2k on Substack with 50+% open rates is a great foundation to work with. I wouldn't wait any longer, just get going with publishing now.

Ex-Netflix • Founder @ allinconsulting.ai

Michael Lin

What I've noticed is that influencers with explosive growth all have 5 things in common:

1. Value-add content
2. Post consistently
3. Clear target audience
4. Clear differentiator
5. Are part of a growing market

From what you described, it could be that you lack 2) and 5). For an example of a channel that executes all 5 well (and is faceless too!) check out this instagram account about AI/ML that grew from 0 to 35k followers on IG in 4 months:

<https://www.instagram.com/finding.mlllll/>

Good luck!

Ex-Netflix • Engineering Consulting for VC-Backed Startups

I mentioned Substack as top-of-funnel because it generally doesn't have automatic distribution built-in unless you have a lot of recommenders, which new newsletters tend to not have.

Author here - one other option you have is if they ask you to go back to the office, say that "I've relocated during the pandemic and I'm not coming back to \[X location\] and would like to discuss a severance agreement instead."

Someone told me they used that line, and got a yes right away.