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RiskReversal Pod
Mind The Gaps + Packy McCormick Is Winning The Great Online Game
Guy Adami and Dan Nathan dive into recent conversations with notable figures in finance and tech, including a detailed discussion on the equity risk premium and bond market. They explore the implications of stagflation in the U.S., fluctuating treasury yields, and the impact of higher interest rates. The conversation covers various market dynamics and the potential for disruptive technologies, with a spotlight on generative AI, Bitcoin's performance, and stable coins. After the break, Packy McCormick joins the discussion to share his insights on private tech companies, significant trends in the tech industry, and how innovative firms...
2025-05-22
1h 07
Going Direct Conversations
#12 Packy McCormick - Techno-Industrial Revolution & Why Vertical Integrators Will Win
Jordan has a conversation with Packy McCormick, founder of the Not Boring newsletter and Not Boring Capital, an early stage venture capital fund. Packy discusses his journey from writing to investing, the techno-industrial revolution, and why integrators, not aggregators, will define the future. They also dive into the power of optimism, decentralization, and why owning the means of production is key to disrupting incumbents.Follow Packy on X - @packyMFollow Jordan on X - @jrwolfeLinks to Packy’s Work:Not Boring Newsletter - https://ww...
2025-04-13
57 min
Not Boring Radio
Forsaking Industrialism with Conrad Bastable (Hyperlegible 006)
In this timely conversation, Conrad Bastable joins Packy to break down his epic essay Forsaking Industrialism and explore why the West has abandoned manufacturing while China built a world-beating industrial platform over decades. Read it here for the full experience: Forsaking Industrialism Conrad has been planning this essay for months, and he couldn't have dropped it at a better time. It's a comprehensive look at what China got right and what real reindustrialization would mean. We dive into how EU regulations inadvertently benefited Chinese manufacturing, why tariffs alone can't solve America's industrial challenges, and what...
2025-04-13
1h 34
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Hyperlegible 003: Julian Lehr
Hi friends 👋, Happy Wednesday! After almost two years, Julian Lehr is BACK to writing.He wrote a piece called The case against conversational interfaces, arguing that we're not going to be talking to our computers instead of using graphical user interfaces. GUIs work pretty well!Instead, he thinks that conversational interfaces are going to be a complement to existing workflows. We'll talk to our AI while doing what we do now, to do things like tell other apps to start doing things while we stay in flow.Julian shares his...
2025-04-02
39 min
Not Boring Radio
Julian Lehr, The Case Against Conversational Interfaces
In Episode 003 of Hyperlegible, host Packy McCormick talks with Julian Lehr about his recent essay The Case Against Conversational Interfaces and why natural language might not be the ideal way to interact with computers. Julian explains why conversational AI should complement rather than replace graphical user interfaces, and shares insights about his unique writing process.Julian is one of the most creative writers on the internet. Go read his work at julian.digital.Hyperlegible is sponsored by our friends at Readwise. You can find links to all of our conversations, and all of the episodes...
2025-04-02
39 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Primer: From Software to Schools
In April 2022, Packy wrote a Deep Dive on Primer:https://www.notboring.co/p/primer-the-ambitious-home-for-ambitiousThree years later, a lot has changed. Primer is building schools. The opportunity is both bigger and more challenging than it was then. In this conversation, Packy and Primer CEO Ryan Delk discuss the need to fix in K-12 education. Ryan shares insights on Primer's transition from a software-focused company to a vertically integrated Microschool model. He also addresses regulatory hurdles, the market potential for innovative educational solutions, and the vision for making quality education accessible to all...
2025-03-05
46 min
Not Boring Radio
Ryan Delk: To Fix the School System, Build Schools
In April 2022, Packy wrote a Deep Dive on Primer:https://www.notboring.co/p/primer-the-ambitious-home-for-ambitiousThree years later, a lot has changed. Primer is building schools. The opportunity is both bigger and more challenging than it was then.In this conversation, Packy and Primer CEO Ryan Delk discuss the need to fix in K-12 education. Ryan shares insights on Primer's transition from a software-focused company to a vertically integrated Microschool model. He also addresses regulatory hurdles, the market potential for innovative educational solutions, and the vision for making quality education accessible to all...
2025-03-05
46 min
Sourcery
Packy McCormick, Not Boring | How writing led to investing in Ramp, Scale AI, Replit, Varda
Packy McCormickI've teamed up with Passes to grant us access to a pro podcast studio in LA, exclusive early releases, audience Q&A, & BTS content. Sign up for Passes for more Sourcery content! https://www.passes.com/Follow Sourcery for the latest updates! https://www.sourcery.vc/Molly on X: https://x.com/MollySOSheaPacky on X: https://x.com/packyMTIMESTAMPS:1:30 - Growing to 239k+ Subscribers5:00...
2025-02-14
1h 01
Trends with Friends
Fart Coin Frenzy & Rectal Rotations in Meme Coins | Special Guest Packy McCormick
Step into the world of trends, technology, and market insights with Howard Lindzon, Phil Pearlman, JC Parets, Michael Parekh, and special guest Packy McCormick! From Fart Coin to Nvidia's groundbreaking AI advancements, this episode dives into the intersection of innovation, humor, and strategy as we explore the opportunities and chaos shaping 2025. 📅 Recorded live on January 7, 2025 🎙️ Special Guest: Packy McCormick 🔑 Brought to you by Stocktwits Key Topics Covered: • The rise of meme coins like Fartcoin and their cultural impact • Nvidia’s roadmap for "physical AI" in robots and autonomous vehicles • Strategies for thriving amidst market rotations and tech disruption • The intersection of AI, m...
2025-01-08
1h 07
The New Founding Podcast
The Millennium of Optimism - Packy McCormick | #50
Today, Santiago & Josh interview Packy McCormick, Founder of Not Boring and a16z Crypto advisor, to discuss Packy's early career and launch of the Not Boring newsletter, his favorite startups, some of the most exciting companies shaking up the defense and energy industries, and what the future holds for American Dynamism. We cover: > The American Millennium > Starting a newsletter during COVID > Nuclear as a Civilization-level unlock > Techno-industrials and the call of adventure > "The crypto hype was good, actually" > You'll eat fake meat (and like it) Packy is the Founder of Not Boring, a weekly newsletter covering strategy and finance through the s...
2024-08-30
1h 07
AI and I
How Packy McCormick Finds His Next Big Idea - Ep. 29
One of the most influential voices in tech explains how AI helps him write and invest.This episode is sponsored by Create. If you want to maximize your gains, both with your body and with ChatGPT, try creatinine gummies from Create. Place your order through this link to get a 30 percent discount: https://trycreate.co/products/creatine-monohydrate-gummies-270-count?discount=every24Packy McCormick’s job is to find, articulate, and invest behind the next big idea.He writes Not Boring, a newsletter that analyzes technology and startups for 200,000 subscribers every week. He also invests in early stage com...
