Investor Due Diligence Report
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11K
~0%
Subscriber count is a platform estimate
Previously Occasional
0.1 posts/week
93/100
Very Consistent (~81.3d avg)
Score based on available components only.
| Component | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Engagement Rate | 50/100 | 30% |
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Confidential | 39K | N/A | Free | substack |
| PASSAGES: Life & stories from a professional writer | 16K | N/A | $5/mo | substack |
| Backroad Portfolio | 16K | -2.9% | $5/mo | substack |
| FOUND SF | 13K | N/A | $8/mo | substack |
Platform Dependency
Hosted on substack subdomain
Publishing Consistency
Regular publishing schedule
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Revenue Model
Pre-monetization — no paid subscription tier
Subscriber threshold
11K subscribers — above the 1K category median for first paid tier
Has paid tier
No paid subscription tier yet
Peer monetization
100% of 23 similar-size peers in Travel 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.
| The Paris Diaries |
| 12K |
| +5.3% |
| $5/mo |
| substack |