't just change the rules on giveaways like the way he attempted.
@@superbullshit420 Or you can pass the buck again and blame all their customers and partners for resonating with their response to how they were misstreated. Even if the dude felt justified in what he was saying/doing, if it's just going to get you shut down, then what's the point? Telling your customers that their feelings are invalid is going to alienate them even if they were right. You can't run a business in a vaccum, and just because others get away with something that isn't right doesn't mean you can complain just because you happen to be the one that it kicked back in the butt. Tons of people don't get pulled over for going 5-10 mph over the speed limit but that's not an excuse to contend a ticket you are presented if pulled over.
@@superbullshit420 if the ceo wasnt a shithead, then theres no drama to begin with
The thing I really love about charlie is his directness and commitment towards truth, of course there are many of his classic one liners and sarcasm sprinkled all the way through as usual but if you read between the lines you'll see that there are people and companies such as this one that he has supported for years but instead of trying to defend their fuck ups, he will see things for what they are no matter how committed he has been to them in the past.
This is one of the many reasons that keeps me coming back to his vids :)
Thank you for this information Charlie. It's helping me with a topic for my essay!
Imagine your entire company being destroyed because you didn't give a person their computer.
well the main reason they went down is because they were broke and didn't pay their taxes but this giveaway thing just brought light to everything else
@Louiebruh1 Cool story. Will read to my children.
@OG You disgust me,get lost, nobody
@OG give me your spleen
I don’t want to sound like a whiney child who just shit themselves out of frustration, but damn I’m gonna miss his old room when the time for the “streaming room” comes. All of the memories, stories, wars fought. I’ll miss seeing that room
Bot hell right here
@Louiebruh1 weirdo
My god the bot cancer is too much, Time for a fuckin Crusade.
same it just doesn't seem right
@卐-Alyssa Jasmine Rodarte-卐 jelly bean sucks butt
CEO: "We are too big of a company and this person is a nobody no PC 4 u!"
Audience: "Oh yeah? Then no COMPANY FOR YOU!"
Charlie's effort is amazing... His voice just oozes ambition and enthusiasm
A man who lives in a society once said, "You get what you fucking deserve"
what his name
@@darkflightdreamer1698 Kanye West
@@oleedee5416 The Donda Guy?
@@darkflightdreamer1698 Heisenberg
@@darkflightdreamer1698 CEO of Fortnite: Mr Epic Games
Imagine how you'd feel if you got a call tonight, that tomorrow was your last day of work. No warning, no savings, nothing.
I'm really hoping the CEO will sell the company to the employees for a bargain. Right now, he's going to get nothing, and cost every single employee their livelihood overnight. This is so heartbreaking.
What you mean? That's life everyday g
imagine being so privileged that you never went through that
@@mysunshine492 So? Privilege has nothing to do with this, the commenter is just being sympathetic towards the employees that had nothing to do with it. Who cares if someone has or hasn’t gone through a similar thing before?
That's...extremely wishful thinking of the CEO to do that but one can definitely hope.
@@CrazedKasaJizo why are you so defensive lol
I remember when this happened. Alot of streamers outright dropped them after this. Well, before the company died.
Charlie’s… patience? While making that room is godly. If I start a project or even get the idea for one I’m up all night and day until it is done.
Oh how much I wish I could be like that again..
@@itssonotover961 There’s always time
@@unusuallyuninspired3937 to start taking methamphetamine
@@robertmanes9333like Walter White
That wasp scared him so bad he moved into an another room
Ok Im out of the loop on this one, did he actually move rooms, houses, countries, has he addressed it anywhere?
@@ATFADL i've got no idea, i unfortunetly don't happen to be a moistcrit1kal enthusiast
@@barackputin thankyou.
So Artesian Builds holds the world record in speedrunning bankruptcy now. This is exactly why everything can go to shit when you choose the wrong CEO or leader for any company.
Damn right
Facts!
