Not Boring by Packy McCormick

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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 Investm...

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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… Stacke...

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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 Podz Hi 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,...

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...

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...

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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...

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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 hav...

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...

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 a...

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 w...