How Not To Use AI

Investor Due Diligence Report

substackAI

Ex-Big Tech insider with an outsider's perspective. Teaching the opposite of what everyone else teaches about AI. For those who sense the dominant narrative is missing something and want to engage on their own terms.

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Key Metrics

Subscribers

140 paid

Verified

Weekly Growth

N/A

Revenue Analysis

Pricing

$8/mo

$80/yr annual option

Est. Monthly Revenue

$890

140 paid subs

$890/mo – $890/mo(±0%)

Quality & Publishing

Audience Quality Score

75Good

0100

Publishing Pace

Unknown

0.0 posts/week

Score based on available components only.

Component	Score	Weight

Competitive Landscape (AI)

Newsletter	Subscribers	Weekly Growth	Price	Platform
How to AI	991K	+0.8%	$120/mo	substack
One Useful Thing	488K	+0.4%	$10/mo	substack
Sabrina Ramonov 🍄	310K	+2.5%	Free	substack
Almost Timely Newsletter	292K	+0.4%	Free	substack
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Revenue Trajectory

Estimated monthly revenue over time

Month	Subscribers	Est. Revenue	Change
Mar 2026	2K	$890.4	—

Revenue tracking starts with your first month of data. More data points will appear as snapshots accumulate.

Risk Assessment

Key risk factors for due diligence

High

Platform Dependency

Hosted on substack subdomain

Medium

Key Person

Single-author publication — key-person dependency

Low

Revenue Model

Active paid subscription tier

Monetization Readiness

Monetization status

Subscriber threshold

2K subscribers — below the 3K category median (based on 182 newsletters)

Has paid tier

Active paid subscription offering

Peer monetization

68% of 171 similar-size peers in AI have paid tiers

Pricing position

$8/mo vs $5/mo category median (405 newsletters)

Pricing History

Date	Monthly	Annual
Mar 2026	$8	$80

Data Quality

Report Data QualityPartial - Some metrics estimated or missing

Subscriber Confidenceverified

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.