@Mbita Acoustic Guitar These bots are annoying
If only the same thing could've happen when Bobby Kotick harassment case opened up last year. Granted he sold his company off for $68 Billion and will get a lovely golden parachute so no victory there.
do you stop commenting for once
Correction: the giveaway was held for Artesian builds "ambassadors" which are streamers of any size that had an Artesian builds ad on the bottom of their stream. Which is why the CEO was so mad that such a small streamer won the giveaway (by no way am I justifying this)
But the ceo literally stated that small streamers could not win the pc before the pc giveaway even began. THEN she won but was dropped as a result. So why is everyone so mad?
why even put "any size" as a qualification? that's some dumb shit right there
@@Not-Batman no, the giveaway guidelines were changed after the winner was drawn making this giveaways fraud
@@metafate that's not a qualification, they just didn't have any requirement in terms of viewers, followers, etc
@@Mirtual No they were changed before it even began. I watched the entire 18 min video right here on youtube. It's the very first thing that starts in the video. Then she was drawn and won. So why is everyone reporting that he changed it after she won? That's not what happened.
Nah that isn't borderline illegal, that's fully illegal. Man figured he was big enough to get away with it, I presume, and got burned.
Beside all of that, it wasn't just 1 small streamer he denied. He drew multiple times, and roasted all of the draws that were "unworthy" in similar fashion before the end of the stream.
@Mbita Acoustic Guitar stop begging and make content worth following
@OG good, false rape claims should lead to death
@@KingZedusPrime2009TyrentKaiju that one’s a spam bot, not human
@@dandrelowery3714 a human made the original message for the bot to spam, hopefully that guy or girl gets hit by a car or something cool
That's awful
"I am here by choice."
That's EXACTLY what someone who was being held captive would say, this new room clearly proves he is being held hostage.
at 5:48 you can see there is light but this could be a cause of propaganda showing that he has freedom when he doesn’t 🤨📸
well it is deep in psychologic studies so perhaps i am right..
not even gonna watch the video but i’m glad to see you finally getting the chance to build yourself a set up you can be proud of!! can’t wait for my future grandkids to show me the finished product someday!
Holy shit I had no idea this happened. That's fucking nuts and such a stupid way to completely sabotage your own company.
Yknow, it does give me some faith in humanity that people seeing some CEO being an asshole and then dropping that company in a flash.
It is impressive.
Yeah I'm surprised too about this. Cuz usually when companies does shitty things there's always that core fanbase that will not leave no matter how much they treat their fanbase/customers like garbage. Most of the time there's a big enough chunk of apologists in the fanbase that the company can continue to have bullshit practices and get away with it each time. So I'm glad that for once enough people just instantly boycotted them that they couldn't even continue operation. This is first time I have seen something like this. I'm proud that the fanbase realized the power that they have as paying customers/supporters and did a group effort to shut this bullshit down. Good job!
@@zebnemma I think it also depends on company longevity and size. A company as large as, say, Activision Blizzard, would still have a loyal fanbase despite all the controversy they generated because, in addition to their aforementioned size, they've been in the industry for a long time and have garnered a nigh-ironclad, mostly positive reputation. I don't know enough about Artesian Builds' history, but something tells me they're a small player compared to competing brands like Falcon Northwest, NXZT, or Digital Storm; and the thing that sets them apart is their whole giveaway and live streaming shtick.
When they're that small and that young of a company, they can't afford any PR disasters like what their CEO did because their core customer base hasn't connected with them long enough for them to forgive any wrongdoing.
You would think if all Noah cared about was “clout”, he would’ve seen just how badly this was gonna blow up in his face. He legit comes across as delusional. How did he ever think this was gonna go positively for him? Truly bizarre.
probably just an on the fly emotional based thing
Narcissistic personality disorder..
@@TK-cg4ks can we not armchair diagnose random people we've never met with complex mental illnesses just because they do something shitty? it's really dumb
@@TK-cg4ks incredibbly ableist and fucked up thing to randomly say. Don’t spout bullshit please.
@@teslacoil5697 His behavior is reminiscent of NPD, I did not diagnose him. You can untwist your panties.
And now a year and a half later, Charlie's room is truly a gamer's wet dream.
