2020
Packy McCormick's mother suggested reusing the name Not Boring Club for his newsletter.
“So that was my mom's idea to port the name over.”
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Not Boring
6 facts from 1 episode, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
2020
Packy McCormick says launching Not Boring on Product Hunt roughly doubled the newsletter from about 1,000 to 2,000 subscribers.
“launch a landing page so that we could launch on Product Hunt. And that alone, I think, took us from something very small, like 1,000 subscribers to 2,000 subscribers.”
2020
Packy McCormick built his first sponsorship deck from an audience survey describing readers' demographics and roles.
“I surveyed the audience and I asked them for their characteristics.”
2020
Packy McCormick says the first sponsored company deep dive grew from conversations with Main Street's Nick Abazid.
“I'd started talking to Nick Abazid at Main Street.”
2021
In February 2021, Packy McCormick tweeted that he wanted Not Boring to make $1 million that year.
“You also sent out a tweet in February that you wanted Not Boring to make $1 million this year”
2021
Packy McCormick said his Mercury account showed about $750,000 in Not Boring revenue, with invoices still outstanding.
“I think that probably has about 750,000 in revenue.”
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