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Packy McCormick

Packy McCormick

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Packy

Packy McCormick is the Founder of the Not Boring Club, a media and venture capital firm, and Writer of the semi-weekly Not Boring newsletter, a wildly popular publication about tech strategy and pop culture. Packy started the firm as an angel syndicate to invest in companies with stories to tell. Today, the firm helps tell the stories of early-stage companies in biotechnology, energy, education, and Web3. The newsletter is the No.1 business newsletter on Substack with over 180,000 subscribers.

Professional Experience


Academic History

NOT BORING

  • Packy started his newsletter in the 1st cohort of Write of Passage. 

  • Not Boring sends in-depth analyses of the tech and startup landscape to over 200k subscribers every week.

  • The newsletter tells the stories of the most ambitious and complex startups and dives into technology, business models, and markets.


EARLY CAREER

  • Prior to Not Boring, he served as Vice President of Experience at Breather,  the leading provider of space-as-a-service.

  • He was also an Investment Banking Associate for Bank of America Merrill Lynch for four years.


MEDIA & APPEARANCES

  • Packy has been featured in various podcasts.

  • He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.