2024-08-07
1h 13
AI & I
How Packy McCormick Finds His Next Big Idea - Ep. 29
One of the most influential voices in tech explains how AI helps him write and invest.This episode is sponsored by Create. If you want to maximize your gains, both with your body and with ChatGPT, try creatinine gummies from Create. Place your order through this link to get a 30 percent discount: https://trycreate.co/products/creatine-monohydrate-gummies-270-count?discount=every24 Packy McCormick’s job is to find, articulate, and invest behind the next big idea.He writes Not Boring, a newsletter that analyzes technology and startups for 200,000 subscribers every week. He also invests in...
2024-08-07
1h 13
Good Work with Barrett Brooks
Technology, Optimism, and Embracing Bold Ideas with Packy McCormick
Packy McCormick is known for his unique insights into technology and startups. As the founder of Not Boring, he’s built a passionate audience of more than 200,000 people through his knack for deep analysis and genuine storytelling. Packy is a vibe-setter with a career spanning writing, investing, and podcasting (to name a few). Over the past four years, Packy has built Not Boring into one of the most trusted, hilarious, and unique publications covering the bleeding edge of deep tech startups working to solve hard but important problems.This week, Barrett talks with Packy about everything from th...
2024-04-30
1h 42
How I Write
Packy McCormick: How To Publish Your Best Ideas Online
Packy McCormick is proof that writing online can attract real-world opportunities you never dreamed of. He went from 20 Substack subscribers to a $40 million venture fund — and he’s still growing. In this episode, we dive into the three main “how’s” of Packy’s growth.First, he has a distinct, unforgettable style. His business-meets-memes newsletter, Not Boring, has amassed 220,000+ subscribers because his “funny finance guy” flair gives him an edge. Not to mention, it all started when he took the first-ever cohort of Write of Passage. (I may be biased, but seriously, that’s when it started.)Next, Packy s...
2024-02-28
1h 23
RiskReversal Pod
A Huge and Not Boring Podcast with Cleo Abram, Packy McCormick and Deirdre Bosa | Okay, Computer.
On this episode of Okay, Computer. Dan Nathan and Deirdre Bosa discuss e-commerce stocks surging after Black Friday/Cyber Monday (2:30), Fashion Retailer Shein Files Confidentially for US IPO (5:00), the Temu & Shein effect on US retailers (10:00), the IPO market opening back up (14:00). Later, Dan sits down with video journalist Cleo Abram and Packy McCormick, founder of Not Boring, for a conversation about being creators (18:00).Topics include: How Cleo conceptualizes “Huge If True” (20:00) Packy writing in long-form (22:15) Taking feedback (28:45) Monetization (35:20) Subscription models (40:00) Bitcoin/Crypto (45:00) The Mag7 stocks (48:00) ---View our show notes here...
2023-11-29
57 min
"Media Empires" | The Business of Newsletters, Podcasts, Creators, and Data Acquisition
E2: "Not Boring and the Future of Tech Media" | Packy McCormick, Not Boring
Erik Torenberg sits down with Packy McCormick of the newsletter Not Boring and Not Boring Capital. For many, Packy is the epitome of the single creator-led media empire.Riverside.fm is a presenting sponsor of Media Empires. Go to https://creators.riverside.fm/MediaEmpires + use code MEDIAEMPIRES for 20% off individual plans.In this conversation, they discuss: how Packy evolved his content format, why a venture model is the business he wanted to build, and his plans for experimentation with Not Boring. They also analyze the opportunities for successful media businesses that should exist in the world.
2023-06-14
54 min
RiskReversal Pod
Okay, Computer: AI Will Choose Your Future with Packy McCormick & Joe Marchese
Dan Nathan and Deirdre Bosa, host of CNBC’s TechCheck, discuss investors lining up for Instacart’s private stock (2:00), Netflix’s live ‘Love is Blind’ reunion fiasco (5:00), Nvidia’s double upgrade (13:00), Samsung considering ditching Google Search for Bing (16:30), the Fox/Dominion lawsuit (21:00), and Tesla (25:00). Later, Dan is joined by Joe Marchese of Human Ventures and Packy McCormick of Not Boring for a conversation about why artificial intelligence is the future (32:00), and the Twitter/Substack drama (1:12:30).Read Joe’s post: Human Dot AI: How to Think About the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Brands, Commerce, and Culture
2023-04-19
1h 28
Non-Technical
90. Packy McCormick (Founder, Not Boring) is the [NAME REDACTED] of Park Slope
This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Packy McCormick, Founder of Not Boring and advisor at a16z. They talk about Ballbasket, foot babies, Catholic guilt, NOT responding on Twitter, “who needs a mouth?,” Mr. Monopoly’s material assets, and that guy from that movie with the girl neighbor.You can find Packy on Twitter at https://twitter.com/packyM. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay or sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis.Find Non-Technical at twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod, instagram.com/nontechnicalpod, or tiktok.com/@n...
2022-10-26
43 min
Non-Technical
90. Packy McCormick (Founder, Not Boring) is the [NAME REDACTED] of Park Slope
This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Packy McCormick, Founder of Not Boring and advisor at a16z. They talk about Ballbasket, foot babies, Catholic guilt, NOT responding on Twitter, “who needs a mouth?,” Mr. Monopoly’s material assets, and that guy from that movie with the girl neighbor.You can find Packy on Twitter at https://twitter.com/packyM. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay, instagram.com/yayalexisgay, tiktok.com/@yayalexisgay or sign up for her email list at bit.ly/hellofromalexis.Find Non-Technical at twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod, instagram.com/nontechnicalpod, or tiktok.com/@n...
2022-10-26
43 min
"World of DaaS"
Packy McCormick: Web3 & Smart Optimism
Packy McCormick is the founder and writer of Not Boring, a Web3 and startup newsletter. He’s also an investor at Not Boring Capital.Packy and Auren dive into the tech landscape on a generational scale and talk about the loss of tech optimism and what’s limiting technological progress today. They discuss how to evaluate early-stage companies as investments and Packy shares his insight on what he looks for in crypto and Web3 companies. World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph. For more episodes, visit safegraph.com/p...
2022-10-25
50 min
RiskReversal Pod
Okay, Computer 10/5/22: Elon Eats Bird & Conversations with Not Boring’s Packy McCormick and FirstMark Capital’s Rick Heitzmann
Dan talks with Not Boring Founder Packy McCormick about managing paternity leave after the birth of his second child (1:49), the volatile emotions fueling public markets (5:31), finding proper valuations for startups (7:55), Ethereum’s price slump after “The Merge” (12:44), Bitcoin’s struggles to prove its value (14:15), Elon Musk’s stunning announcement that he will buy Twitter after all (18:41), why Packy thinks the most exciting companies right now are in the private markets (27:17), and if big tech companies like Meta and Amazon have a path to get out of their slump (29:42). Later, Dan chats with FirstMark Capital’s Rick Heitzmann about his takeaways fr...
