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Investor Due Diligence Report

substackMedia

I research and write about current events along with other things that move me.

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Key Metrics

Subscribers

Verified

Weekly Growth

N/A

Engagement

Avg Comments/Post

1.0

Avg Likes/Post

12.5

Engagement Rate

1.35%

(comments + likes) / subscribers

Quality & Publishing

Audience Quality Score

75Good

0100

Publishing Pace

Previously ~2x per week

2.0 posts/week

Score based on available components only.

Component	Score	Weight

Competitive Landscape (Media)

Newsletter	Subscribers	Weekly Growth	Price	Platform
Popular Information	541K	N/A	$6/mo	substack
The official Ryan McBeth Substack	131K	-0.4%	$5/mo	substack
Died Suddenly's Substack	109K	N/A	$5/mo	substack
The Schiff Notes	101K	N/A	Free	substack

Risk Assessment

Key risk factors for due diligence

High

Platform Dependency

Hosted on substack subdomain

Medium

Key Person

Single-author publication — key-person dependency

High

Revenue Model

Pre-monetization — no paid subscription tier

Monetization Readiness

Readiness for paid subscriptions

Subscriber threshold

1K subscribers — below the 3K category median (based on 560 newsletters)

Has paid tier

No paid subscription tier yet

Peer monetization

100% of 291 similar-size peers in Media have paid tiers

Data Quality

Report Data QualityLimited - Key metrics unavailable

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.