News: ~325k Subscribers; ~868k+ Readers; Content-Market-Fit (CMF)
Sinocism's ~325k subscribers and The Rundown AI's ~868k+ readers aligns with PMM's Content-Market-Fit (CMF) and EVFM's Master Thesis

Timeline
Oct 15, 2017:
“enabled paid subscriptions” on Substack w/ ~5% conversionAfter ~5 years the free newsletter had ~30k subscribers before Substack
Founder using low-code/no-code tools to run newsletter before Substack
Oct 15, 2021: Four years on Substack: A conversation with Bill Bishop, Substacker #1
Co-founders
and built Substack forModel case of EVFM’s: Master Thesis
Jan 1, 2025: The Rundown's 2024 AI journey
~868k readers (87.8% growth)
Expands team to 12 people
Jan 22, 2025: Sinocism | Get Smarter About China
~325k subscribers
~983% growth after ~8 years (i.e., ‘17-’24)
Content-Market-Fit (CMF)
Beatriz: Product Marketing Mindset
Content-Market-Fit (CMF) may best precede Product-Market-Fit (PMF)