2022-10-05
1h 11
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Not Boring Founders Podcast: Amjad Masad, Replit
Welcome to the 596 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since Monday! If you haven’t subscribed, join 125,666 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:Hi friends 👋 , Happy Thursday! This really will be the shortest Not Boring in history. You have a Memorial Day Weekend to get to. But since odds are you’ll be in a car for a couple hours at some point in the next few days, I thought it would be the perfect time to listen to my favorite episode of Not Boring Founders yet. Not Boring Founders is...
2022-05-26
1h 41
Bankless
112 - Into the Funtier | Packy McCormick
Packy McCormick is the writer of Not Boring, an investor at Not Boring Capital, and an advisor to the a16z Web3 Fund. Packy has a sharp intuition for general trends, and he puts in the work to understand and thoughtfully communicate his findings outward. Writing and creating content is a great way to learn and share knowledge—we would know. In this episode, we explore five of Packy’s most salient articles orbiting around the crypto space. Unraveling the secret recipe for crypto (and life), managing the delicate balance between money and fun is the key to w...
2022-04-04
1h 27
Bankless
112 - Into the Funtier | Packy McCormick
Packy McCormick is the writer of Not Boring, an investor at Not Boring Capital, and an advisor to the a16z Web3 Fund. Packy has a sharp intuition for general trends, and he puts in the work to understand and thoughtfully communicate his findings outward. Writing and creating content is a great way to learn and share knowledge—we would know. In this episode, we explore five of Packy’s most salient articles orbiting around the crypto space. Unraveling the secret recipe for crypto (and life), managing the delicate balance between money and fun is the key to w...
2022-04-04
1h 27
Tangled Web
Why I’m adopting Packy McCormick’s Not Boring podcast style
Packy McCormick takes a simple approach to podcasting.On most episodes of his Not Boring podcast, about web3 and startup strategy, he simply reads his latest newsletter.This works for me as a listener. I don’t have much time to read. I do have time to listen: while I’m driving, while I’m doing the dishes, while I’m working out.Simply by reading what he’s written, Packy widens his audience to include me and countless other podcast-first people.But a wider audience isn’t the only reason I’ve adopted...
2022-03-22
04 min
Venture Unlocked: The playbook for venture capital managers
Not Boring's Packy McCormick on VC's building brand through content creation, tech trends he's most excited about, and how writing has helped him with investing.
Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape.This week I’m delighted to bring you my conversation with Packy McCormick, founder of Not Boring, a biweekly newsletter that now has over 100K subscribers and covers tech, strategy, finance, economics, and everything in between. In July 2021, Packy launched the Not Boring Capital which closed at just under $10MM and has invested in over 50 companies. Packy also started the Not Boring Club, a social and “extracurricular” community for like-minded individuals, and he also...
2022-03-01
52 min
The Altogether Show with Eric Satz
Packy McCormick on Spotting and Explaining Future Trends
It’s hard to imagine moving on from a self-described $2B mistake, let alone maintaining a positive attitude about it, and yet that’s exactly what this week’s guest did. In this episode, you’ll hear Packy McCormick talk about the winding path that led him to create Not Boring and why over the long run, he believes optimism is the best return strategy. Packy’s resilience and work ethic started early, including with a formative experience bringing home a C+ in French. He grew up in a family that valued hard work and honoring commitments without being too hard-c...
2022-02-09
48 min
This Week in Startups
Packy McCormick’s Not Boring parlay: Angel S6 E3 + Producer Rachel visits Miami Hack Week | E1372
Today’s guest is Packy McCormick of Not Boring, for Episode 3 of Season 6 of Angel. Packy turned his massive newsletter into a Not Boring Fund I in 2021, and has since invested $10M into startups. In this episode you will learn: 1. How Packy raised his first fund from his readers. 2. What regulations he needed to navigate to comply with the SEC. 3. Which sectors he invested his first $10M into (in just 6 months) and some of his breakout startups. 4. Why IRR can be hilariously large in the early stages of a small fund.
2022-01-29
1h 02
This Week in Startups - Video
Packy McCormick’s Not Boring parlay: Angel S6 E3 + Producer Rachel visits Miami Hack Week | E1372
Today’s guest is Packy McCormick of Not Boring, for Episode 3 of Season 6 of Angel. Packy turned his massive newsletter into a Not Boring Fund I in 2021, and has since invested $10M into startups. In this episode you will learn: 1. How Packy raised his first fund from his readers. 2. What regulations he needed to navigate to comply with the SEC. 3. Which sectors he invested his first $10M into (in just 6 months) and some of his breakout startups. 4. Why IRR can be hilariously large in the early stages of a small fund. 5. How he manages a syndicate and a venture fund while s...
2022-01-29
1h 02
RiskReversal Pod
Bonus Episode: A Shallow Dive into Packy McCormick’s Deep Dive on Rivian
Welcome to a bonus episode of “On The Tape,” brought to you by SoFi. This week, Dan Nathan interviews Packy McCormick, author of the Not Boring Newsletter, about his deep dive on electric automaker Rivian, who is about to make its public debut at a valuation of as much as $65 billion. Read Packy’s deep dive: Rivian: The Most Remarkable Adventure----See what adding futures can do for you at cmegroup.com/onthetape. ----Shoot us an email...
2021-11-08
39 min
Building At The Edges
Ep 3 - The Importance of Vibes - Packy McCormick
Packy McCormick is our guest today. The author of the not-boring newsletter and investing from the not-boring fund. Packy is an excellent conversationalist. This conversation allowed us to get into all sorts of things. We talk about his journey into starting the not-boring newsletter at the beginning of the pandemic. We get into fun stuff like the importance of vibes when beginning a project. We spend some time talking about the most impactful popular issues he has written, such as "the great online game," and we end our conversation talking about liquid superteams and the future of work.
2021-10-14
57 min
Validated
Packy McCormick - Founder of Not Boring Ep #49
Packy McCormick is the author of the tech/web3 newsletter Not Boring and runs Not Boring Capital.00:09 - Intro01:34 - What are people building in the world of crypto / What does ‘Not Boring’ invest in09:36 - Ownership in Crypto16:00 - Conversation around Play-to-earn19:06 - The regulatory aspect22:14- How does Anatoly balance his time23:54 - Thoughts on DAOs29:33 - Network Effect and defensibility in Crypto32:18 - Centralizing in Crypto35:20 - Solana in relation to DeFi, the cultural and the meta...
