Investor Due Diligence Report
Selling to Defense helps startups, entrepreneurs, dual-use innovators, academics, and students learn how to sell products or services to the U.S. Department of Defense — and navigate its complex, mission-driven ecosystem.
13K
~0%
Subscriber count is a platform estimate
30.0
0.23%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Weekly
0.6 posts/week
62/100
Consistent (~11.7d avg)
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Business Engineer | 90K | N/A | $99/mo | substack |
| Better You | 76K | +2.8% | Free | substack |
| How We Grow | 76K | -0.7% | $97/mo | substack |
| Scarlet Ink | 73K | N/A | $12/mo | substack |
Platform Dependency
Hosted on substack subdomain
Publishing Consistency
Variable publishing frequency
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Audience Concentration
Consistent engagement across posts
Subscriber threshold
13K subscribers — above the 2K category median for first paid tier
Has paid tier
No paid subscription tier yet
Peer monetization
100% of 194 similar-size peers in Business 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 | 67/100 | 30% |
| Publishing Consistency | 28/100 | 10% |
| 38K |
| N/A |
| Free |
| substack |
Revenue Model
Pre-monetization — no paid subscription tier