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Big Tech and startups, from the inside. Highly relevant for software engineers, AI engineers and engineering leaders, useful for those working in tech.
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Avg Comments
6.1
Avg Likes
185.5
Engagement Rate
0.02%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Typical for lists with 1.1M+ subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Business
0.02% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
Engagement Score
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| Designing Data-intensive Applications with Martin KleppmannMartin Kleppmann on scaling, his updated Designing Data-Intensive Applications, and what’s next for AI-era systems.Apr 22, 2026 | Public |
vs 332 newsletters in Business
1.1M places you in the top 10% of newsletters in this category.
Engagement Rate
0.02%
median: 0.00%
Posts per Week
2.0
median: 1.0
Publishing Consistency
72/100
median: 64/100
Subscribers
1.1M
median: 2K
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Publishing Pace
~2x per week
Consistent
Category Rank
#14 of 1402
in Business
Engagement Trend
Consistent
based on recent posts
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Publishing Frequency
~2x per week
Last published May 12, 2026
Usually publishes Tue, Thu, Wed
2.0 posts/week avg
Business Pricing
$7/mo median
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Founding Journey
240K subs
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173K subs
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87K subs
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