An interview with Packy McCormick

How he grew Not Boring to 80,000 subs in 18 months

Hey friends 👋

Two weeks ago, I hosted a fireside chat with Packy McCormick, and the wonderful folks at Chief of Staff Network were kind enough to let me share it with all of you!

Our conversation is all about how Packy went from being a mostly-disgruntled employee at a startup to the creator of Not Boring — which he subsequently grew into an 80k subscriber newsletter and a VC firm.

I think you’ll enjoy it!

If you’re new here, you can check out my longer piece on Packy here:

The Packy McCormick Universe

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