Investor Due Diligence Report
Free The Inquiry is Heterodox Academy’s home for essays, expert commentary, and conversations about open inquiry in the academy.
9K
N/A
1.5
9.8
0.13%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
~2x per week
2.1 posts/week
70/100
Consistent (~3.7d avg)
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Widely | 52K | N/A | $5/mo | substack |
| Narratively Academy | 27K | N/A | $15/mo | substack |
| Minding the Gap | 24K | N/A | Free | substack |
| The West Point History Professor | 22K | N/A | $8.5/mo | substack |
Platform Dependency
Hosted on substack subdomain
Publishing Consistency
Regular publishing schedule
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Audience Concentration
Consistent engagement across posts
Subscriber threshold
9K subscribers — above the 1K category median for first paid tier
Has paid tier
No paid subscription tier yet
Peer monetization
100% of 56 similar-size peers in Education 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 | 100/100 | 30% |
| Publishing Consistency | 44/100 | 10% |
| Play Makes Us Human |
| 20K |
| N/A |
| $5/mo |
| substack |
Revenue Model
Pre-monetization — no paid subscription tier