I didnt get through this whole video, but the theme of "hungry company makes it big and forgets the little people who helped them get there" is a recurring theme in every industry.
bruh these guys reached out to us a few months back, glad I didn't end up working with them
room
So, MSI is still a good sponsor for streamer on twitch?
wow thank god you didn't join up with these EVIL people, good for you man, here's a free PC!
Dodged a bullet there
@@StickManVS Its not the people working in the company thats a horrible person but its because the leader/Noah was the bad person because he didnt give a prize givaway which is illegal and after further investegation they found out that tax evasion was done and its super illegal which led to their business licence getting taken.
Executives are so disconnected from the ideas and morals of the consumers these days that the CEO did this and actually thought that everyone would just be like "oh yeah we understand, fuck small streamers give that shit to pewdiepie instead, hell yes." Id say the number one thing killing almost every major entertainment company is just not having a good understanding of their audience, but this guy might just take the cake
This has less to do with audience and more to do with anti-social behaviour.
pewdiepie got himself an 18 core cpu before just to react to youtube videos and reddit
I like how it takes one man to ruin everything for others. The CEO did so many things wrong to ruin a company. He broke the trust of the community he built and his employees, made himself look like a fool in front of his supporters, and he didn't take full responsibility for his actions.
you *_like_* that?
@@gamerhurley I like how the CEO basically exposed himself and made himself look like an idiot. But I should have also said that I really hate how his actions negatively affected his workers. They didn't deserve it.
@@greendragon794 i agree. i wish literally anyone with even just a moderate size business wouldn't be scummy and moronic
Came back to see just how much the streaming room has changed since then. It's for sure been pimped to perfection.
I'm a now former Mod and Ambassador of Artesian builds, they removed my mod because I backed KiaPiaa and the 2 others poor streamers that got done dirty, I then terminated my contract. I'm actually embarrassed to say I own a PC from them. Then the 3 attempted apologizes from the CEO were laughable. Also the company's FTB has been Forfeited according to records discovered by another person on Twitter. I spent 20 months with the company as a Ambassador and was mod for over a year. I was one of the first 50 followers on their Twitch, nights where the CEO Noah was streaming with no viewers except me. I kept him company so he wasn't alone. I feel like I've wasted over a year of my life dealing with them. Sorry for the rant, just wanted to give my input from someone who's watched them grown from nothing to something.
you live and learn bro, don't worry about it
Couldn't imagine openly mocking someone on stream for not having a high enough follower count while changing the rules of a giveaway at the last moment
Holy shit I never expected anyone to be pathetic enough to spend time making the copypasta above
@@huttonberries768
It's a bot
@Louiebruh1 how's ur life going?
I do feel bad for the give away winner because he mist likely didn't have enough money to get a good PC like that then they get mocked and shamed for not being popular enough
@@huttonberries768 ignore it. all of those are just bots
Love you Charlie , still and always will be my favorite youtuber/streamer/internet person period
Top 10 best twist villains of all time.
"They got scholars mated by their own CEO."
*Pure poetry*
It’s really sad to see company’s not honouring what they say simply because it will not completely benefit the company itself
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@✨Alyssa Jasmine Rodarte✨ silence wench, homeless Jesus is talking
Guys don’t respond to the bots just report then
Gonna comment so you got an actual human in ur replies
Honestly I think the company would’ve benefitted more from giving free pcs to smaller creators, it would’ve shown they actually care for their consumers and support them as well
The whole point of giveaways is to benefit the company in the long-run. I'd support them not allowing the creator to win because they were providing 0 value as an affiliate.
They messed up by going on and ridiculing them
Makes me so happy to see Charlie say Joel's catchphrase
That guy should've thought about the rest of the employees, instead of being terrible.
He is Personally Responsible for everything!
My brother was sponsered by them and got hosted by them on twitch many times, super annoying that theyve done this and turn out to be scam artist. He spent $3k on a pc and still hasnt received it so hes fighting to get a refund asap.
Damn, tell me if he got the money back
How are they a scam artist?
@@Blaze_the_cat_ Did you not read, "Paid $3000 for a computer that still hasn't been delivered or built"..?
Chargeback if possible.
Contact bank
"I'm happy this company got what it deserved!" I'm devastated that 50+ lost their livelihoods because their CEO was allowed to just say literally whatever he wanted on a Livestream.
