Maya Okafor
MYOFWriter · labor-economics newsletter · age 34 · Brooklyn, NY
Price · live
$34.00
30-day price history · simulated via seeded GBM · illustrative only
TEB trajectory · 7-year history + 5-year forecast
Solid line = historical TEB. Shaded band = projected range (low / mid / high).
Career events
2025-04-08
Paperback deal signed
2024-11-02
NYT contributing writer contract
TEB impact: +$60,000
2023-09-14
Published book · $120K advance
TEB impact: +$120,000
2022-03-11
First viral essay; paid subs +80K
TEB impact: +$35,000
Conviction score · v2 hybrid
78/100Backward-looking signals (60% weight) · Forward-looking signals (40% weight)
Backward · 60%
Forward · 40%
News & signals
- —Q3 newsletter growth +18% — paid conversion accelerating
- —Book paperback release scheduled October 2026
- —Op-ed picked up by The Atlantic, syndication fee received
- —Speaking fees baseline increased from $7K to $12K per engagement
Static feed at MVP. No auto-refresh. Illustrative.
Order book · L2 · simulated
Spread $0.34 (1%) · Mid $34.00About this person
Independent writer covering labor economics and platform work. 180K paid Substack subscribers; NYT contributing writer. Published one nonfiction book (2023) and a forthcoming paperback. Grew an audience from zero in 2021 to a mid-six-figure income business in four years.
Listing details
All figures illustrative · Q2 2026 launch. Simulated order book and price history. Allocation not enabled at MVP.