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Investor Due Diligence Report
by CJ Gustafson
A newsletter for current and aspiring CFOs. SaaS Metrics, Go to Market Strategy, and Capital Market insights (you can actually understand).
75K
~0%
Subscriber count is a platform estimate
0.1
0.00%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
~3x per week
3.0 posts/week
91/100
Very Consistent (~2.4d avg)
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [ Center for Humane Technology ] | 180K | +0.3% | Free | substack |
| Coding Challenges | 93K | +0.5% | $8/mo | substack |
| Wonder Tools | 86K | N/A | $8/mo | substack |
| Internal Tech Emails | 59K | N/A | $10/mo | substack |
Platform Dependency
Hosted on beehiiv subdomain
Publishing Consistency
Regular publishing schedule
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Revenue Model
Pre-monetization — no paid subscription tier
Subscriber threshold
75K subscribers — above the 2K category median for first paid tier
Has paid tier
No paid subscription tier yet
Peer monetization
100% of 28 similar-size peers in Technology 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.
| Component | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Engagement Rate | 45/100 | 30% |
| Publishing Consistency | 85/100 | 10% |
| Box of Amazing |
| 23K |
| N/A |
| Free |
| substack |