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Turner Novak: Turning memes into a $10M VC fund | E1332
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Banana Capital's Turner Novak joins to discuss breaking into venture, starting his own fund (11:08), what it's like being an emerging manager, rising valuations, and crypto (45:10). Turner also makes the case for quick commerce, group grocery buying in Latin America (1:04:03) and more! More on the show's page
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Banana Capital's Turner Novak on his unconventional path in breaking into VC, being a successful stage agnostic investor, and leveraging social platforms to build advantages
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MentionsAfore Capital
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Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. We’re thrilled to bring you my conversation with Turner Novak , founder of Banana Capital. While fairly new to venture, Turner continually brings some of the most interesting… More on the show's page
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Consumer Social, Gaming, and Pinduoduo with Turner Novak
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Turner Novak (@TurnerNovak), general partner (and Chief Meme Officer) at Gelt VC, joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - How he’s thinking about consumer social as an investor in 2020. - Where he’s interested in consumer social and his requests for startups. - New methods of monetizing in… More on the show's page
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Turner Novak – The Past, Present, and Future of Consumer Social Companies - [Invest Like the Best, EP.182]
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My guest this week is Turner Novak, a partner at Gelt VC. Many of the largest companies in the world today are consumer social companies, so Turner and I discuss the past, present, and future of those businesses. When executed right, they are often the fastest-growing companies in history, and the… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvesting in Tech & Consumer Social with Turner Novak
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Turner Novak (@TurnerNovak) of Gelt Venture Capital joins Erik on this episode. They Discuss: - Can the Vision Fund find product market fit through mega LPs - The relationship between LPs and VCs and how it’s going to change over time - How will venture as an asset class change over the next decade… More on the show's page
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$100T is managed by "human duct tape" | E2308
MentionsDylan FieldTurner Novak
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This Week In Startups is made possible by: Northwest Registered Agent https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist Vanta https://www.vanta.com/twist Sentry https://sentry.io/twist Today's show: *There are $100 trillion in global assets sitting on top of what Hanover Park co-founder/CEO Chris… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageWhy SpaceX Buying Cursor Changes Everything
MentionsBen LingBling CapitalCapital FactoryTurner Novak
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This Week In Startups is made possible by: Deel - deel.com/twist LinkedIn - linkedIn.com/twist Northwest Registered Agent - northwestregisteredagent.com/twistPlaud - https://Plaud.ai/twist Today's show: Anthropic stabbed Cursor in the back. Then SpaceX swooped in with $60 billion. Today, TWiST… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageWhat is happening in VC today and the role of wealth management in growing the private markets?
MentionsTurner Novak
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I recently joined Turner Novak on The Peel for a conversation about the current state of private markets and the realities facing fund managers and investors today. We discussed why fundraising is particularly difficult right now for both emerging and established venture funds, and examined some of… More on the show's page
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How Browserbase Raised $67.5M to Power AI Agents & Vibe Coders
MentionsGuillermo RauchJeff LawsonKleiner PerkinsNotable CapitalPatrick CollisonBucky Moore
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Paul Klein IV, founder & CEO of Browserbase, announces their $40M Series B at a $300M valuation led by Notable Capital. Browserbase has raised $67.5M in total funding in just 15 months (!!) since founding the company. Existing investors include big Silicon Valley funds like Kleiner Perkins, CRV,… More on the show's page
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E30: How Kirsten Green Built Forerunner Ventures
MentionsKirsten GreenTurner Novak
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This is a special episode featuring an interview between Forerunner Ventures founder Kirsten Green and Turner Novak of The Peel podcast and Banana Capital. The conversation covers Kirsten's journey from her early days in retail investment banking to the creation of Forerunner Ventures, how she… More on the show's page
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