The Peel with Turner Novak

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Why a Chemist Left $7B to Bet on Physical AI Before Everyone Else | Bilal Zuberi, Red Glass Ventures

October 08, 2026

Bilal Zuberi spent 18 years investing hard tech, most of it as a GP at Lux ($7B AUM), before starting @RedGlassVC in 2025 to bet on AI that touches the physical world.Bilal was making defense tech investments 15 years ago, and he led the Series A in Applied Intuition, now a $15 billion company.We hung out for a few hours and he shared everything he's learned investing in hardware, why hardware is still hard, why the deployment layer is the most attractive area of physical AI, taking a 90%...

From Nearly Bankrupt to $5B+ Revenue, with Ring Founder Jamie Siminoff

October 01, 2026

Jamie Siminoff built the first WiFi video doorbell in his garage, got rejected on Shark Tank, and nearly went bankrupt "at least four times" while growing Ring into one of the largest consumer hardware businesses in the world.We talk about the $1.15B sale to Amazon, coming back to lead Ring after leaving post-exit, and what he learned having a fresh set of eyes on the business.We also get into the near death stories, like Christmas the company almost died from $1M of bricked doorbel...

How Gusto Built a $9.5B Company with Co-founder Tomer London

September 24, 2026

Tomer London is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Gusto.We go deep on how Gusto builds product, from obsessing over customers to shipping Gusto Cofounder with AI in eight weeks. We also get into what AI is doing to small businesses, surviving COVID, the manual world of payroll before software, what his dad's 40-year clothing store taught him, starting Gusto out of YC, and how Gusto thinks about making acquisitions now that it’s crossed $1B ARR.Thanks to this episode's sponso...

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Who is an ideal guest for The Peel with Turner Novak?

The Peel with Turner Novak typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Founders and CEOs of venture-backed technology companies, senior venture capital investors, and experienced technology operators with distinctive company-building or market expertise. Common among recent guests: Founded or led a venture-backed technology company; Built or scaled software, infrastructure, healthcare technology, blockchain, or AI businesses; Held a senior investment role at a recognized venture capital firm. Recent guests include Shensi Ding, Navin Chaddha, and Alamin Uddin.

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High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

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