Christopher Day co-founded eight companies across seven sectors and exited multiple times to Fortune 500 buyers, giving him an unusually broad operator background for a venture investor. He advocates a creative collisions thesis where the most valuable opportunities emerge when people from different sectors are intentionally brought together, which he applies through both his Rally innovation festival and his investing approach at Elevate Ventures.

• Heavy promotion of the Rally innovation conference as a primary vehicle for connecting the startup ecosystem. Frequently highlights the value of curated one-on-one meetings between founders and VCs at the event to facilitate deal flow and relationship building.
• Advocacy for the Indiana tech scene and the viability of building high-growth companies outside of traditional coastal hubs. Shares data and articles suggesting that startups located in the middle of the country often demonstrate better performance metrics than their coastal counterparts.
• Interest in tactical operational advice for scaling companies, specifically regarding the shift in sales strategies. Discusses the challenging transition founders face when moving from selling the product themselves to establishing a process-led sales team, noting how early wins can sometimes create false positives.
• Focus on cross-sector collaboration and breaking down silos between different industries to spark innovation. express excitement about bringing together disparate stakeholders, such as connecting sports figures like Magic Johnson with business leaders to share unique perspectives on success.
• Engagement with specific investment verticals including hardtech and life sciences. Participates in discussions about the nuances of investing in physical products and engineering-heavy startups, emphasizing the need for efficiency in partnerships and a deep, narrow focus.