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scuttleblurb Review

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Should I use scuttleblurb?

investing. Click to read scuttleblurb, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers. - scuttleblurb.substack.com

· 2 days ago

Buy if you are a self-directed value investor who wants exhaustive single-company research and will actually read long, multi-part posts. Skip if you want trade signals, quick summaries, or broad cheap coverage — start with the free posts instead.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~25 public sources; scuttleblurb-specific pricing and user reviews are scarce.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo evidence in reviewed sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

Paid subscription

Not stated in sources reviewed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Patient value investors
  • Long-term single-company research
  • Self-directed stock pickers
  • Scuttlebutt-style deep-dive readers

Not for

  • Traders wanting buy/sell signals or price targets
  • Quick-take readers — posts are long, multi-part
  • Beginners wanting broad education for one price
  • Anyone expecting team coverage or support SLAs

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Substack breach (Oct 2025) exposed emails and phone numbers; your inbox address may circulate.

medium

Price not published in sources reviewed; confirm current rate and renewal terms before subscribing.

medium

Redditors report $9,600–$13,000/year stacked Substack investing subscriptions — budget creep is real.

low

Substack custom-domain vulnerability reported March 2025; less relevant since scuttleblurb uses.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Long-form, multi-part deep dives on individual companies
  • Companion podcast rated 5/5 on Apple
  • Free posts archive lets you sample the style
  • Solo author publishes transparent annual business updates
  • Covers software, payments, industrials across market caps

Cons

  • Subscription price not listed in public sources reviewed
  • Hosted on Substack, which disclosed a 2025 data breach
  • Single author; cadence and continuity depend on one person
  • Posts run multi-part and dense; a real time commitment

Sources & method

- 11 sources - Runs on Substack; the platform disclosed an October 2025 breach exposing subscriber emails and phone numbers.

official x4review x4security x2news x1
  • Substack data breach (Oct 2025), Subscriber emails and phone numbers exposed; publicly disclosed in February 2026.
  • Substack custom-domain vulnerability, A custom-domain vulnerability on the Substack platform was reported in March 2025.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • Not stated in sources reviewed

    Starting price

  • 11

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Price opaque; readers debate stacked newsletter costs
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Email/Substack delivery; free archive to sample
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Long, multi-part company deep dives
  • Support quality. No evidence in reviewed sources
  • Security posture: 2/5. Substack breach exposed emails, phone numbers
  • 5/5 Apple Podcasts rating scuttleblurb podcast reviews
  • Thousands Subscriber scale Per Substack publication page
  • Yes Free tier Dedicated free-posts archive
  • $100M Platform funding Substack raise, Jul 2025, $1.1B valuation

Pricing

Paid subscription

Not stated in sources reviewed

  • Annual or monthly billing
  • Deep company writeups
  • scuttlebits short notes

Security

Runs on Substack; the platform disclosed an October 2025 breach exposing subscriber emails and phone numbers.

  • Substack data breach (Oct 2025)Subscriber emails and phone numbers exposed; publicly disclosed in February 2026.⁹
  • Substack custom-domain vulnerabilityA custom-domain vulnerability on the Substack platform was reported in March 2025.10

What users say

Reddit investors hotly debate whether stacked paid Substack research justifies its cost, while scuttleblurb's podcast earns 5/5 on Apple.

“I spent $9600/year on Substack newsletters so you don't have to”
Reddit, r/ValueInvesting
“Part 2: I now spent $13000/year on Substack newsletters”
Reddit, r/wallstreetbets
“Does advice from Substack have value?”
Reddit, r/ValueInvesting
Full analysis

Based on ~25 public sources; scuttleblurb-specific pricing and user reviews are scarce.

Deep solo stock research for patient value investors; wrong for traders wanting signals — sample the free posts first.

Methodology

Based on ~25 public sources; scuttleblurb-specific pricing and user reviews are scarce.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. scuttleblurb | Substackscuttleblurb.substack.com
    official
  2. scuttleblurb – A Value Investing Blogscuttleblurb.com
    official
  3. scuttleblurb business update (2025)scuttleblurb.substack.com
    official
  4. Free Posts - scuttleblurbscuttleblurb.substack.com
    official
  5. scuttleblurb - Podcastpodcasts.apple.com
    review
  6. Read Customer Service Reviews of substack.comtrustpilot.com
    review
  7. I spent $9600/year on Substack newsletters so you don't have toreddit.com
    review
  8. Part 2: I now spent $13000/year on Substack newslettersreddit.com
    review
  9. Substack Data Breachhaveibeenpwned.com
    security
  10. Substack Custom Domain Vulnerabilitygbhackers.com
    security
  11. Substack raises $100M, readies adslinkedin.com
    news

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