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Investor Due Diligence Report

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Math, Algorithms, Architectures, by hand.

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Key Metrics

Subscribers

78K

Verified

Weekly Growth

+0.7%

Paid Sub Retention (30d)

Insufficient data

20 of 30 days needed

Revenue Analysis

Pricing

$29/mo

$290/yr annual option

Est. Monthly Revenue

$51K

~2.2K est. paid subs

$26K/mo – $77K/mo(±50%)

Quality & Publishing

Audience Quality Score

98Good

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
ChatGPT for Education

Revenue Trajectory

Estimated monthly revenue over time

Month	Subscribers	Est. Revenue	Change
Feb 2026	58K	$38,109.92	—
Mar 2026	61K	$40,069.59	+5.1%
Apr 2026	62K	$40,738.19	~0%
May 2026	62K	$40,738.19	~0%
Jun 2026	67.5K	$44,357.82	+8.9%
Jul 2026	71K

Risk Assessment

Key risk factors for due diligence

Medium

Platform Dependency

Uses substack platform

Medium

Key Person

Single-author publication — key-person dependency

Low

Revenue Model

Active paid subscription tier

Monetization Readiness

Monetization status

Subscriber threshold

78K subscribers — above the 3K category median for first paid tier

Has paid tier

Active paid subscription offering

Peer monetization

75% of 36 similar-size peers in AI have paid tiers

Pricing position

$29/mo vs $5/mo category median (405 newsletters)

Pricing History

Date	Monthly	Annual
Mar 2026	$29	$290

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.