Banana Capital
Founder, Founder
Started a startup that invests in other startups
Turner Novak
Banana Capital
Banana Capital
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Experience
Gelt VC
Founder, General Partner
Invested in startups
Van Andel Institute
Investment Analyst
Helped invest a $1.6 billion endowment portfolio
TDN Capital
Founder
Invested in some real estate, sold it to quit my job and make the jump into VC.
Mercantile Bank of Michigan
Credit Analyst
Made more spreadsheets, wrote about what was in the spreadsheets
Blackford Capital
Analyst Intern
Made spreadsheets, cold called investment bankers who didn't want to talk to me
Perrigo
Risk Management Intern
Learned about corporate insurance. Promoted to Head Intern and led weekly restock of paper for the printer in the C-Suite.
Financial Reporting Intern
Learned about corporate accounting
Amway
Business Planning & Finance Intern
Learned about corporate finance
A.G. Tidswell CPA P.C.
Tax Intern
Learned about taxes
Universal Traffic Service
Freight Tracking Intern
Learned about shipping freight
Staffing
Human Resources Intern
Hired people to work in the factory below
Amstore
Furniture Assembly
First job, worked in a factory building shelves for Sears and JCPenney stores
Founder
Employee
Education
Q&A
What's your favorite non-business book?
I read Collapse by Jared Diamond ten years ago in college. It shaped how I think about the world.
If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?
Running a high-end airbnb + plant-based restaurant with my wife.