You don’t join The Circle. You’re let in.
A small, closed group of founders, operators, and investors, kept small on purpose. Every application is read personally.
The Circle isn’t a course, a newsletter, or a group chat with three thousand people in it. It’s a small number of people I’d introduce to each other without thinking twice, and the people they know.
Some of what happens inside stays inside. That’s by design, not marketing.
I spend most of my time building things: a cybersecurity product, a quantum software project, and a few other bets most people haven’t heard of yet. The Circle isn’t a repackaged version of that work. It’s the people around it.
Who you know changes what you get to do next. The Circle is a short list of people worth knowing. That’s the whole pitch.
You apply. Two minutes, not twenty.
I read it myself. No team, no filter, no queue.
If it’s a fit, I reach out. If it’s not, you won’t get empty enthusiasm. Just an honest no, or nothing at all.
Most people reading this will decide, on their own, that it’s not for them. That’s fine. It’s supposed to work that way. If you’re building something real, or backing people who are, you’ll probably know within a sentence or two.
Keep it short. I’d rather read one honest paragraph than three polished ones.