#334: Turner Novak – Breaking Into VC Through Twitter

The Danny Miranda Podcast

Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 1 min

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Episode description

Turner Novak is a venture capitalist.

He is the creator of Banana Capital – a venture capital firm that invests globally across all sectors from pre-seed to pre-IPO. He became known on Twitter through his legendary memes.

In this conversation, we spoke about why investing, virality, common traits for successful founders, why crypto didn't make sense to him, and why he was so interested in video games.

(0:00) Intro

(1:26) First Viral Moment

(4:02) Skipping Class For Twitter IPO

(7:10) Why Investing

(11:20) Video Games

(22:41) Venture Capital Fantasy Portfolio

(33:41) Getting Into Venture Capital

(40:49) Common Traits For Successful Founders

(46:01) How Has Turner’s Thinking Evolved?

(48:34) Crypto (“You’re Going To Get Me Cancelled”)

(54:13) Grocery Delivery

(58:02) Challenge