Investor Due Diligence Report
Signal over noise on AI and journalism. I share the most important developments, practical tutorials, and workflows designed to help newsrooms adapt and do better work.
200
0%
1.0
9.0
5.00%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Bi-weekly
0.7 posts/week
Score based on available components only.
| Component | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MarTech AI | 48K | N/A | $15/mo | substack |
| Lex Fridman | 33K | +1.7% | $5/mo | substack |
| The Prompt: Insights from OpenAI Global Affairs | 31K | N/A | Free | substack |
| Map the World by Bilawal Sidhu | 30K | N/A | $20/mo | substack |
Platform Dependency
Hosted on substack subdomain
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Audience Concentration
Consistent engagement across posts
Revenue Model
Pre-monetization — no paid subscription tier
Subscriber threshold
200 subscribers — below the 3K category median (based on 358 newsletters)
Has paid tier
No paid subscription tier yet
Peer monetization
100% of 91 similar-size peers in AI 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.
| Engagement Rate |
| 50/100 |
| 30% |
| AI Weirdness |
| 29K |
| N/A |
| Free |
| substack |