Investor Due Diligence Report
by David Leite
Essays, humor, food writing, recipes, and musings from an inveterate cook, baker, and eater. An irrepressible Cat Lady.
5K
0%
7.0
20.0
0.54%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Weekly
0.8 posts/week
43/100
Variable (~8.9d avg)
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the sunday stack | 265K | +0.2% | $8/mo | substack |
| David Lebovitz Newsletter | 258K | -0.2% | $5/mo | substack |
| Violet’s Substack | 231K | +0.4% | $6/mo | substack |
| postcards by elle | 120K | +0.4% | $5/mo | substack |
Platform Dependency
Hosted on substack subdomain
Publishing Consistency
Variable publishing frequency
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Audience Concentration
Consistent engagement across posts
Subscriber threshold
5K subscribers — above the 3K category median for first paid tier
Has paid tier
No paid subscription tier yet
Peer monetization
100% of 178 similar-size peers in Food 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.
Score based on available components only.
| Component | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Engagement Rate | 60/100 | 30% |
| Growth Consistency | 100/100 | 15% |
| Publishing Consistency | 53/100 | 10% |
| Heather's IBS Newsletter - Help for Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
| 65K |
| N/A |
| $5/mo |
| substack |
Revenue Model
Pre-monetization — no paid subscription tier