Podcast · 64 episodes
The Peel with Turner Novak, page 2
by Turner Novak · English
Exploring the world’s greatest startup stories. Get a behind the scenes look into the founding stories of your favorite companies. Learn how the industries they operate in actually work, and learn playbooks and tactics you can use to launch and scale your own business.
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How Agentic AI is Reshaping Science, Education, and the Economy | Karthik Duraisamy at the University of MichiganUniversity of Michigan’s new Institute for Agentic Computing and how “agentic” AI (software and physical-world agents) is changing scientific discovery and universities, including decentralized…17 Apr 2026 · 1 h 49 min · 52 chapters
How US Healthcare Actually Works, the WWII Tax Loophole that Broke it Forever, and How AI Can Fix it | Nikhil Krishnan, Out of PocketThe episode explains how the US healthcare system works as a patchwork of “micro-systems” (Medicare, Medicaid, employer plans, Medicare Advantage, private insurance, and employer-paid arrangements),…9 Apr 2026 · 1 h 45 min · 42 chapters
Sophia Amoruso on Bootstrapping Nasty Gal to $120M Revenue, Turning Down $400M, Declaring Bankruptcy, Public Failure, Starting Trust Fund to Back Other FoundersSophia Amoruso recounts building Nasty Gal from an eBay vintage operation to roughly $120M+ revenue, why she turned down a ~$400M acquisition offer, how rapid scaling and a high-valuation fundraising…2 Apr 2026 · 1 h 32 min · 36 chapters
Footwork’s Secret Sauce | Mike Smith and Nikhil Basu TrivediFootwork’s founding story and operating philosophy, with a focus on how venture investors should think about AI adoption, vertical-specific AI, and how to run a two-GP firm (speed, shared conviction,…26 Mar 2026 · 1 h 32 min · 39 chapters
Inside Hanover Park: Building an AI-Native Service Business, Growing to $15B in AssetsIn this episode of *The Peel*, Chris Hladczuk, Co-founder and CEO of Hanover Park, discusses the journey of building an AI-native fund administration business that manages over $15 billion in assets.18 Mar 2026 · 1 h 12 min · 36 chapters
Inside Canada’s Fastest Growing AI Company | Spellbook, Scott StevensonThis episode features Scott Stevenson, Co-founder and CEO of Spellbook, an AI-driven tool designed for contract review and drafting.12 Mar 2026 · 1 h 36 min · 36 chapters
Benchmark’s Chetan Puttagunta on the Past, Present, & Future of SoftwareIn this episode of *The Peel* with Turner Novak, Chetan Puttagunta, a General Partner at Benchmark, discusses the evolution and future of software, focusing on the rapid growth of AI applications and…4 Mar 2026 · 1 h 30 min · 37 chapters
Inside Serval: Building the System of Intelligence for IT | Jake StauchJake Stauch, Co-founder and CEO of Serval27 Feb 2026 · 1 h 25 min · 36 chapters
Garry Tan on the Past, Present, and Future of YCGarry Tan on the Past, Present, and Future of YC19 Feb 2026 · 1 h 24 min · 36 chapters
Building the Wearable That Gets You Stronger | Miranda Nover, Co-founder of Fort HealthIn this episode of *The Peel with Turner Novak*, Miranda Nover, co-founder and CEO of Fort Health, discusses her journey in creating a wearable device aimed at enhancing strength training.13 Feb 2026 · 1 h 35 min · 50 chapters
How Duo Security went Zero to $1B ARR in Ann Arbor | Dug Song, Jon OberheideIn this episode, Turner Novak dives deep into the journey of Duo Security, a notable player in the cybersecurity industry, co-founded by Dug Song and Jon Oberheide.5 Feb 2026 · 2 h 9 min · 58 chapters
Building Real-Time Data Streaming for AI | Jacqueline Cheong, Co-founder and CEO of ArtieBuilding Real-Time Data Streaming for AI28 Jan 2026 · 1 h 27 min · 37 chapters
