Win big in niche markets

<p>Phil Boyer is a Partner at Crosslink Capital, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm focused on enterprise applications, infrastructure, vertical software, and frontier technology. As a passionate technology investor, Phil shares how he evaluates early-stage founding teams and provides real-life examples of category-defining companies. His portfolio includes Weave, Chime, Coupa, Yotascale, Descartes Labs, among others.</p><ul><li>Unlike large companies, tech startups have the advantage of flexibility; founders can quickly change priorities.</li><li>The foundational story of every successful startup clearly shows the founding team leaving everything to build the company.</li><li>Some of the world’s most successful tech startups started with strategies that seemed scrappy.</li><li>The advisory role of a venture capitalist post-investment includes acknowledging that the founders and operators are running the business.</li><li>Non-profit: <a href="https://www.alpha.network/">Alpha</a></li></ul>