Not Boring
Semi-weekly tech and startup strategy essays for founders, engineers, and product people.
Subscribers
231K (231,000, as of 2026-08-30)
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Open rate
45%
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CTR
0.7%
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Frequency
Every tuesday and friday
Audience
Not Boring was founded by Packy McCormick in 2020. The newsletter, sent out to over 231,000 subscribers every Tuesday and Friday, focuses on in-depth analyses of the tech and startup landscape. It is the 2nd-largest business newsletter on Substack.. Reader profile tags: founders, engineering, products
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