Global Development Interrupted

Investor Due Diligence Report

substackPolitics

Global Development Interrupted shares the stories of people whose work and lives were upended by changes to U.S. foreign assistance and why their stories still matter today, for the U.S. and the world.

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Key Metrics

Subscribers

200

14 paid

Verified

Weekly Growth

N/A

Revenue Analysis

Pricing

$8/mo

$80/yr annual option

Est. Monthly Revenue

$89.04

14 paid subs

$89/mo – $89/mo(±0%)

Engagement

Avg Likes/Post

3.0

Engagement Rate

1.50%

(comments + likes) / subscribers

Quality & Publishing

Audience Quality Score

74Good

0100

Publishing Pace

Weekly

1.0 posts/week

Score based on available components only.

Component	Score	Weight

Competitive Landscape (Politics)

Newsletter	Subscribers	Weekly Growth	Price	Platform
Slow Boring	203K	N/A	$9/mo	substack
The Social Contract with Joe Walsh	194K	-0.3%	$8/mo	substack
Emily in Your Phone with Emily Amick	75K	N/A	$7/mo	substack
Oligarch Watch	49K	N/A	$7/mo	substack

Revenue Trajectory

Estimated monthly revenue over time

Month	Subscribers	Est. Revenue	Change
Mar 2026	200	$101.76	—

Revenue tracking starts with your first month of data. More data points will appear as snapshots accumulate.

Risk Assessment

Key risk factors for due diligence

High

Platform Dependency

Hosted on substack subdomain

Medium

Key Person

Single-author publication — key-person dependency

Low

Audience Concentration

Consistent engagement across posts

Low

Revenue Model

Active paid subscription tier

Monetization Readiness

Monetization status

Subscriber threshold

200 subscribers — below the 6K category median (based on 756 newsletters)

Has paid tier

Active paid subscription offering

Peer monetization

50% of 224 similar-size peers in Politics have paid tiers

Pricing position

$8/mo vs $8.22/mo category average (1184 newsletters)

Pricing History

Date	Monthly	Annual
Mar 2026	$8	$80

Data Quality

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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.