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

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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 ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

FEB 3, 2026 ยท 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.
AI / TravelCareer Switch
JAN 27, 2026 ยท 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
JAN 19, 2026 ยท 56 MIN
Why Giving at Checkout Feels Awkward
with Tim Millbank
Founder of Change for Change, a fintech-for-good platform turning everyday spending into micro-donations. Tim shares why building charity tech in Australia is harder than it looks.
FintechSocial ImpactBootstrapped
JAN 12, 2026 ยท 57 MIN
Built & Raised $180M for V2 Food, Now Making Algae as Cheap as Oil
with Nick Hazell
From scaling Australia's plant-based protein leader to betting on algae biomanufacturing. Nick shares the missteps, the China expansion during COVID, and why climate tech needs to make financial sense.
Climate TechScale-Up$180M Raised
JAN 5, 2026 ยท 38 MIN
Move With the Fear: Building Climate Tech
with Roxane Bandini-Maeder
CEO of Geoneon, using geo-intelligence to help governments prepare for natural disasters. Roxane shares bootstrapping climate tech, balancing scientific integrity with startup speed, and moving forward when failure feels close.
Climate TechBootstrappedImpact
DEC 30, 2025 ยท 24 MIN
Behind the Mic: What I've Learned Interviewing Founders
with Loveth (Solo Episode)
The first solo ep. After interviewing founders across four cities, Loveth unpacks the truths founders whisper privately, the lessons they wish they'd learned earlier, and the behind-the-scenes of building Fayl Tales.
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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

We bring the stories off the mic and into the room. Come hang, learn, and connect.

pics from our last event > vibes were immaculate
Fayl Tales Live venue setup at Canva Sydney

The stage before showtime

16 January 2026 ยท Canva, Sydney
Fayl Tales Live panel discussion

What Almost Broke Me: Live Panel

16 January 2026 ยท Canva, Sydney
Panel discussion close-up

Founders sharing their stories on stage

16 January 2026 ยท Canva, Sydney
Networking at Fayl Tales Live

Networking & good vibes after the panel

16 January 2026 ยท Canva, Sydney

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Want Loveth to speak or host on your stage? Keynotes, panels, MC/moderating. Real talk on startups, resilience, building through chaos, and the lessons you only get the hard way. Tell us your event and we'll make it a moment.

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