Investor Due Diligence Report
by A User's Guide to History
Everybody uses history, some better than others. This User's Guide offers suggestions on how the past shapes the present, and how the present shapes what we think about the past.
3K
0%
2.3
19.4
0.72%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
~4x per week
4.0 posts/week
40/100
Variable (~1.9d avg)
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Row | 68K | +0.8% | Free | substack |
| Mini Philosophy | 60K | +0.8% | $8/mo | substack |
| A History of Mankind | 57K | N/A | $9/mo | substack |
| Demystify Culture | 43K | +1.4% | $6.5/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
3K subscribers — above the 2K category median for first paid tier
Has paid tier
No paid subscription tier yet
Peer monetization
100% of 780 similar-size peers in Culture 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 | 50/100 | 30% |
| Publishing Consistency | 12/100 | 10% |
| 33K |
| N/A |
| $5/mo |
| substack |
Revenue Model
Pre-monetization — no paid subscription tier