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Not a good analogy in this case because they earn a fee on each subscription. Meaning that if no one find gold, they earn nothing.

• ThomPete 7y ago
  Most didnt find gold either so the analogy sound good to me. Mailchimp, constant contact, campaign monitor.
  • the_watcher 7y ago
    But the people who sold pickaxes to those who struck out made money on those people. Substack makes precisely $0 on a paid newsletter with no subscribers.
    • ThomPete 7y ago
      Yeah but Mailchimp makes lots of money