Inside The Deal: Crosslink Capital's Michael Stark on investing in volatile markets

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The goal is simple: to find the very best company at any stage in its development and work together to build the most valuable and successful business in the category. We engage great teams at their seed stage, when shipping product, or even as public companies. All along the spectrum, we are looking for inflection points in the company’s prospects.

The best entrepreneurs have a point of view about the changes in their sectors that are creating great opportunities. So too do the best investors—they identify value-creating trends and then work with top entrepreneurs and companies to build great businesses by capitalizing on those trends.

The best companies have an edge. That advantage begins with an insight about their market, technology or business. It is the reason the Company was born, the reason the Company will win. We collaborate with the very best companies to hone their edge until it is as sharp as it can be.

Our approach differs from other venture and growth capital investors. We dig deep into a sector, analyzing both private and public companies to develop a thorough understanding of the critical management decisions that maximize shareholder value. We work to develop an insight or edge with each investment.  It is the basis of our business and our culture.