Laura has 9,504 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #79 on Substack's Business Bestsellers board. 51 publications recommend them, 1 of them new in the last 30 days.
Last read Nov 1, 2026 (UTC). Followers are not email subscribers. Substack lists only the newest 50 recommendations for each publication, so a recommender count of 50 or more is a floor. History starts Oct 31, 2026; Substack publishes nothing earlier.
- Followers
- 9,504
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- not shown
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 51
- +1 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- #79
- Business
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. 2 days of readings. Substack doesn't publish past follower counts, so history starts the day I first read a writer and grows by one reading every 3 days (daily if it's on your watchlist). The 7-day change appears on Nov 7, the 30-day change on Nov 30. Recommendation dates below go further back: they're Substack's own.
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| Date | Followers | Change | Subscribers | Paid band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026 | 9,504 | −1 | ||
| Oct 31, 2026 | 9,505 |
Leaderboard positions
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Bestsellers | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | ▲1 |
| Business Rising | 8 | 22 | 22 | 46 | ▼38 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
51 publications recommend Laura; 1 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2023-12 | 2 |
| 2024-01 | 1 |
| 2024-04 | 1 |
| 2024-05 | 1 |
| 2024-06 | 5 |
| 2024-07 | 3 |
| 2024-08 | 2 |
| 2024-10 | 1 |
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | 3 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 2 |
| 2025-05 | 3 |
| 2025-07 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 3 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 6 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
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- Desiree Jeansstarted Jan 29, 2026
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- Janet Berry-Johnson, CPAstarted Jan 25, 2026
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All 51
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- Derrick’s Substackstarted May 2025
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- Don’s Substackstarted Mar 2025
- Gap Year Girlsstarted Jan 2025
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- Neha’s Substackstarted Nov 2024
- Ruth’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
- Susan’s Substackstarted Aug 2024
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- Hannah’s Substackstarted Apr 2024
- Jane’s Substackstarted Jan 2024
- Abba's Daughter Substackstarted Dec 2023
- Sandra’s Substackstarted Dec 2023
Recommends
Laura doesn't recommend anyone.
Substack lists the 50 newest recommenders of each publication. I add every recommendation found in the full lists of the 6,392 publications I read, so writers with many recommenders may still be missing a few small ones. "Started" is Substack's date.
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Business writers with 5,000 to 10,000 followers (33 writers in that group), but not Laura.
- recommends 6 of them
Michael Spencer@aisupremacy - recommends 6 of themThe VC Corner
- recommends 5 of them
Chris Tottman@christottman - recommends 5 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 4 of themMohamed elsage
- recommends 2 of them
Derek Hughes@derekhughes - recommends 2 of them
DIY Investor@diyinvestor1 - recommends 2 of them
Rory Woodbridge@productmarketer - recommends 2 of themEmerging Tech Investments
- recommends 2 of themLed Growth
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