Investor Due Diligence Report
by Don't Worry About the Vase
A world made of gears. Doing both speed premium short term updates and long term world model building. Currently focused on weekly AI updates. Explorations include AI, policy, rationality, medicine and fertility, education and games.
32K
2.2K paid
~0%
Subscriber count is a platform estimate
Pricing
$10/mo
$100/yr annual option
$18K
2.2K paid subs
$18K/mo – $18K/mo(±0%)
33.5
41.3
0.23%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
~4x per week
4.2 posts/week
80/100
Very Consistent (~1.7d avg)
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your Local Epidemiologist | 402K | N/A | $6/mo | substack |
| Better Brain by Dr. Julie | 172K | -0.3% | $10/mo | substack |
| Nedra Nuggets | 152K | -0.3% | $6.99/mo | substack |
| 🌻 A Year of Mental Health | 150K | N/A | Free | substack |
| Month | Subscribers | Est. Revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 31K | $17,251.5 | — |
| Mar 2026 | 32K | $17,808 | +3.2% |
Platform Dependency
Hosted on substack subdomain
Publishing Consistency
Regular publishing schedule
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Audience Concentration
Consistent engagement across posts
Subscriber threshold
32K subscribers — above the 2K category median for first paid tier
Has paid tier
Active paid subscription offering
Peer monetization
100% of 64 similar-size peers in Health have paid tiers
Pricing position
$10/mo vs $14.36/mo category average (877 newsletters)
| Date | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | $10 | $100 |
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 | 49/100 | 30% |
| Paid Subscriber Ratio | 93/100 | 25% |
| Publishing Consistency | 64/100 | 10% |
| Sensible Medicine |
| 106K |
| N/A |
| $8/mo |
| substack |
Revenue Model
Active paid subscription tier