2021-10-12
44 min
Infinite Loops
Packy McCormick — The Great Online Game
In this episode of Infinite Loops, we speak with Packy McCormick, author of the Not Boring newsletter. We discuss many aspects of the Great Reshuffle like: UBI with crypto Designing new money How to increase crypto adoption Will NFTs go mainstream? Future of work and workspaces And MUCH more! Follow Packy on Twitter at https://twitter.com/packyM and subscribe to his newsletter at https://www.notboring.co/
2021-09-02
1h 05
This Week in Startups - Video
HeadSpin accused of $80M fraud, housing startup irks NIMBYs + Not Boring’s Packy McCormick | E1272
In the news segment, Jason covers unicorn SaaS Startup called HeadSpin has been accused of a massive fraud by the SEC and DOJ (2:06), and Pacaso real estate startup offering fractional ownership of vacation homes is causing outrage in wine country (17:35). Then, Jason interviews Not Boring's Packy McCormick (34:41), about his time at WeWork competitor Breather (36:14), turning his newsletter into a venture fund (59:12), and Packy's vision for crypto - it's one of the best explanations we've heard (1:03:17).
2021-08-27
1h 15
This Week in Startups
HeadSpin accused of $80M fraud, housing startup irks NIMBYs + Not Boring’s Packy McCormick | E1272
In the news segment, Jason covers unicorn SaaS Startup called HeadSpin has been accused of a massive fraud by the SEC and DOJ (2:06), and Pacaso real estate startup offering fractional ownership of vacation homes is causing outrage in wine country (17:35). Then, Jason interviews Not Boring's Packy McCormick (34:41), about his time at WeWork competitor Breather (36:14), turning his newsletter into a venture fund (59:12), and Packy's vision for crypto - it's one of the best explanations we've heard (1:03:17).
2021-08-27
1h 15
RiskReversal Pod
The Irishman with Packy McCormick of Not Boring
Guy, Dan and Danny discuss warning signs in the market (1:32), earnings season kicking off (11:06), and China’s tech crackdown (21:17). The co-hosts interview Packy McCormick (27:30), writer & creator of the Not Boring newsletter and talk about his take on technology stocks (31:04), the next trillion dollar company (38:14), why Packy loves twitter (43:40), the dangers with Robinhood (51:43) and ethereum vs. bitcoin (58:27).The Not Boring posts referenced in this podcast are: The Great Online Game Own the Internet Dreams All The Way Up ----See what adding futures can do for you at cmeg...
2021-07-09
1h 05
Finding Genius Series
Packy McCormick of Not Boring
Packy McCormick is the founder of Not Boring, a newsletter that has attracted over 30,000 subscribers for its weekly deep-dives into small and large tech companies. Packy discusses the newsletter + influencer economy, syndicating investments through Angellist, and the companies he is most excited about.
2021-06-27
24 min
Not Investment Advice
8: Packy McCormick - Ethereum Deep Dive, El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin + Volcano Energy
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan are joined by Packy McCormick for a deep dive into Ethereum.Every week on Not Investment Advice, we discuss what we're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, tech and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/bfTKEyCpp00Let us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niadesk@packyMPacky's Posts Discussed:https://www.notboring.co/p/own-the-internet...
2021-06-17
54 min
The NFX Podcast
The Founders' List: The Great Online Game by Packy McCormick
In this episode, Packy McCormick shares his insights into crypto's role in the online game, its intersection with the creator economy, and the potential of DAOs. The discussion also delves into game design principles, their application to the online game, and personal experiences in the meta game. The Great Online Game is an infinite video game that plays out constantly across the internet. It uses many of the mechanics of a video game, but removes the boundaries. You’re no longer playing as an avatar in Fortnite or Roblox; you’re playing as yourself across Twitter, YouTube, Discords, work, proj...
2021-05-21
20 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Prescription Drug Commercials: Why Are You the Way You Are?
Welcome to the 1,912 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Thursday! Join 48,356 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:🎧 To get this essay straight in your ears: listen on Spotify or Apple PodcastsToday’s Not Boring is brought to you by … SecureframeSecureframe helps companies get enterprise ready by streamlining SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliance. Secureframe allows companies to get compliant within weeks, rather than months and monitors 40+ services, including AWS, GCP, and Azure.Whether you’re an enterprise or a small startup, if you want to sell into enterprises, you’r...
2021-05-13
14 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
The Great Online Game (Audio)
Welcome to the 1,265 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Monday! Join 47,388 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:Today’s Not Boring is brought to you by… RowsIn March, I wrote that Excel Never Dies. I may have spoken too soon. Rows very much wants Excel to die. It has a shot: Rows is one of the most “Holy shit 🤯” new product experiences I’ve had in a long time.Rows is a spreadsheet powered by APIs, with built-in integrations that let you enrich mailing lists, learn what’s in a company’s tec...
2021-05-10
20 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Truework: A True Strategy Masterclass (Audio)
Welcome to the 225 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Thursday (Substack confirmed they dropped some)! Join 46,444 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:Today’s Not Boring, the whole thing, is brought to you by … TrueworkRead on to learn how Truework is building the verified identity layer of the internet.Hi friends 👋 ,Happy Thursday!I met Ryan Sandler, Truework’s CEO, via an introduction from Ramp co-founder and CTO Karim Atiyeh. Aside from running NYC’s fastest ever unicorn, Karim is also a top angel investor. One...
2021-05-06
26 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Transforming Tata
Welcome to the ??? newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Monday - on Thursday, Substack suddenly cut my subscriber count by ~1,200 and I’m not sure why. But onwards: join 46,123 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:🎧 To get this essay straight in your ears: listen on Spotifyor Apple PodcastsToday’s Not Boring is presented by… MasterworksIn January I wrote about Masterworks. As a refresher, Masterworks is the first and only platform that lets regular folks (like me) invest in blue-chip artworks at a fraction of the entry price. At the time I ha...
2021-05-03
42 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Startup Stock Options Options with Secfi
Welcome to the 867 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Thursday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 45,133 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:🎧 To get this essay straight in your ears: listen on Spotify or Apple PodcastsHi friends 👋 ,Happy Thursday!Startup stock options are one of those things that startup employees should know a ton about but just don’t. There’s a never-ending debate in tech around whether stock options make sense for employees, or whether they’re just a way for companies to pay less cash. Even when things...
2021-04-22
31 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Bull & Bear: Agora, the API Powering Clubhouse
Welcome to the 974 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Monday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 44,858 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:🎧 To get this essay straight in your ears: listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts (in ~30 mins)Hi friends 👋 ,Happy Monday! We have a special one for you today. Back in January, I wrote a piece about Alibaba. Lillian Li, whose writing on Chinese tech I’d read and respected, but who I’d never met, DUNKED on it on Twitter. She said that “the piece missed local c...
