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Every other week, we gain Altitude with the founders, operators, dealmakers, allocators, marketers, and technologists shaping tomorrow. Engage with Successful Companies and Founding Teams | VC, PE, M&A, and Credit Transactions | Growth Metrics, Benchmarks, Charts & Data | New and Emergent Technologies | Founder Productivity Hacks, and more... You can learn more about Cirrus Capital Partners at www.cirruscap.com
Liberation Day, Wavering Market Confidence, and $25M+ in New Term Sheet & Transaction Volume through Cirrus
Everyone likes to talk about fundamentals until the mood shifts. Then it’s all just fear in a nicer suit. April made that crystal clear. On April 2, the U.S. government announced sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs: a 10% blanket on all imports, with even higher rates targeting China, Mexico, and others.The reaction was immediate. The Dow fell over 4,000 points in two days. Confidence evaporated across global markets. One tariff announcement. No bombs dropping. No banks collapsing. And still,...
Reddit's Evolution Pre/Post $6.4B IPO, 48-Hour Market Flip, TikTok Ban Delayed, and How Scarcity Creates Focus
I joined Reddit in my twenties because I couldn’t stand Facebook anymore.Facebook was curated to death... filtered photos, job announcements, people pretending their lives were more interesting than they were. Every post felt like it had an angle. Reddit didn’t. Reddit was raw, anonymous, chaotic. You could show up as a half-baked thought and still be heard. It wasn’t about friends or followers. It was about the ideas, the humor, the outrage, the rabbit holes you never meant to fall down. I...
Napster Nostalgia + Acquisition, 23andMe is Bankrupt, VCs Are Not Saviors, and Cirrus Transacts $4M and $600K Deals
We are switching up our style for this Altitude release and sincerely hope you enjoy reading! 🙌 - Ryan and the Cirrus team I was in middle school when Napster first hit. I still remember the first time I used it - on a clunky desktop in the corner of my friend’s basement, loading a Linkin Park track that took 11 minutes to download, even though it was mislabeled and probably ripped from a radio station. We didn’t care. Everyone I knew was using it. Trading MP3s, burning CDs, making mixtapes...
Founder Edition: Core Rules for Executing Well, Moving Fast, Winning Big, Avoiding Burnout + Beehiiv's Power Acquisition
Altitude Newsletter Founder Edition: Core Rules for Executing Well, Moving Fast, Winning Big, Avoiding Burnout + Beehiiv's Power Acquisition Read on the website / Read time: 9 minutes In this edition, we'll delve into AI's transformative impact on sales strategies, the mechanics behind beehiiv's acquisition of Swapstack, the power of pattern interrupt marketing, and a comprehensive mental health stack for founders. Here’s a bird's eye view of what's on the docket: • My Take: Move Fast or Get...
Layoffs as a Strategy, Breaking Down Revenue by Employee, Y Combinator's Unicorn Playbook, and Bezos' Reinvesting Playbook
Altitude Newsletter Layoffs as a Strategy, Breaking Down Revenue by Employee, Y Combinator's Unicorn Playbook, and Bezos' Reinvesting Playbook Read on the website / Read time: 10 minutes Welcome back! The past few weeks have been packed: major deals closed, fresh insights revealed, and the launch of our slick new website. We’ve got a killer edition lined up, so let’s dive in. Here’s a bird's eye view of what's on the docket: > Are Layoffs the New Power Move? > Cirrus Updates > What's...
The Case for Founder-Led Pipeline, Shifts in the Private Credit Market, and DeepSeek: the AI That Knows Too Much?
Altitude Newsletter The Case for Founder-Led Pipeline, Shifts in the Private Credit Market, and DeepSeek: the AI That Knows Too Much? Read on the website / Read time: 9 minutes Welcome back! Shame on us; we are a week late in releasing Edition 25, please forgive us! 🙏 The past couple weeks have been exhillerating to say the least; we facilitated numerous term sheets and transactions, and launched our new website! (more on that below...) Here’s a bird's eye view of what's on the docket: >...
TikTok-Musk Wildcard, $14.6B Biotech Buyouts, Driving Revenue Through Clarity, and a Frothy Rolex Market
Altitude Newsletter TikTok-Musk Wildcard, $14.6B Biotech Buyouts, Driving Revenue Through Clarity, and a Frothy Rolex Market Read on the website / Read time: 5 minutes Welcome back to Altitude, your bi-monthly newsletter from Cirrus Capital Partners. Here’s a bird's eye view of what's on the docket: > Driving Revenue Through Clarity > Cirrus Updates > What's Happening > New Resources > Fresh Fundings & Term Sheets The mission remains the same: every other week, we “gain Altitude” with the...
Retail’s 2024 Apocalypse, 700% Growth for Cirrus, ServiceTitan's IPO, and Leadership Secrets to Win 2025
Altitude Newsletter Retail’s 2024 Apocalypse, 700% Growth for Cirrus, ServiceTitan's IPO, and Leadership Secrets to Win 2025 Read on the website / Read time: 6 minutes New year, new newsletter. As the namesake demands, we’re elevating your bi-monthly Altitude reading from Cirrus Capital Partners. In taking your feedback, going forward, these will be more founder-focused (I’m aiming for a 70:30 split on insights:news). Here’s a bird's eye view of what's on the docket: > Team Synergy Beats...
The Key to Killing Overwhelm, an $8.4B Merger Shake-Up, and Golden Nuggets from Peter Thiel's Playbook
Altitude Newsletter The Key to Killing Overwhelm, an $8.4B Merger Shake-Up, and Golden Nuggets from Peter Thiel's Playbook Read on the website / Read time: 7 minutes Happy belated Thanksgiving, all. Altitude Edition #022 of is hot off the press from Cirrus Capital Partners. Here’s a bird's eye view of what we cover: > Cirrus Updates > What’s Happening in the World > New Resources > Fresh Fundings > Recent Term Sheet & Transactions > On My Mind Every other week, we gain Altitude with the...
Trump’s Market Surge, Klarna's Pending IPO, FTX Suing Binance, and Layoffs Galore
Altitude Newsletter Trump’s Market Surge, Klarna's Pending IPO, FTX Suing Binance, and Layoffs Galore Read on the website / Read time: 5 minutes Hi Reader, Altitude Edition #021 of is hot off the press from Cirrus Capital Partners. Here’s a bird's eye view of what we cover: > Cirrus Updates > What’s Happening in the World > Recent Term Sheet and Transactions > New Resources > Fresh Fundings > On My Mind Every other week, we gain Altitude with the founders, operators, dealmakers, allocators,...
Every other week, we gain Altitude with the founders, operators, dealmakers, allocators, marketers, and technologists shaping tomorrow. Engage with Successful Companies and Founding Teams | VC, PE, M&A, and Credit Transactions | Growth Metrics, Benchmarks, Charts & Data | New and Emergent Technologies | Founder Productivity Hacks, and more... You can learn more about Cirrus Capital Partners at www.cirruscap.com