The Altitude Newsletter 🪂
from Ryan at Cirrus Capital Partners
Twice a month, we give you a bird's eye 🦅 view of the most interesting news and insights around... Successful Companies and Founding Teams | VC, PE, M&A, and Credit Transactions | Growth Metrics, Benchmarks, Charts & Data | New and Emergent Technologies | Productivity Hacks | Altitude is created for founders, bootstrappers, VCs, angel investors, marketers, technologists, executives, and operators—everywhere. Learn more about Cirrus Capital Partners at www.cirruscap.com
Lessons from 1,000+ YC startups, TikTok bill signed into law, and how to bootstrap to $22 million in revenue
Hey Reader, Altitude Edition 010 is hot off the press from Cirrus Capital Partners 📰 Every couple of weeks, we give you a bird's eye 🦅 view of the most exciting news and insights around... Successful Companies and Founding Teams VC, PE, M&A, and Credit Transactions Growth Metrics, Benchmarks, Charts & Data New and Emergent Technologies Productivity Hacks Created for founders, bootstrappers, VCs, angel investors, marketers, technologists, executives, and operators—everywhere. Let’s get into...
8 days ago • 5 min read
How Duolingo grew to 30 million users, G42 gets $1.5B from Microsoft, and how to use LinkedIn to your advantage
Hey Reader, Altitude Edition 009 is hot off the press from Cirrus Capital Partners 📰 A quick note before we dig in... we have been very busy at Cirrus! I won't use the "golden age for private credit" or any other platitudes as an excuse, but we've seen increased demand for credit across most industries and sectors, and have spent a little less time writing and more time transacting on behalf of our clients. Not a bad thing! 😅 We also realize how busy every other founding team is running their...
22 days ago • 7 min read
Adam Neumann wants WeWork back, startups are getting more efficient, and the incredible power of words
Hey Reader, Altitude Weekly Edition 008 is hot off the press from Cirrus Capital Partners 📰 Once weekly, we give you a bird's eye 🦅 view of the most exciting news and insights around... Successful Companies and Founding Teams VC, PE, M&A, and Credit Transactions Growth Metrics, Benchmarks, Charts & Data New and Emergent Technologies Productivity Hacks It was created for founders, bootstrappers, VCs, angel investors, marketers, technologists, executives, and operators—everywhere. Let’s get...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
How ActiveCampaign reached $250M ARR, Neuralink reverses blindness and OpenAI comes for Hollywood
Hey Reader, Altitude Weekly Edition 007 is hot off the press from Cirrus Capital Partners 📰 Once weekly, we give you a bird's eye 🦅 view of the most exciting news and insights around... Successful Companies and Founding Teams VC, PE, M&A, and Credit Transactions Growth Metrics, Benchmarks, Charts & Data New and Emergent Technologies Productivity Hacks Created for founders, bootstrappers, VCs, angel investors, marketers, technologists, executives, and operators—everywhere. Let’s get into it:...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
TikTok ban, Reddit IPO and what we can learn from Fmr. LinkedIn CEO, Reid Hoffman
Hey Reader, Altitude Weekly Edition 006 is hot off the press from Cirrus Capital Partners 📰 Once weekly, we give you a bird's eye 🦅 view of the most exciting news and insights around... Successful Companies and Founding Teams VC, PE, M&A, and Credit Transactions Growth Metrics, Benchmarks, Charts & Data New and Emergent Technologies Productivity Hacks Created for founders, bootstrappers, VCs, angel investors, marketers, technologists, executives, and operators—everywhere. Let’s get into it:...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read
The power of personal brand, more funding for women entrepreneurs, and why nerdy artists win
Hey Reader, Altitude Weekly Edition 005 is hot off the press from Cirrus Capital Partners 📰 Once weekly, we give you a bird's eye 🦅 view of the most exciting news and insights around... Successful Companies and Founding Teams VC, PE, M&A, and Credit Transactions Growth Metrics, Benchmarks, Charts & Data New and Emergent Technologies Productivity Hacks Created for founders, bootstrappers, VCs, angel investors, marketers, technologists, executives, and operators—everywhere. Let’s get into it:...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
Bankruptcy, bots, balance sheets—and Elon Musk gets sued.
Hey Reader, Altitude Weekly Edition 004 is hot off the press from Cirrus Capital Partners 📰 Once weekly, we give you a bird's eye 🦅 view of the most exciting news and insights around... Successful Companies and Founding Teams VC, PE, M&A, and Credit Transactions Growth Metrics, Benchmarks, Charts & Data New and Emergent Technologies Productivity Hacks Created for founders, bootstrappers, VCs, angel investors, marketers, technologists, executives, and operators—everywhere. Let’s get into it:...
2 months ago • 8 min read
Y Combinator is funding big (AI) ideas, Reddit's IPO, and how to use financial projections properly
Hey Reader, Altitude Weekly Edition 003 is hot off the press from Cirrus Capital Partners 📰 Once weekly, we give you a bird's eye 🦅 view of the most exciting news and insights around... Successful Companies and Founding Teams VC, PE, M&A, and Credit Transactions Growth Metrics, Benchmarks, Charts & Data New and Emergent Technologies Productivity Hacks Created for founders, bootstrappers, VCs, angel investors, marketers, technologists, executives, and operators—everywhere. Let’s get into it: Y...
2 months ago • 6 min read
Sam Altman plans to raise $7T, LVMH's stellar returns, why growth models fail, and your guide to headcount efficiency
Hey Reader, Altitude Weekly Edition 002 is hot off the press from Cirrus Capital Partners 📰 Once weekly, we give you a bird's eye 🦅 view of the most interesting news and insights around... Successful Companies and Founding Teams VC, PE, M&A, and Credit Transactions Growth Metrics, Benchmarks, Charts & Data New and Emergent Technologies Productivity Hacks Created for founders, bootstrappers, VCs, angel investors, marketers, technologists, executives, and operators—everywhere. Let’s get into...
3 months ago • 7 min read
Venture set to steady in 2024, Aha!'s bootstrapped journey to $100M ARR, how people failed to predict SVB
Hey Reader, Here’s edition #1 of Altitude, from Cirrus Capital Partners, a newsletter that gives Founders a birds-eye-view of where and how the money is moving so they can elevate their lives and their business. Get the brass tacks of what’s happening in the world of investing and business financing—because, beyond the capital, time is a Founder’s most precious asset. Also, some newsletters are boring af. We can’t promise Pultizer-worthy every week, but we can at least promise John...
3 months ago • 7 min read
Twice a month, we give you a bird's eye 🦅 view of the most interesting news and insights around... Successful Companies and Founding Teams | VC, PE, M&A, and Credit Transactions | Growth Metrics, Benchmarks, Charts & Data | New and Emergent Technologies | Productivity Hacks | Altitude is created for founders, bootstrappers, VCs, angel investors, marketers, technologists, executives, and operators—everywhere. Learn more about Cirrus Capital Partners at www.cirruscap.com