Investor Due Diligence Report
by Ashish Kulkarni
The intersection of psychology, ambition, and creation. It’s not about how to build a startup - it’s about what building a startup does to you.
19K
~0%
Subscriber count is a platform estimate
Weekly
0.8 posts/week
65/100
Consistent (~8.8d avg)
Score based on available components only.
| Component | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Engagement Rate | 50/100 | 30% |
| Publishing Consistency | 96/100 | 10% |
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your Local Epidemiologist | 402K | N/A | $6/mo | substack |
| Better Brain by Dr. Julie | 172K | -0.3% | $10/mo | substack |
| Nedra Nuggets | 152K | -0.3% | $6.99/mo | substack |
| 🌻 A Year of Mental Health | 150K | N/A | Free | substack |
Platform Dependency
Hosted on substack subdomain
Publishing Consistency
Variable publishing frequency
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Revenue Model
Pre-monetization — no paid subscription tier
Subscriber threshold
19K subscribers — above the 2K category median for first paid tier
Has paid tier
No paid subscription tier yet
Peer monetization
100% of 86 similar-size peers in Health 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.
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| 139K |
| N/A |
| $7.5/mo |
| substack |