"Age of Miracles"
Packy McCormick | Turpentine
A narrative show that explores the complex industries that will play an important role in creating an abundant future for humanity. Every season, host Packy McCormick – a venture investor and writer of the popular Not Boring newsletter – brings in an expert cohost to go deep into the possibilities and challenges of making “sci-fi” dreams our reality in our lifetimes. The first season starts at the root of all progress and prosperity: unlocking 10x more clean and reliable energy by splitting and fusing atoms themselves.Age of Miracles is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: turpentine.co
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Nov 16, 2020 • 35min
Slack: The Bulls are typing...
Slack's stock has been beaten down based on fears that Microsoft Teams is going to crush it and the fact that it hasn't benefited from WFH as much as Zoom. That narrative will break, and when it does, Slack will be valued like the top quartile SaaS company it is.
Read the full post here: https://notboring.substack.com/p/slack-the-bulls-are-typing
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Nov 9, 2020 • 31min
The Magic of Mushrooms
After 50 years in darkness, there's a psychedelic renaissance underway. Psilocybin and other psychedelics may be our best weapons in the fight against mental illness. There's even a publicly traded psychedelic stock: Compass. Come take an auditory trip with me.
Original post here: https://notboring.substack.com/p/the-magic-of-mushrooms
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Nov 2, 2020 • 27min
Trust The Process
7.6 Lessons from Sam Hinkie and The Process, the Philadelphia 76ers innovative rebuilding process.
Read the full post here: https://notboring.substack.com/p/trust-the-process
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Oct 29, 2020 • 20min
Pipe: Business-Funding Fit
Pipe solves Business-Funding Fit for recurring revenue businesses. The company created a new asset class, allowing businesses to sell their recurring cash flows to investors, often for $0.90-$0.95 cents on the dollar, to fund their growth without dilution or debt.
You can read the full essay at https://notboring.substack.com/
If you run or work for a business with recurring revenues, sign up to see how much Pipe can send you today at: https://app.pipe.com/signup?ref=notsoboring
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Oct 26, 2020 • 34min
Software is Eating the Markets
The COVID-fueled rise of consumer investors may be here to stay, as spending shifts from things and experiences to investments, and new platforms allow users to invest in new and old asset classes with better user experiences.
Read the full post here: https://notboring.substack.com/p/software-is-eating-the-markets
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Oct 22, 2020 • 23min
SkillMagic: Not Boring Invest Memo
The Not Boring Syndicate is back with our fifth investment memo. Today, we're talking about SkillMagic, a startup building remote-native training for engineering teams.
You can check out the full post at notboring.substack.com.
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Oct 19, 2020 • 37min
Reliance's Next Act
The Indian conglomerate Reliance has historically vertically integrated, but it needs to loosen the reigns and become a growth stage investor to capture as much of India's growth in the next decade as possible.
Full essay at notboring.substack.com
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Oct 12, 2020 • 37min
Reliance: Gateway of India
Reliance Industries is the largest and most important company in India. It's also the best way for foreign companies to access the market.
Over the past six months, it has raised over $25 billion from investors like Facebook, Google, KKR, Saudi Arabia, Silver Lake, and Abu Dhabi for its Jio and Retail businesses.
Read the full post here: https://notboring.substack.com/p/reliance-gateway-of-india
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Oct 1, 2020 • 15min
Fundrise and the Magic of Diversification
Today, in this sponsored post, we're talking about Fundrise, a company that lets anyone invest in a professionally managed real estate fund through an app. We go deep on the company and why Ray Dalio is such a big fan of diversification.
You can read the original post and get all of the additional links I mention at notboring.substack.com.
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Sep 28, 2020 • 26min
Secure the BaaG: Business-as-a-Game
In this episode, we try to answer the question:
Would it be possible to run a real business in a way that feels like playing a video game?
Check out the original essay here: https://notboring.substack.com/p/secure-the-baag
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