
80/20 AI
Investor Due Diligence Report
by Alamin Hossain
8020AI newsletter is one of the fastest-growing AI newsletter, Read by AI professionals with over 90,000+ AI researchers, engineers, and data scientists.
10K
~0%
Subscriber count is a platform estimate
0.0
0.00%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Daily
6.6 posts/week
91/100
Very Consistent (~1.2d avg)
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI First Designer | 214K | N/A | $5.99/mo | substack |
| Artificial Intelligence Made Simple | 198K | +0.3% | $10/mo | substack |
| DataExpert.io Newsletter | 172K | +0.3% | $10/mo | substack |
| TheSequence | 170K | N/A | $6/mo | substack |
Platform Dependency
Uses beehiiv platform
Publishing Consistency
Regular publishing schedule
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Revenue Model
Pre-monetization — no paid subscription tier
Subscriber threshold
10K subscribers — above the 3K category median for first paid tier
Has paid tier
No paid subscription tier yet
Peer monetization
100% of 100 similar-size peers in AI have paid tiers
Disclaimer: This report is generated automatically based on publicly available data and proprietary estimation models. Estimated subscriber counts are derived from engagement patterns and should be verified through direct disclosure. Revenue estimates are based on known pricing and estimated paid subscriber counts. This report is for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for investment decisions.
| Component | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Engagement Rate | 25/100 | 30% |
| Publishing Consistency | 83/100 | 10% |
| Nate’s Substack |
| 165K |
| +0.7% |
| $25/mo |
| substack |