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Investor Due Diligence Report

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A newsletter that brings science and nuance to parenting advice and challenges fear-mongering, shame-inducing content.

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Key Metrics

Subscribers

30K

3K paid

Verified

Weekly Growth

~0%

Subscriber count is a platform estimate

Revenue Analysis

Pricing

$7/mo

$70/yr annual option

Est. Monthly Revenue

$17K

3K paid subs

$17K/mo – $17K/mo(±0%)

Engagement

Avg Comments/Post

1.4

Avg Likes/Post

20.9

Engagement Rate

0.07%

(comments + likes) / subscribers

Quality & Publishing

Audience Quality Score

53Fair

0100

Publishing Pace

Weekly

0.7 posts/week

Publishing Consistency

46/100

Variable (~10.1d avg)

Competitive Landscape (Parenting)

Newsletter	Subscribers	Weekly Growth	Price	Platform
Maybe Baby	200K	N/A	$6/mo	substack
milk and cookies	195K	+0.3%	$5/mo	substack
The Parenting Guide	140K	-0.3%	Free	substack
Raising Good Humans with Dr. Aliza Pressman	106K	+2.0%	$5/mo	substack

Revenue Trajectory

Estimated monthly revenue over time

Month	Subscribers	Est. Revenue	Change
Feb 2026	30K	$16,695	—
Mar 2026	30K	$16,695	~0%
Apr 2026	30K	$16,695	~0%

Risk Assessment

Key risk factors for due diligence

High

Platform Dependency

Hosted on substack subdomain

Medium

Publishing Consistency

Variable publishing frequency

Medium

Key Person

Single-author publication — key-person dependency

Low

Revenue Model

Active paid subscription tier

Monetization Readiness

Monetization status

Subscriber threshold

30K subscribers — above the 2K category median for first paid tier

Has paid tier

Active paid subscription offering

Peer monetization

100% of 18 similar-size peers in Parenting have paid tiers

Pricing position

$7/mo vs $5/mo category median (270 newsletters)

Pricing History

Date	Monthly	Annual
Mar 2026	$7	$70

Data Quality

Report Data QualityFull - All metrics available

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.

Component	Score	Weight
Engagement Rate	22/100	30%
Paid Subscriber Ratio	100/100	25%
Publishing Consistency	31/100	10%