It's unlikely the CEO will suffer a huge loss for this, where the ground workers may have lost everything.
Who are you quoting
@@jamespacholli just now people generally react to this
I imagine the ceo will probably have a very difficult time in the future with any future company. "Oh you were the CEO of artisean builds, so you are the guy that destroyed his entire company in one week. Why we would be absolute fools to reject you, please work for us, I see no consequences in our future." It's more likely that the employees will be a lot better off since they all did their jobs well. It's not their fault the company died, after all they provided quality products that people did like.
Well, he very publicly and with visual recordings broke the law in his and the contest winner's state, and some of his employees as mods in the channel were egging him on with the "reroll" cheers by their own admission in the now-deleted apology tweets. Many people are sadly unemployed, some of them (not just the CEO) did shit that logically would get people fired anywhere else
@@TheDestroyer354 The biggest problem is the fact they lost their jobs, they'll spend a lot more time searching for the position than being considered for the position.
Been waiting for this one 😭🙏🏽
This reminds me of the company owner laying off a huge amount of his employees over a zoom call. Not individually, no emails letting them know what is going on, just a zoom call with like all 300 workers and how he spends the first like minute and a half pitying himself.
Mans company may not even be destroyed, he's probably getting rid of everyone and running with all the funds paying any remaining debt he has. Feel bad for all the employees that lost their jobs, it is unfair and unacceptable.
They get severance pay so they’ll have enough time to find a job.
@@mikaelpecan5991 severance pay is not guaranteed by law in the US. It’s all dependent on the policies of your individual employer.
@Mikael Pecan I would love to live in such blissful ignorance like this
@@ZachPlum i mean, some countries do have this, regardless of occupation. Murica is just not one of those good countries
so don't know if i'd call it ignorance. probably more like a dude who lives where severance pay is guaranteed
@@Ramhams1337 "Ignorance - lack of knowledge or information". Unironicaly the first thing that pops up when you google it.
The streaming room matches Charlie's wonderful and flamboyant style of clothes. You cannot improve perfection
I mean the shirts are white and the walls and carpet are grey. But both are muted colors so the vibes are similar for sure
@Louiebruh1 wtf is wrong with you.
my parents said if I get 5k likes on my "Easy On Me" cover, they'd buy me a better mic for recording. Begging you guys, literally begging..
Unfortunately for artesian builds, their glitchless any% bankruptcy speedrun world record has now been broken by FTX.
Yessss I'm so happy that he talked about this I saw this with some other CZcamsr and I'm so happy that this happened it was just messed up what the CEO did
EDIT: I linked a video down in the replies that even better explains the company's collapse
I can't believe a dude would rather intentionally sink his own company rather than just give the damn PC away and legally honor the giveaway
Like bro WHY are you so obstinate to the point of self sabotage??????
This entire situation makes ZERO logical sense to me can someone help me understand
One small silver lining is that the streamer who was supposed to win the giveaway has gone from 2k followers to fucking 23.5k so yeah. Actually that number might even be outdated I just saw it on Linus's video
Apparently there's some tax fuckery going on with the company as well. Makes me wonder if they were hesitant about the giveaway's winner because they needed to ensure it would make them more money that it was worth. Doesn't justify or legitimize their bullshit on stream, but it might explain the poor decision-making.
Large egos can be a recipe for chaos
@@sluttyMapleSyrup doesn't really sound a giveaway more like sponsoring Big streamers..
@@sluttyMapleSyrup no they were a sinking ship. They just didn't let a good crisis go to waste ...
@@sluttyMapleSyrup Yeah I actually heard about this after I made this comment but thanks for the reply. Apparently the State of CA actually started investigating them? I would guess that led to Noah panic terminating the company to try and avoid consequences? Idk Im not super business smart
0:02 he’s blinking SOS
Love that we live with an economic and social system where one dingus can basically fuck up and send 50 jobless people home to their lives and families. Hopefully they land on their feet and this CEO never manages anything larger than a lemonade stand.
Takes "Im bout to ruin this whole mans career" to a whole new level when you do it to yourself