Investor Due Diligence Report
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27K
+2.5%
2.0
17.0
0.07%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Weekly
0.8 posts/week
74/100
Consistent (~8.9d avg)
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marily’s AI Product Academy Newsletter | 210K | N/A | $5/mo | substack |
| LP Club | 102K | -0.5% | $15/mo | substack |
| AI Report | 58.5K | +0.9% | $12/mo | substack |
| AI: A Guide for Thinking Humans | 58K | +0.9% | Free | substack |
Platform Dependency
Uses substack platform
Publishing Consistency
Regular publishing schedule
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Audience Concentration
Consistent engagement across posts
Subscriber threshold
27K subscribers — above the 3K category median for first paid tier
Has paid tier
No paid subscription tier yet
Peer monetization
100% of 66 similar-size peers in AI 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 | 45/100 | 10% |
| 53K |
| N/A |
| Free |
| substack |
Revenue Model
Pre-monetization — no paid subscription tier