The Founder’s First Draft

Nicholas Dorvault
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How to start a business while working a full-time job, told honestly by the founders who actually did it. Host Nick Dorvault spent 20 years as a firefighter paramedic and now works in a cardiac cath lab, all while building his own first business on the side. Every Thursday he sits down with a founder who started from nothing and asks the real questions: how it actually began, what went wrong, and where the shortcuts lie to you. No gurus. No overnight-success myths. Just one honest conversation, and one real lesson, at a time.

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  1. Season 1, Episode 1 Trailer

    Welcome to The Founder's First Draft

    I'm Nick, a former firefighter paramedic now working in a cardiac cath lab, and I've always wanted to start a business but never took the first step. This show is that journey. Each week, I sit down with real founders to hear their honest start, including the parts most interviews leave out, and I ask how AI actually helped them, or got in the way. I'm not an expert, I'm just a regular person figuring it out in real time. From idea to founder, one honest conversation at a time.

    Welcome to The Founder's First Draft

  2. Trailer

    Welcome to The Founder’s First Draft

    Have you ever wanted to start a business but had no idea what to do first? I’m Nicholas Dorvault, and I’m figuring it out too. The Founder’s First Draft brings honest conversations with founders and experts about how businesses really begin, the mistakes and risks along the way, and how AI can help us start and build more effectively while keeping human judgment at the center.

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How to start a business while working a full-time job, told honestly by the founders who actually did it. Host Nick Dorvault spent 20 years as a firefighter paramedic and now works in a cardiac cath lab, all while building his own first business on the side. Every Thursday he sits down with a founder who started from nothing and asks the real questions: how it actually began, what went wrong, and where the shortcuts lie to you. No gurus. No overnight-success myths. Just one honest conversation, and one real lesson, at a time.

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