Steven Murray

⚡️ Startup Founder | Strategist | People-led operator
📈 Building from zero: teams, traction & trust
🧠 Breaking founder myths and startup lies

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Webvan
Dot-com darling. Online grocery before its time.
Expanded too fast without model validation = 2001 bankruptcy.
Momentum ≠ speed

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🚫 Startups don’t always fail from bad ideas — they often die from lost momentum.
Here are 6 real-world examples where promising startups collapsed with lost moment
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Ecomom
Eco-friendly e-commerce platform.
Collapsed in 2013 after mismanagement + deep discounting.
Even good causes can fail without sustainable operations.

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Save passion for team talks and late nights — don’t rely on it to power the engine.

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🚫 Myth: Passion is the fuel that drives successful startups.
✅ Reality: Momentum is the real fuel

Most ideas don’t start with passion. They start with enthusiasm — a moment of excitement, curiosity, or frustration that sparks action.

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Most startups don’t fail because they lacked passion — they fail because they couldn’t turn enthusiasm into momentum. Or they lost it in a critical area: cash, market traction, execution.

💡 Focus on building momentum early.

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Handling tough employees. Change your perspectives.
https://t.co/xb4HB5crko via @YouTube

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@garethEmartin @ChefGruel So beautiful-

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@Writelinker Empty my brain and then post on X. I prefer the prove fool method than the full proof one. 🤣

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4. Be accountable when you mess up. It’s the best way to win people over and show them mistakes are ok, but what you do after them is what matters.

#BEAR #culturetransformation #leadership

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The Bear. It’s hilarious but also a massive anxiety generator

watch this to figure out how to win over a disconnected team.

Some takeaways

1. People don’t want to change the way they do things. It takes patience and investment in them to help them see the vision and purpose.

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2. When someone doesn’t fit but you see their potential, make sure you have them doing the right thing.

3. Create opportunities and platforms for the fast developing talent with communication, trust and guidance. Then get out of their way and let them go.

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2. Be authentic and yourself, even when everyone expects something else.

3. Be a goldfish. Don’t dwell on the failures, when you’re done moaning and being angry forget and move on.

4. Trust the team. When the coaching and training is done. It’s up to them.

#TedLasso #Lead

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If you’re looking for a great series about leadership I recommend Ted Lasso.

Not only is it feel good funny , it has some great leadership lessons.

Here are four that come to mind.

1. Pay more attention to building great relationships than the details of winning.

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The setup defines the execution. The more you practice, the faster the setup.

Spend time developing the skills for great setups and amazing people with “agile” execution.