Not Boring by Packy McCormick

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Weekly Dose of Optimism #149

1 week ago | notboring.co | Daniel McCormick |Packy McCormick

Hi friends ūüĎč ,Happy Friday, welcome back to our 149th Weekly Dose of Optimism. I am back from what was the best week of my life: I got married to my beautiful wife, Sienna, in Pietrasanta, Italy surrounded by 110 of our closest family and friends. This specific Tuscan region is notable for its combination of both mountains and beaches and seemed pretty undiscovered by the hoards of tourists that generally visit Italy during the early summer.
Weekly Dose of Optimism #148

2 weeks ago | notboring.co | Packy McCormick |Daniel McCormick

Hi friends đ , Happy Friday, welcome back to our 148th Weekly Dose of Optimism, and ciao from Pietrasanta, Italy, where DAN IS GETTING MARRIED TODAY. It would be inappropriate for Dan to write the Dose on his big day, but it would also be inappropriate not to send the Dose on the most optimistic day of his life, so Iâm taking over the writing duties for today. Dan picked a wild week to take off. Riots in LA. Plane crash in India. Israel striking Iran. âNothing ever happensâ is under siege.
Modern Magnificenza

2 weeks ago | notboring.co | Packy McCormick

Welcome to the 411 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since our last essay! Join 244,610 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:Ramp is more than a corporate card (although it makes a great one). The card is the portal into a full suite of products designed to help your business grow intelligently and help you save time. Imagine: never chasing down your team, or being chased, for receipts. Ever. Again.
Crossing the Cringe Minefield with Cate Hall

3 weeks ago | notboring.co | Packy McCormick

Welcome to Episode 010 of Hyperlegible, a Not Boring Radio production. To find all of the excellent essays we’ve discussed on Hyperlegible, head to Readwise. Crossing the Cringe Minefield with Cate Hall is live: YouTube | Spotify | Apple PodcastsCate Hall⁠ is the CEO of ⁠⁠Astera⁠⁠, one of my favorite multi-billion dollar private foundations, and one hell of a writer. If you've noticed the word "agency" popping up all over the place recently, you have Cate to thank.
Wander: Deeper Dive

1 month ago | notboring.co | Packy McCormick

Welcome to the 1,000 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since our last essay! Join 244,199 smart, curious folks by subscribing here: Hi friends 👋, Happy Wednesday! Sending this one a little later than usual because we’re timing it with an announcement about a portfolio company and previous Deep Dive subject: Wander raised $50+ million in a Series B led QED and Fifth Wall The fun part is, Wander did it by throwing out a lot of what we discussed in the first Wander Deep Dive — which, at...
Everything is Technology

1 month ago | notboring.co | Packy McCormick

Welcome to the 583 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since our last essay! Join 243,199 smart, curious folks by subscribing here: Today’s Not Boring is brought to you by… RampToday’s essay is all about the idea that technology companies will displace incumbents with products that are so much better than what existed before that the shift is inevitable. It’s hard to think of a better example than Ramp. Ramp is more than a corporate card (although it makes a great one).
Chaos is a Ladder

2 months ago | notboring.co | Packy McCormick

Welcome to the 784 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since our last essay! Join 242,616 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:Hi friends ūüĎč ,Happy Tuesday! There‚Äôs that famous Warren Buffet quote, ‚ÄúBe greedy when others are fearful, and fearful when others are greedy.‚ÄĚ I‚Äôm working on being fearful when others are greedy, but I thrive on being greedy when others are fearful. The economy is chaotic right now. Tariffs, trade wars, and uncertainty rule the day.
Base Power Company: Chapter 2

2 months ago | notboring.co | Packy McCormick

Welcome to Not Boring! Join 241,832 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:Roxis on a mission to empower every business owner to secure and grow their revenue. The best sellers at the best companies, like OpenAI, Ramp, and MongoDB, trust Rox to power their revenue. By combining warehouse-native architecture with swarms of AI agents that keep you up to speed on your top customers, Rox helps top sellers do much more in less time.
Hyperlegible 005: Parakeet

2 months ago | notboring.co | Packy McCormick

Hi friends ðŸ‘‹, Happy Tuesday! I have been excited to send this episode to you since the pseudonymous writer, Parakeet, responded to the message I sent her immediately after reading her weird and wonderful essay, Skittle Factory Dementia Monkey Titty Monetization. I first heard about Parakeet a couple weeks ago when I saw half of my Twitter feed and half of my Substack Notes feed sharing her essay, including a bunch of people I wouldn't expect to share an essay with "Monkey Titty" in the title.
Us Against Spacetime

2 months ago | notboring.co | Packy McCormick

Goodbye to the 133 newly Not Boring people who have left us since our last essay! (Sending a lot of emails in a week is not good for subs!) If you haven’t subscribed, join 241,915 smart, curious folks by subscribing here:Today’s Not Boring is brought to you by… RampRamp is one of my favorite companies in the world. It’s the only company I’ve written about four times, and now, the only company I’ve done a commercial with. Watch to hear why.