The Peel with Turner Novak

Turner Novak

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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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Publishes	Weekly	Episodes	138	Founded	3 years ago
Number of Listeners		Category	Technology

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The $5B Venture Growth Buyout Playbook | Alex Israel, Metropolis

Alex Israel is the Co-founder and CEO of Metropolis.He unpacks the unique strategy they used as a tech startup to rollup parking lots and become the largest parking operator in the world.Thank you to Will Quist, Yoni Rechtman, Adam Bain, and Jamie Si... more

24 Apr 2026 • 1 hr 29 min

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How Agentic AI is Reshaping Science, Education, and the Economy | Karthik Duraisamy at the University of Michigan

Karthik Duraisamy is a professor at the University of Michigan.

He is co-leading U of M's newly created Institute of Agentic Computing, the first of its kind. The institute will serve researchers and developers building agentic AI infrastructure to ... more

17 Apr 2026 • 1 hr 48 min

How US Healthcare Actually Works, the WWII Tax Loophole that Broke it Forever, and How AI Can Fix it | Nikhil Krishnan, Out of Pocket

Nikhil Krishnan is the Founder of Out of Pocket, a media company that makes understanding healthcare more entertaining and accessible.

We spend 100 minutes talking about how the US healthcare system actually works, how World War II changed it foreve... more

9 Apr 2026 • 1 hr 45 min

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Sophia Amoruso on Bootstrapping Nasty Gal to $120M Revenue, Turning Down $400M, Declaring Bankruptcy, Public Failure, Starting Trust Fund to Back Other Founders

Sophia Amoruso is the Founder of Nasty Gal and Trust Fund, an early stage venture capital firm.

We talk through her journey of starting Nasty Gal as an Ebay store in 2006 to sell vintage clothing, bootstrapping it to $28 million in revenue, raising ... more

2 Apr 2026 • 1 hr 31 min

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Recent Guests

Alex Israel

Founder/CEO of Metropolis

Metropolis

Episode: The $5B Venture Growth Buyout Playbook | Alex Israel, Metropolis

Karthik Duraisamy

Professor at University of Michigan and director of Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering (MICTE)

University of Michigan

Episode: How Agentic AI is Reshaping Science, Education, and the Economy | Karthik Duraisamy at the University of Michigan

Nikhil Krishnan

Founder of Out of Pocket; healthcare educator and commentator

Out of Pocket

Episode: How US Healthcare Actually Works, the WWII Tax Loophole that Broke it Forever, and How AI Can Fix it | Nikhil Krishnan, Out of Pocket

Sophia Amoruso

Founder and investor, founder of Nasty Gal and author of Girlboss

Nasty Gal / Trust Fund

Episode: Sophia Amoruso on Bootstrapping Nasty Gal to $120M Revenue, Turning Down $400M, Declaring Bankruptcy, Public Failure, Starting Trust Fund to Back Other Founders

Mike Smith

Co-founder of Footwork

Footwork

Episode: Footwork’s Secret Sauce | Mike Smith and Nikhil Basu Trivedi

Nikhil Basu Trivedi

Co-founder of Footwork

Footwork

Episode: Footwork’s Secret Sauce | Mike Smith and Nikhil Basu Trivedi

Scott Stevenson

Founder and CEO of Spellbook

Spellbook

Episode: Inside Canada’s Fastest Growing AI Company | Spellbook, Scott Stevenson

Chetan Puttagunta

Partner at Benchmark

Benchmark

Episode: Benchmark’s Chetan Puttagunta on the Past, Present, & Future of Software

Miranda Nover

Co-founder and CEO of Fort Health

Fort Health

Episode: Building the Wearable That Gets You Stronger | Miranda Nover, Co-founder of Fort Health