The State of AI: Rise of Reasoning, Surge in Chinese Open Source, Sovereign AI , How to Invest in AI Today | Nathan Benaich, Air Street CapitalIn this episode of *The Peel*, host Turner Novak speaks with Nathan Benaich, founder of Air Street Capital and author of the *State of AI* report.22 Jan 2026 · 2 h 23 min · 58 chapters
Building the $3B API That Didn’t Exist, Europe’s Regulation Problem | Marcelo Lebre, Co-founder of RemoteMarcelo Lebre, co-founder/president of Remote, explains why global payroll and international employment are so hard, how Remote built a “$3B API” for global payroll that didn’t exist, and how…15 Jan 2026 · 1 h 52 min · 37 chapters
Kevin Hartz | Backing Teen Founders, Lessons from the PayPal MafiaKevin Hartz (Astar, Eventbrite, Zoom, Sauron) discusses how tech and venture changed since the late 1990s, why he calls AI “the mother of all bubbles” while arguing we’re still early, and what AI…8 Jan 2026 · 1 h 28 min · 39 chapters
Inside the All-In Podcast: Lessons from Elon, Trump, Oprah, Travis Kalanick, Investing in 100+ Startups per Year with Jason CalacanisJason Calacanis discusses the origins and format of All-In (and The All-In Podcast’s role in media/investing discourse), how he chooses interview questions by listening for follow-ups, and his…18 Dec 2025 · 1 h 43 min · 50 chapters
Why the Future of Software is AI and Human Collaboration | Steven Fabre, Co-founder and CEO, LiveblocksLiveblocks’ view of “AI-native” software: AI should be integrated into existing collaboration workflows (comments, notifications, real-time editing) rather than bolted on as a separate chatbot.11 Dec 2025 · 1 h 37 min · 36 chapters
Building Flex, the AI Private Bank with CEO Zaid RahmanFlex is an AI-native private bank for high-net-worth middle-market business owners, focused on “revenue to lifestyle” financial management and working-capital products.4 Dec 2025 · 2 h 32 min · 61 chapters
Inside Eight Sleep | Using AI to Sleep Better | CEO Matteo FranceschettiMatteo Franceschetti, co-founder/CEO of 8Sleep, explains how its AI-driven “sleep butler” cover improves sleep via continuous temperature control, routine guidance, and cloud-based biometrics.25 Nov 2025 · 53 min · 27 chapters
Inside the New Superhuman: $700M ARR, 40M Daily Users with Rahul VohraRahul Vohra discusses the July 1 acquisition of Superhuman by Grammarly (announced July 1; rebrand announced “last week”), and how the combined company is building an “AI-native productivity suite of…20 Nov 2025 · 1 h 40 min · 37 chapters
Inside Stripe: Stablecoins, AI, and (not) Going Public | Will Gaybrick, President of Technology and Business at StripeStripe’s strategy for stablecoins and crypto, AI-driven commerce and payments, internal product building, reliability/risk at massive scale, and why Stripe is modular rather than “all-in-one.”13 Nov 2025 · 1 h 36 min · 46 chapters
Roger Ehrenberg | Investing in Sports, 10x Funds, Traits of Top Founders, Current Seed Stage Market, Investing in DetroitRoger Ehrenberg discusses why he’s excited about pre-seed/seed investing now, his shift from tech VC to sports/media/entertainment tech, and how sports franchise ownership informs his venture theses.6 Nov 2025 · 1 h 31 min · 31 chapters
Why AI Coding Will Never be 100% Autonomous, How Engineering Teams Are Actually Adopting AI, Inside the 996 Discourse, How to do Creative Marketing | Daksh Gupta, Co-founder and CEO of GreptileGreptile’s AI code-review product and why “AI coding” won’t become fully autonomous; how engineering teams are adopting coding agents (Cursor/Cloud Code/Copilot); how AI review should be centralized…31 Oct 2025 · 1 h 55 min · 45 chapters
Inside Reducto: YC to Series B in 18 Months, From Pivot to Fortune 10 Customers, Lessons in Founder-Led Sales | Adit Abraham, Co-founder and CEO of ReductoReducto’s journey building “agentic OCR”/document-to-data infrastructure—how it grew from YC to Series B in 18 months, landed Fortune 10 customers as a two-person team, and scaled founder-led sales…23 Oct 2025 · 1 h 19 min · 34 chapters