What the operating posture was in Q2 2025

Cloudy mode. Capital is expensive but funding stays selective. Operate for efficiency. The job this quarter is to prioritize durable revenue, reduce structural cost, and sequence bets around resilience.

Standing guidance: prioritize durable revenue, reduce structural cost, and sequence bets around resilience

By Kanav Jain · Jun 30, 2025

Closed period ending Jun 30, 2025. This record does not change.

Operating constraints that applied

• •Focus on margin expansion and retention.
• •Cut low-leverage experiments.
• •Convert demand with tighter sales cycles.

How the period actually split

Derived from 13 weekly readings inside Q2 2025.

• Cloudy54% · 7 of 13
• Freezing46% · 6 of 13

Posture changes inside Q2 2025

• May 16, 2025Freezing → Cloudy

Signals of record

• The 1-month Treasury bill (1M)4.28%
• US Treasury 2Y3.72%
• US Treasury 10Y4.24%
• Yield curve slope (10Y - 2Y)0.52%

Source: US Treasury Daily Treasury Yield Curve Rates (via FRED) · View series

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What is the posture now?

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