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 39 ratings

Great podcast, guests, and host!
Have been a big fan of Turner’s for many years so I was excited to hear about his podcast! Been loving the episodes and amazing guests so far - from the big names like Keith Rabois to the more under the radar operators.
I really enjoyed the episode with Jonathon Barkl, the Co-founder and CEO of AirGarage, and learning about their quick series A. Highly recommend it!
Apple Podcasts
5
Harry Campbell
United States2 years ago
Fantastic podcast
I have no way to prove this, but if I had to guess, Turner does more research on his guests than 99.9% of podcast hosts out there. He’s not afraid to get into the nitty gritty so listeners can learn something new. Highly recommend this show.
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5
Sara Plat
United States2 years ago
Awesome interviews with amazing questions
Really respect the questions and through research Turner does. Thanks for an interesting podcast with Ridge Wallets
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5
YogaNidra Convert
Australia3 years ago
Not Journalism
The host really let’s the guests run wild. Wish he took more control of the interviews and could demonstrate a perspective.
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1
Jared23456
United States3 years ago
Love this podcast!
This podcast is to-the-point and features unique and interesting guests. I appreciate how Turner facilitates conversations and really lets the guests get into their stories. As a founder, this has been one of the most helpful podcasts, and it’s just getting started.
Apple Podcasts
5
Vrzellmer
United States3 years ago

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A minority feel the host allows guests too much freedom, preferring a more controlled interview pace.

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Overall, the show is regarded as a must-listen for startup founders and investors seeking actionable insights and credible industry context.

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Listeners like the consistent focus on practical startup growth and behind-the-scenes strategies.

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Apple Podcasts	#145	India/Technology
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The $5B Venture Growth Buyout Playbook | Alex Israel, Metropolis

Q: What is the durable revenue opportunity behind this growth buyout approach?

Durable revenue comes from deploying technology that creates ongoing relationships and expands the product across multiple verticals, generating incremental revenue from customers rather than relying solely on cost savings. The idea is to build a platform that delivers value to partners and customers through expanded use cases, which leads to broader adoption and higher gross margins over time.

Inside Canada’s Fastest Growing AI Company | Spellbook, Scott Stevenson

Q: How did Spellbook approach funding and growth once PMF was achieved?

PMF was validated by a rapid spike in signups and revenue, prompting a fast Series B. The founder highlights using transparent growth metrics to raise efficiently, traveling to meet many investors in person, and leveraging a viral growth story from a powerful ARR chart to accelerate funding and board support.

Inside Canada’s Fastest Growing AI Company | Spellbook, Scott Stevenson

Q: Why did Spellbook pursue a bottom-up, end-user adoption model rather than a top-down enterprise rollout?

Because the end users—the lawyers and contract managers—are the ones who actually produce and approve contracts. A bottoms-up approach yields stronger product-market fit, higher retention, and faster expansion, while avoiding misaligned incentives typical of large firm committees. This approach also enabled rapid, iterative learning through landing pages and real-world usage.

Inside Canada’s Fastest Growing AI Company | Spellbook, Scott Stevenson

Q: What is Spellbook, and how does it actually work in practice for lawyers?

Spellbook sits on top of Microsoft Word and acts like an intelligent drafting assistant, offering contract review, risk identification, and auto-generated edits while preserving the lawyer's control. It also includes a separate 'Spellbook Associate' for multi-document tasks and a data-driven market comparison interface, all designed to fit naturally into a lawyer's existing workflow.

Benchmark’s Chetan Puttagunta on the Past, Present, & Future of Software

Q: What was the story behind Manus?

Manus started as a consumer AI agent product that demonstrated a breakthrough in breaking tasks into numerous sub-components and using many models in parallel, allowing it to outperform prior AI chat solutions and win rapid beta traction, including a viral moment in Japan that spurred in-person meetings and a strong founder-investor relationship.

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The show delivers deep, candid conversations with founders, investors, and operators shaping technology and startup ecosystems. Episodes frequently explore AI, SaaS, cloud migrations, global growth, and the strategic bets behind unicorns and breakout startups, often interweaving practical playbooks, fundraising insights, and reflections on market dynamics. A notable edge is the host's venture-capital background, which informs probing questions about portfolio strategy, competitive positioning, and the evolution of software businesses, making it valuable for listeners seeking actionable takeaways and a window into how industry leaders think.

What stands out is a consistent focus on real-world growth stories, operational challenges, and stra... more

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Recent guests on The Peel with Turner Novak include:

1. Alex Israel
2. Karthik Duraisamy
3. Nikhil Krishnan
4. Sophia Amoruso
5. Mike Smith
6. Nikhil Basu Trivedi
7. Scott Stevenson
8. Chetan Puttagunta

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