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Episode 0 · Pre-beta
Episode 0: The idea, before the guests
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This is an early listen generated from the show concept, not a founder interview. Nobody is a guest on this one. It is a pre-beta conversation about what First Failed Business is for, so the idea can be heard before the first founder sits down.
The show celebrates the crucial, often painful, lessons in a first venture that didn't make it, and it insists on a positive, shame-free room. Failure is treated as fuel: useful, talkable, and not a stain.
When guest episodes begin, they will run about 30–45 minutes and follow a steady arc. This episode does not walk a founder's story through that arc. It sketches the arc so you know what is coming:
- Intro
- The genesis, why the venture started
- The journey and the cracks
- The failure point
- Lessons learned, the core of the show
- The aftermath
- A key takeaway
- Outro
It is for aspiring founders, early-stage founders, and anyone who has stalled. Benjamin Kleman hosts.
Guest episodes are coming. This page will stay up as the before-picture: the idea, on its own, before the conversations.