2021-04-19
36 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Is BlockFi the Future of Finance? (Audio)
Welcome to the 1,091 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Thursday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 44,266 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:🎧 To get this essay straight in your ears: listen on Spotify or Apple PodcastsToday’s Not Boring is brought to you by… BlockFiBlockFi is a new kind of financial institution. With BlockFi, you can use cryptocurrency to earn interest up to 8.6% APY (I’ll explain how below), borrow cash against your crypto holdings, and buy or sell crypto. No minimum balances or hidden fees. Tip: signup is smoother...
2021-04-15
35 min
The Danny Miranda Podcast
#088: Packy McCormick – The Full-Time Creator
Packy McCormick is the writer behind Not Boring. In one year, his newsletter has grown from 400 to 42,000+ subscribers. In this conversation, we spoke about his process, Twitter Spaces, and the origins of his optimism.
2021-04-07
58 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
A Not Boring Adventure, One Year In (Audio)
Welcome to the 537 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Monday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 42,205 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:🎧 To get this essay straight in your ears: listen on Spotify or Apple PodcastsHi friends 👋 , Happy Monday! This is a big one for me: Not Boring’s first birthday. Instead of writing about a very big company, which I normally do on Monday, I’m writing about a very small one: Not Boring. It’s been a crazy year, I’ve learned a ton, and it’s just going to g...
2021-04-05
37 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Secureframe Saves the World (Audio)
Welcome to the 873 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Thursday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 41,936 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:🎧 To get this deep dive straight in your ears: listen on Spotifyor Apple PodcastsToday’s Not Boring - the whole thing! - is brought to you by… SecureframeSecureframe helps companies get enterprise ready by streamlining SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliance. If you don’t know what that means, I’ll explain. If you do, talk to them:Hi friends 👋 ,Happy Thursday! It’s been a wild week f...
2021-04-01
27 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
We Good Now? (Audio)
Welcome to the 997 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Monday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 41,668 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:🎧 To get this essay straight in your ears: listen on Spotify or Apple PodcastsToday’s Not Boring is brought to you by… MasterworksLast week, you might have heard that the art market went—as they say in b-school—absolutely bonkers, setting a nice new record of $69 million for a nifty digital artwork. The takeaway? Art investing has hit the mainstream. But perhaps putting your money in physical art by th...
2021-03-29
41 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
What's On Deck for On Deck? (Audio)
Welcome to the 404 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since Monday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 41,075 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:🎧 To get this memo straight in your ears: listen on Spotifyor Apple PodcastsToday’s Not Boring is brought to you by… Important, Not ImportantThe world is changing, and the issues we face are not only connected, but enormously complex. Climate, infectious disease, pollution. To stay smart and do our part, we need to seek out the most reputable news sources and identify the most effective ways to take action.
2021-03-25
27 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
The Dao of DAOs
Welcome to the 675 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Monday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 40,671 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:🎧 To get this essay straight in your ears: listen on Spotify or Apple PodcastsToday’s Not Boring sponsor asks: Looking for a new investing app?Unclear what J.R. Smith is looking for here. Perhaps a new investing app, in which case he may want to check out Public.com, the investing social network I’ve written about before.Much like J.R. Smith’s jumper, the stock...
2021-03-22
36 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Soundtrack the World (Audio)
Welcome to the 2,104 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Monday!If you aren’t subscribed, join 39,996 (so close!) smart, curious folks by subscribing here:🎧 To get this essay straight in your ears: listen here or on Spotify (in ~30 minutes)Today’s Not Boring is brought to you by… SecureframeSecureframe helps companies get enterprise ready by streamlining SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliance. Secureframe allows companies to get compliant within weeks, rather than months and monitors 40+ services, including AWS, GCP, and Azure.Whether you’re an enterprise or a small startup, if y...
2021-03-15
31 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
UserLeap & Differentiating Insights (Audio)
Welcome to the 1,747 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since Sunday!If you aren’t subscribed, join 39,474 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:This week’s Not Boring is brought to you by… UserLeapHi friends 👋 ,Happy Thursday! Our little Not Boring family is growing — nearly 7,000 of you joined the party in the past month alone. That’s wild. I continue to be amazed that this is my job. One of my favorite parts of the job is writing Sponsored Deep Dives. (More on how I pick sponsors here...
2021-03-11
22 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Excel Never Dies (Audio)
Welcome to the 1,359 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Monday! 🤯 If you aren’t subscribed, join 37,881 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:This week’s Not Boring is brought to you by … Michael Bolton(Okay, not actually Michael Bolton. But he does star in this sponsor’s latest ad campaign, so ... close enough.)I’ve talked (and written) about Public.com before, so you know the deal. One part investing app, one part community where you can discuss business trends and companies you believe in. Some of you might be looki...
2021-03-08
36 min
Nathan Barry Archive
028: Packy McCormick - How Much Are 30,000 Subscribers Worth?
Packy McCormick writes the popular newsletter Not Boring, which is all about strategy and investing, from big companies to small. Packy was the VP of experience at a company called Breather, but when he left that role to start another startup he ended up creating a blockbuster newsletter instead! Not Boring has grown to over 30,000 subscribers.Packy’s newsletter is generating fantastic revenue, and his business model is a little different from the paid subscriptions that are popular right now. He dives into all the specifics. If you’re curious just how much you can make from a 30...
2021-03-08
59 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Jack of Two Trades (Audio)
Welcome to the 2,105 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Monday! 🤯 If you aren’t subscribed, join 36,522 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:🎧 To get this essay straight in your ears: listen here or on Spotify.This week’s Not Boring is brought to you by… FutureFuture is the 1-on-1 remote personal training app I use to stay in shape despite my sedentary profession. I’ve been working with my coach, Alex, for over three months now. I missed a workout in that first month, but thanks to the accountability he...
2021-03-01
34 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Beacons (Audio)
Welcome to the 1,176 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Thursday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 34,947 smart, curious folks by subscribing here: 🎧 To get this investment memo in your ears: listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.Today’s Not Boring is brought to you by… AmplitudeAmplitude is the leading product analytics software. It uses customer data to help over 40,000 digital teams at companies like Instacart, Microsoft, Adidas, and PayPal build great product experiences for sustainable growth.Now, I know that all of you are smart, and Amplitude...
2021-02-25
21 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Power to the Person (Audio)
Welcome to the 1,125 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Monday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 34,427 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:🎧 To get this essay straight in your ears: listen here or on Spotify.Today’s Not Boring is brought to you by… MasterworksWhat’s the one thing in every hedge fund titan’s portfolio that you’re probably not investing in?A-R-T. In fact, 84% of ultra-high-net-worth individuals collect art according to a 2019 Deloitte survey. It makes sense—contemporary art returned 13.6% per year over the last 25 years vs. 8.9...
