The importance of shared purpose and overcoming crises together #motivation #leadership

Added: 2026-05-26

[00:00:00]But it's not enough to have that purpose yourself.

[00:00:03]You also have to create a sense of purpose for others.

[00:00:07]And I found that out the hard way.

[00:00:10]You see, my hope was never to build [music] a company.

[00:00:13]I wanted to have an impact. And as all these people started [music] joining us, I just assumed that that's what they wanted to do, too. So, I never took the time to explain what it was that I hoped we'd build.

[00:00:26]A couple years in, some big companies wanted to buy us.

[00:00:30]I didn't want to sell.

[00:00:31]I wanted to see if we could connect more people.

[00:00:34]And we were building the first [music] version of newsfeed at the time, and I thought, if we could just launch this, it could change how we all learn about the world.

[00:00:43]Nearly everyone else wanted to sell.

[00:00:47]Without a sense [music] of higher purpose, this was their startup dream come true, and it tore our company [music] apart.