How to Compete With Cudgeface and Pitchbook

I'm wondered if there's a way to compete with Cudgeface or pitchbook. Both of which seem to do okay, but aren't like beloved products. Is that a space that you've explored at all? I think there's just so much data cleaning and checking and verification. It is not an area that I'd be any get at.

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Erik Torenberg sits down with Packy McCormick of the newsletter Not Boring and Not Boring Capital. For many, Packy is the epitome of the single creator-led media empire.Riverside.fm is a presenting sponsor of Media Empires. Go to https://creators.riverside.fm/MediaEmpires + use code MEDIAEMPIRES for 20% off individual plans.

In this conversation, they discuss: how Packy evolved his content format, why a venture model is the business he wanted to build, and his plans for experimentation with Not Boring. They also analyze the opportunities for successful media businesses that should exist in the world.

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Episode Preview

(01:00) Sponsor: https://creators.riverside.fm/MediaEmpires

(03:07) The story and evolution of Not Boring

(07:58) Breaking into venture through media

(09:45) What have you chosen not to do with Not Boring?

(12:11) ProductHunt for fundraise announcements

(16:03) Packy's investing style and how its changed

(20:46) How Packy's content has evolved

(24:40) Content formats to experiment with in the future

(26:29) A museum where you could see what the world is like in 2050

(28:06) Rap Genius for S-1