Turner Novak, founder of Banana Capital, talks VC investing and the power of meme accounts

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Turner Novak is a former banker turned Twitter / meme influencer with 170K followers, and has built that account into an empire with newsletter, podcast, and early stage investment fund Banana Capital. Through the fund Turner has made 50+ investments, including companies like BrowseAI, BinStar and Chaingaurd. During our conversation Turner explains the meaning behind the Banana Capital name, how a single Twitter account was the jumping off point for all of his businesses, and where he thinks we are in the investment cycle. 

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Connect with James and Daniel!

  • LinkedIn:
    • James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesborow/ 
    • Daniel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieldruger/ 
  • Twitter: 
    • James: https://twitter.com/jamesborow 
    • Daniel: https://twitter.com/ddruger

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