2021-02-22
31 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
AltoIRA: Interview with CEO Eric Satz
Welcome to the 898 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Thursday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 33,771 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:Hi friends 👋 ,Happy Thursday! Today, we’re doing a Sponsored Deep Dive on a company that I’ve been waiting for all my investing life without knowing it: AltoIRA.Instead of me reading the essay, we’re going to hear the Alto story straight from the mouth of its founder and CEO, Eric Satz. Listen by hitting play above, or on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. NBD but Spo...
2021-02-18
28 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Dreams All the Way Up (Audio)
Welcome to the 744 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Monday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 33,302 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:Hi friends 👋 ,Happy Monday! If you’re in the US, I hope you’re enjoying some time off for President’s Day. I like mixing it up ever so slightly on holidays. On our last US holiday, MLK Day, I wrote a longer-than-usual Not Boring Investment Memo on Antara. Today, I’m going to go the opposite way, and try to write the shortest post I’ve written in a lon...
2021-02-15
22 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
The Beginning of the End (Audio)
Welcome to the 574 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Thursday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 32,866 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:Hi friends 👋 ,Happy Thursday! Today, we’re bringing back a format I love that we haven’t done for a while: the Not Boring guest post! The point of guest posts is to bring you insights and perspectives from people who know a lot more about a certain space, or have different or more nuanced takes, than I do.Today’s guest writer, Dan Teran, fits the bill perfec...
2021-02-11
22 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
How Twitter Got Its Groove Back (Audio)
Welcome to the 685 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Monday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 32,558 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:🎧 To get new Not Boring pods right when they come out, subscribe on Spotify or iTunes.This week’s Not Boring is brought to you by… MercuryMercury is banking built for startups. I first heard about the company on Twitter early last year. At the time, Not Boring had about 1,000 readers and $0 revenue, so I stored a mental note away, for a time, one day, maybe, when this t...
2021-02-08
33 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Supersapiens: Not Boring Memo (Audio)
Welcome to the 658 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Thursday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 32,292 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:🎧 I’m starting doing interviews on the Not Boring pod. To get all of the interviews when they come out, and to listen to me read this essay, go follow the Not Boring Podcast on Spotify.Today’s Not Boring is brought to you by…Stacker StudioBack in November, Tommy first told all of you about Stacker Studio, a turn-key content marketing and SEO service for startups. Si...
2021-02-04
23 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Robinhood (Audio)
Welcome to the 517 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Monday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 31,873 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:🎧 To get this essay straight in your ears: listen on Spotify (in about 45 minutes).This week’s Not Boring is brought to you by… FutureTwo weeks ago, I told you about Future, the 1-on-1 remote personal training app I’m using to fight off the dad bod. I shared my workout stats publicly to give myself some extra accountability, and it worked: I haven’t missed a workout since t...
2021-02-01
31 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Interview with Entrepreneur & Product Leader Doug Imbruce on Co-founding Podz, Acquired by Spotify
Welcome to the 520 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since Monday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 31,634 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:🎧 Listen to my interview with Podz CEO Doug Imbruce on PodzHi friends 👋 ,Happy Thursday! Every week, I record an audio edition of Not Boring. Typically the morning of the newsletter, I wake up at 5:30am, head to the basement, record, edit, pick music for, and publish a version of the essay that I read out loud. I have a face for radio and a voice for Twitt...
2021-01-28
32 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
The Value Chain of the Open Metaverse (Audio)
Welcome to the 439 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Monday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 31,356 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:Today’s Not Boring is brought to you by… I first heard of OpenPhone when I asked Twitter for their favorite work software. OpenPhone was in a small group that received multiple mentions. So I dug and learned that OpenPhone is the easiest way to have a business phone number. It’s a YC grad, just raised a $14 million Series A, and is used by companies from Deloitte to Not Borin...
2021-01-25
44 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Masterworks (Audio)
Welcome to the 665 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since Monday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 31,114 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:Hi friends 👋 ,Happy Thursday! It’s been a good week. Let’s keep that momentum going! Sponsored deep dives have become one of my favorite parts of writing Not Boring, and not just because they mean that this newsletter is a financially viable way to make a living (although that part is great!). What I enjoy most is that they give me access to the people building companies that are...
2021-01-21
33 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Antara Health (Audio)
The Virtual-First Virtuous Cycle for Emerging Markets Healthcare Get on the email list at www.notboring.co
2021-01-18
33 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Teamflow (Audio)
Welcome to the 611 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since Monday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 30,449 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:🎧 To get the audio edition of Not Boring as soon as it hits your ear, subscribe on Spotify.🎧 Listen to my interview with Teamflow founder, Florent Crivello, here.This week’s Not Boring is brought to you by…Four Sigmatic is a wellness company that is well-known for its incredibly delicious Mushroom Coffee. Try starting your day with their Ground Mushroom Coffee with Lion’s Mane instead of regul...
2021-01-13
22 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
BABA Black Sheep (Audio)
Welcome to the 551 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Monday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 29,828 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:This week’s Not Boring is brought to you by…ExitUp is a weekly newsletter that delivers a curated list of fresh job openings across PE, VC, strategy/biz ops, finance, marketing, and product management right to your inbox. You'll also get useful insights to help you navigate your job search so that when the time comes, you'll be ready to nail the interview. Just this week, ExitUp...
2021-01-11
53 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Bill-A-Bear (Audio)
Welcome to the 2,417 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since the last 2020 email! If you aren’t subscribed, join 29,252 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:This week’s Not Boring is brought to you by… Pipe is building an entirely new asset class based on recurring revenue contracts. It’s not equity and it’s not a loan. Pipe lets businesses raise money today by selling their monthly or quarterly subscription cash flows directly through its platform, without needing to raise more dilutive venture capital.Since I wrote about Pipe in October, th...
2021-01-04
28 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
The Best Is Yet To Come
Welcome to the 1,383 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Monday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 26,835 smart, curious folks by subscribing here!This week’s Not Boring is brought to you by… FUSE in an inventory planning solution for the digital age. They help brands efficiently use their working capital by reducing inventory overspend by 70% and stock outs by 10%, freeing up millions of dollars to launch new products and grow their businesses.Their forecast accurately predicts your demand across all sales channels, marries it to your supply chain data, and te...
