The Peel with Turner Novak

Lisa Wehden, Founder of Plymouth, talks about the O1A visa for talented individuals, the challenges of US immigration, and her unique journey. She discusses raising grant money, breaking into Silicon Valley, and the importance of talent in AI development.

Melissa Cash, Co-founder of Pok Pok, discusses creating non-addictive kids' apps, pricing strategies, waiting to launch on Android, and lessons learned from working at Disney. She shares advice on starting a company, fundraising tactics, building a network, and meeting people at events.

Founder Ed Sim discusses inception stage investing, themes boldstart invests in, the 5 P’s of early stage investing, importance of board members, fundraising challenges, building customer relationships, and the evolution of boldstart ventures from $1M to $850M AUM.

Nilam Ganenthiran, ex-Instacart Chief Business Officer shares insights on scaling Instacart to $10B, signing top grocers, customer research strategies, and launching Instacart's ad network. He discusses board responsibilities, navigating financial challenges, and optimism about generative AI. Engaging tales include cold calling Wegman's and catching an Uber in suits on the highway.

Ankur Goyal, CEO of Braintrust, discusses the importance of LLM evals, having two AI roadmaps, and the impact of AI on software development. Topics include AI advancements, tool calling, and advice for young software engineers. Goyal shares insights on selecting AI models, staying updated on AI developments, and the significance of purpose in career growth.

Alan Feld, Founder of Vintage Investment Partners, discusses the value of VC funds, importance of differentiation, and lessons from 21 years of investing. Topics include fund size impact on returns, buying secondaries, successful entrepreneurs' traits, and advice for raising a VC fund.

Anu Sharma, CEO of Millie, discusses reinventing maternal healthcare including bundled payments for personalized care, challenges in US maternity care, the importance of scale in healthcare, unique aspects of Millie, fundraising strategies, and the future of in-person, hybrid, and virtual healthcare.

Aaron Levie, CEO of Box, discusses the AI impact on businesses, the $1 trillion AI opportunity, early Box days with high school friends, challenges of Box's IPO, and fending off activist investors during COVID. Insightful debate on founders engaging with associates at VC firms.

Elad Gil, founder of Color Genomics and early investor in Airbnb and Stripe, discusses education, AI trends, biotech, and startup advice. Topics include the underhyped nature of AI, evolving Google's business model, and transitioning products into distribution companies.

Celine Halioua, CEO of Loyal, discusses developing longevity drugs for dogs and potentially humans. Topics include FDA approval process, differences between biotech and software startups, mistakes as a founder, growth rate in hiring, and starting with dogs for drug development.