Andrew Fox

Investor Due Diligence Report

substackPolitics

Ground-truth conflict analysis from someone who's actually been there. As a former British paratrooper and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst lecturer, I'm one of the few academic researchers in the world who go to the front lines they write about.

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Key Metrics

Subscribers

14K

980 paid

Verified

Weekly Growth

~0%

Subscriber count is a platform estimate

Paid Sub Retention (30d)

Insufficient data

22 of 30 days needed

Revenue Analysis

Pricing

$10/mo

$110/yr annual option

Est. Monthly Revenue

$8K

980 paid subs

$8K/mo – $8K/mo(±0%)

Engagement

Avg Comments/Post

18.6

Avg Likes/Post

114.9

Engagement Rate

0.95%

(comments + likes) / subscribers

Quality & Publishing

Audience Quality Score

59Fair

0100

Publishing Pace

~3x per week

2.5 posts/week

Publishing Consistency

66/100

Consistent (~3.2d avg)

Competitive Landscape (Politics)

Newsletter	Subscribers	Weekly Growth	Price	Platform
Oligarch Watch	49K	N/A	$7/mo	substack
Trump Tyranny Tracker	41K	N/A	$7/mo	substack
Democracy Docket	39K	N/A	Free	substack
CJ Hopkins	33K	N/A	$5/mo	substack

Revenue Trajectory

Estimated monthly revenue over time

Month	Subscribers	Est. Revenue	Change
Feb 2026	13K	$8,873.33	—
Mar 2026	13.5K	$9,212.33	+3.8%
Apr 2026	14K	$9,551.33	+3.7%

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

Audience Concentration

Consistent engagement across posts

Monetization Readiness

Monetization status

Subscriber threshold

14K subscribers — above the 6K category median for first paid tier

Has paid tier

Active paid subscription offering

Peer monetization

100% of 262 similar-size peers in Politics have paid tiers

Pricing position

$10/mo vs $6/mo category median (1233 newsletters)

Pricing History

Date	Monthly	Annual
Mar 2026	$10	$110

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	53/100	30%
Paid Subscriber Ratio	75/100	25%
Publishing Consistency	39/100	10%