2020-12-21
02 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Ramp (Audio)
Welcome to the 1,497 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Thursday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 26,100 smart, curious folks by subscribing here!This week’s Not Boring is brought to you by… Ramp is the corporate card that actually saves your business money. Sign up and deploy in fifteen minutes, earn 1.5% cash back, let Ramp proactively find your business savings, and get everything that Expensify does… for free. Hi friends 👋 ,Happy Thursday! This is the last Thursday email I’m sending this year. Over the course of the yea...
2020-12-17
22 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Everybody Hates Facebook
Welcome to the 2,121 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Monday! If you aren’t subscribed, join 25,452 smart, curious folks by subscribing here!🎧 To get this essay straight in your ears: listen on Spotify.This week's Not Boring is brought to you by… I’m excited to introduce you to OnJuno, which officially launched their new personal checking account with the best startup commercial I’ve seen in a long time (check it out on their site). Join now to get a 2.15% bonus rate on your deposits and 5% cashback on your favorite b...
2020-12-14
32 min
Value Hive Podcast
Emerging Technology, Writing and Process w/ Packy McCormick (Ep. 55)
This episode is brought to you by TIKR. Join the free beta today at TIKR.com/hive. They're constantly releasing new updates that make the platform better including a new Business Owner Mode that hides share count, market cap and enterprise value. I couldn't be more excited to partner with TIKR. Packy McCormick is the founder and creator of The Not Boring Newsletter and Not Boring Syndicate. What started as a COVID side-hustle quickly spiraled into a full-time job and never-ending passion. After graduating from Duke, Packy went to work as an investment banking associate at Bank...
2020-12-11
1h 11
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Outfit: Not Boring Memo (Audio)
Welcome to the 1,262 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since Monday! (Thanks, Patrick!) If you aren’t subscribed, join 24,603 smart, curious folks by subscribing here!This week’s Not Boring is brought to you by… MarketerHire connects you with experts who can catapult your business into the next phase of growth. Just look at some of their success stories. Outer was named the fastest growing DTC brand in the summer of 2020 – while working with a paid social marketer from MarketerHire. Stuart and Lau hired four marketers from them and saw a 2x increase...
2020-12-10
22 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
APIs All the Way Down (Audio)
Welcome to the 1,367 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Monday! If you’re reading this but haven’t subscribed, join 23,341 smart, curious folks by subscribing here!Today’s Not Boring is brought to you by… In September, I wrote about MainStreet, a company that literally just gets your company free money from the government. Since then, Main Street has found Not Boring readers $1.1 million in sweet sweet free government money. $1.1 million! It’s simple, you plug in your payroll, MainStreet finds tax credits and incentives that apply to your business, then they send...
2020-12-07
31 min
Acquired
Slack + Salesforce Emergency Pod with Packy McCormick of Not Boring
Acquired is live on the scene covering Salesforce's blockbuster $27.7B acquisition of Slack, with the help of the internet's #1 Slack bull (and top internet analyst in his own right), Packy McCormick of Not Boring. We dissect the deal itself, Slack's relatively short life as a public company, the impact of Microsoft and Teams, and most importantly what this means for enterprise SaaS startups broadly. And oh yeah — we have a ton of fun too. :)Note: you can find our full June 2019 episode on Slack's history and their DPO here: https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/the-slack-dpo
2020-12-02
1h 30
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
We're Never Going Back (Audio)
Welcome to the 759 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since the last email! If you’re reading this but haven’t subscribed, join 21,976 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:This Week’s Not Boring is brought to you by… MarketerHire.Hiring a full-time marketer can take months of legwork with no guarantee of success. That’s why MarketerHire built a network of expert marketing professionals, pre-vetted by top marketers from brands like Glossier, Allbirds, Headspace and more. In as little as 48 hours, MarketerHire's team matches you with a hand-picked expert marketer who is aligned to...
2020-11-30
29 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
FEMSA (Audio)
Welcome to the 867 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since the last email! If you’re reading this but haven’t subscribed, join 21,217 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:💙 We’re the #11 free newsletter on Substack. Like this email to help break the top 10!Hi friends 👋 , Happy Monday! Short week, we got this. If you told me even a year ago what I do for work today, I wouldn’t have believed you. To whit:This week, I got to co-write an analysis of a Mexican beer, Coca-Cola bott...
2020-11-23
36 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Fairmint & the Democratization of Upside (Audio)
Welcome to the 937 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Thursday! If you’re reading this but haven’t subscribed, join 20,818 smart, curious folks by subscribing here!🎧 To get all not boring episodes when they come out, follow on Spotify.Hi friends 👋,Happy Thursday! Check my pulse. I’m excited. This is my first collaborative essay, and my collaborator is someone I’ve been a huge fan of for a while: Sari Azout. Sari is an early stage investor, strategist, and author of one of my favorite newsle...
2020-11-19
19 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Slack: The Bulls are typing... (Audio)
Welcome to the xxx newly Not Boring people who have joined us since the last email! If you’re reading this but haven’t subscribed, join 20,xxx smart, curious folks by subscribing here!Hi friends 👋,Happy Monday! There are over 20,000 of us here now — thank you for making that happen 🙌 If you’ve been here for a while, you know that Slack is my favorite investment. The market, thus far, has not agreed with me. You didn’t think I was going to go down without making my 6,900 word case, did you?
2020-11-16
35 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
The Magic of Mushrooms (Audio)
Welcome to the 505 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since the last email! If you’re reading this but haven’t subscribed, join 19,695 smart, curious folks by subscribing here!🎧 For a more auditory trip, listen here or on Spotify.Hi friends 👋,Happy Monday! Damn it feels good to be an American. Speaking of feeling good, today’s essay is on one of the least boring trends I’ve ever written about. Mental health disorders are an epidemic, and we have been fighting it with antiquated and suboptimal tools. The solution might co...
2020-11-09
31 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Trust the Process (Audio)
Welcome to the 577 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since the last email! If you’re reading this but haven’t subscribed, join 19,190 smart, curious folks by subscribing here!Hi friends 👋,Happy Monday! This is, uhh, an important week here in the United States. With nearly 100 million early votes already in, tomorrow is officially Election Day. If you haven’t voted already, let this serve as one of hundreds of reminders you’ll get today across the internet: VOTE. Find the nearest polling place or early voting locations here: Because it’s not a norma...
2020-11-02
11 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Pipe: Business-Funding Fit (Audio)
Welcome to the 389 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since Monday! If you’re reading this but haven’t subscribed, join 18,850 smart, curious folks by subscribing here!Today’s Not Boring is brought to you by… Read on and I’ll tell you how Pipe is the smartest way to finance subscription businesses.Hi friends 👋 ,Happy Thursday! I love my job. * In February, when Pipe announced its seed round, I knew that the company was going to be special. It solves a problem I’d been thinking a...
