new drops weekly ★ flops, pivots, glow-ups ★ founder stories, minus the PR ★ watch on YouTube ★ listen on any podcast platform ★ brands welcome ★ see you at Fayl Tales LIVE ★ new drops weekly ★ flops, pivots, glow-ups ★ founder stories, minus the PR ★ watch on YouTube ★ listen on any podcast platform ★ brands welcome ★ see you at Fayl Tales LIVE ★
The Podcast

Founder stories from the trenches

90% of startups don't make it... but nobody wants to say that out loud. Each week, Loveth gets founders to spill on the mistakes, the money lost, and the moments that nearly ended everything. No highlight reels. Just the real stuff.

Failure is the best teacher Every flop has a lesson No fluff, just real talk The stories founders hide 90% of startups fail Let's talk about it Failure is the best teacher Every flop has a lesson No fluff, just real talk The stories founders hide 90% of startups fail Let's talk about it

The stories founders don't usually tell. Unfiltered, unscripted, unforgettable.

Fresh eps drop every Tuesday 🎙️

MAR 3, 2026 · 17 MIN
The Startup Advice That's Leading You Astray
with Loveth (Solo Episode)
Solo ep unpacking 6 pieces of startup advice that sound great on LinkedIn but actually mess people up. Move fast and break things? Your MVP should embarrass you? Hustle culture? Let's talk about it.
SoloStartup AdviceMyths
FEB 24, 2026 · 16 MIN
I've Never Talked About My Own Failures. Until Now.
with Loveth (Solo Episode)
No guest. Just Loveth opening up about a sports recovery product that died because she trusted without a contract, plus a recap of the sold-out Sydney live event at Canva.
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FEB 16, 2026 · 56 MIN
"We Convinced Ourselves the Problem Was Real"
with Alex Melocco
Alex ditched law and software engineering for startups. A tutoring marketplace that flopped, a calendar app nobody would pay for, and now Mira... validated with a brochure, three promises, and a Stripe link.
SaaSValidationCareer Switch
FEB 9, 2026 · 33 MIN
Would You Still Build This If It Took 10 Years?
with Riana Shah
She co-founded an AI drowning detection startup in second year uni... then made the tough call to shut it down. When do you push through and when do you walk away?
AIShutdownHealthtech
FEB 2, 2026 · 36 MIN
Why Group Trips Never Happen
with Jay Raval
Jay left a stable consulting career to build Troopa, an AI travel planning tool. We talk imposter syndrome, expensive APIs, and being told by a VC not to raise money.
AITravelCareer Switch
JAN 27, 2026 · 59 MIN
Why Great Startups Still Fail: Timing, Trust & Doing Things 'Properly'
with Alan Jones
Angel investor and ex-founder Alan Jones on why timing quietly kills more startups than bad products, and what he looks for when backing early-stage founders.
InvestingTimingMentorship
90%
of startups fail
0%
talk about it honestly
Until now.

Meet Loveth, your host

I'm Loveth Ochayi, and I created Fayl Tales because I believe the stories founders hide are the ones worth hearing most.

Behind every startup success story is a trail of mistakes, pivots, broken plans and brilliant comebacks. Each week, I sit down with entrepreneurs, founders, investors and early employees to share the real side of building something new.

The raw, funny and honest moments most business stories leave out. So you can learn faster, fail smarter, and feel less alone on your journey. Because failure isn't the end, it's part of the story.

Loveth Ochayi

Where founder stories hit different... in person.

Melbourne · Stone & Chalk · Feb 27, 2026
Melbourne event group photo with speakers and Loveth
Melbourne event networking
Audience member asking a question
Networking over drinks at Melbourne event
Sydney · Canva HQ · Jan 16, 2026
Stage setup at Canva Sydney
Live panel discussion
Founders sharing stories on stage
Networking after the panel

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