2020-10-29
20 min
A Media Operator
Packy McCormick on Building Not Boring
Packy McCormick is the writer and creator of the business strategy newsletter, Not Boring. Although he has only been doing this full time since April, it has quickly morphed into a project with a loyal audience and an advertising-driven business model that bucks the trend of many of the newsletters launching today.We discussed a lot about what goes into building these solo products, but a few things jumped out to me...On building a referral systemThe referral system in newsletters has become a favorite way to grow audiences; however, for Substack...
2020-10-28
42 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Software is Eating the Markets (Audio)
Welcome to the 574 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since the last email! If you’re reading this but haven’t subscribed, join 18,613 smart, curious folks by subscribing here!Hi friends 👋 ,Happy Monday!Not Boring straddles two worlds - technology and finance. I try to bring pro-level insights to a consumer audience. Today’s essay is about what happens when those things start to blur, when technology alters finance and consumers play a larger role in shaping the markets.It’s an early exploration of a topic that I’ll be writing...
2020-10-26
33 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
SkillMagic: Not Boring Investment Memo (Audio)
Remote-Native Training for Engineering Teams Get on the email list at www.notboring.co
2020-10-22
23 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Reliance's Next Act (Audio)
Welcome to the 805 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since the last email! If you’re reading this but haven’t subscribed, join 18,038 smart, curious folks by subscribing here!💙 Hit the heart at the top to like today’s essay, and if you really love it, share it!Hi friends 👋 ,Happy Monday! I suspect that most of the people reading this newsletter could recite the Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google (FAAMG) stories by heart. The American tech giants are widely covered, and rightfully so: they’re the biggest companies in t...
2020-10-19
36 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Reliance: Gateway of India (Audio)
Welcome to the 1,034 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since the last email! If you’re reading this but haven’t subscribed, join 17,234 smart, curious folks by subscribing here!Hi friends 👋 ,Happy Monday! This is my first Not Boring as a dad, and we are absolutely loving it (although please forgive me if there are sections in which it seems like my brain is mush — it is.)The timing worked out perfectly for this week’s topic. A couple of weeks ago, I asked people on Twitter for their favorite international companies t...
2020-10-12
36 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Fundrise (Audio)
If you’re listening but haven’t subscribed, join 16,497 smart, curious folks by subscribing!Hi friends 👋,Happy Thursday! As I’ve started to monetize Not Boring, I’ve been very pleasantly surprised by the companies that want to tell you their stories. I thought I was going to need to take bold stands and say no to advertisers whose products I don’t believe in, but I’ve noticed something cool happening. All of the sponsors that I’ve worked with are Not Boring readers, they understand the things that I’m excited about, and they rea...
2020-10-01
14 min
Yet Another Value Podcast
Packy McCormick from Not Boring on Opendoor $IPOB
Packy McCormick from Not Boring (https://notboring.substack.com/) comes on to talk about the burgeoning Not Boring empire, his experience in angel investing, and his current investment into Opendoor (IPOB).
2020-09-29
55 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Secure the BaaG (Audio)
Welcome to the 1,018 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since last Monday! If you’re reading this but haven’t subscribed, join 16,200 smart, curious folks by subscribing here!This week’s Not Boring is brought to you by…As you’ll read today, one of my most strongly-held beliefs is that we are in the earliest innings of a movement towards more accessible, democratized investing across all asset classes. The lines between finance, gaming, media, and social are only going to get blurrier from here. Saying “I don’t really follow the markets” is no longer an...
2020-09-28
26 min
Seedtable Podcast | European Tech, VC & Startups
Fantasy M&A with Brett Bivens, Packy McCormick and Sid Jha
Welcome to the Seedtable podcast. Today we are not trying to make sense of what's going on in European tech, as we usually do. Today we are doing something much more entertaining – I'm joined by three fantastic newsletter writers – Brett Bivens from Venture Desktop, Packy McCormick from Not Boring and Sid Jha from Sunday Snapshots – to play fantasy M&A. Should Apple buy Peloton? Should Amazon acquire Doctolib? And most importantly, will the French government let that happen? Should we get Brian Chesky on the phone and push him to merge with Zillow? How dumb would Ube...
2020-07-28
1h 10
Mastering the Attention Economy
How Packy McCormick Grew His Newsletter to Over 6,000 Subscribers [Ep. 20]
This is an episode of Mastering the Attention Economy Podcast with host Ari Lewis and Packy McCormick. Packy is the co-founder of the Not Boring Newsletter, a newsletter focused on the intersection of business strategy and pop culture. We discuss why not boring started an email referral program, why Packy chose Substack, why not boring is different than other business strategy newsletters, and how to capture attention by writing a newsletter. Follow Packy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/packym?lang=en Subscribe to Not Boring: https://notboring.substack.com/ Follow Ari...
2020-07-22
20 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
Monopolies and Magnolias (Audio Edition)
If you’re listening to this and haven’t subscribed to Not Boring, join 5,492 smart, curious, business-savvy readers by entering your e-mail address below:Hi friends 👋🏻,I hope you enjoy the audio edition of Monopolies and Magnolias! ✍️ If you’d like to read or share the original essay, you can find it here: Monopolies & Magnolias Below, I’ve included the graphics from the episode so that you can follow along. I’ll point out in the audio when there’s something to look at.If you enjoy what you’re hearing, please share N...
2020-07-02
13 min
Not Boring by Packy McCormick
The Will Ferrell Effect (Audio Edition)
If you’re listening to this and haven’t subscribed to Not Boring, join 5,200+ smart, curious, business-savvy readers by entering your e-mail address below:Hi friends 👋🏻,I hope you enjoy the audio edition of The Will Ferrell Effect!✍️ If you’d like to read or share the original essay, you can find it here: The Will Ferrell EffectBelow, I’ve included the graphics from the episode so that you can follow along. I’ll point out in the audio when there’s something to look at.And if you enjoy what you’re he...
2020-06-29
23 min
The Joseph Wells Podcast
Packy McCormick: Conjuring Scenius
My guest today is Packy McCormick. Packy is a resident of Brooklyn, New York and my peer in the Write of Passage Fellowship. He is also the found of the Not Boring Club - a roaming social club for people who never stop learning. In this episode, Packy and I go behind the scenes on the Write of Passage fellowship, we discuss scenius - the topic of Packy's essay - the magic of Twitter, and much more. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
2020-05-28
56 min
The Joseph Wells Podcast
Packy McCormick: Conjuring Scenius
My guest today is Packy McCormick. Packy is a resident of Brooklyn, New York and my peer in the Write of Passage Fellowship. He is also the found of the Not Boring Club - a roaming social club for people who never stop learning. In this episode, Packy and I go behind the scenes on the Write of Passage fellowship, we discuss scenius - the topic of Packy's essay - the magic of Twitter, and much more. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
2020-05-28
56 min