The Tea On Hiring for Scale (One Beer at a Time 🍻)
​Welcome to The Tea On: a series of tactical lessons from founders and leaders who've faced scale-up challenges.
​The Tea On Hiring for Scale (One Beer at a Time 🍻)
​Hiring is where scale-ups accidentally break culture, slow down execution, and create management debt.
​This January, we're delighted to host Sofia Matos, People & Culture Director at Infraspeak, to get the tea on how they scaled headcount without losing the way they work (including the decisions they made, the mistakes they’d avoid today, and what “good” looks like when hiring volume explodes).
​Infraspeak is known for its mantra "Growing one beer at a time", a simple idea that symbolises their #WorkAsOne culture: small, consistent team wins that compound into real scale — such as being named one of Portugal's fastest-growing tech companies by Deloitte.
​Learn How They Did It:
​Sofia will focus on the practical realities of building a team that can handle hyper-growth. This session promises three tangible, implementable learnings you can integrate into your own company's hiring process today:
​Culture Fit vs. Culture Add: how they interview for values and potential so every hire strengthens the culture (not just “matches” it)
​Scaling the interview process: maintaining a high-quality candidate experience when the volume explodes
​Hiring for ambiguity: spotting candidates who thrive in fast-changing orgs and imperfect systems
​Join us to understand what's behind scaling a team that’s built to win. And bring your own hiring challenges for Sofia!
​Event Details
​Format: Talk (25-30 min) → Q&A (10–15 min) → quick networking
​Free event. RSVP required (limited seats).
​You’re in: F2 Scale-Up Seasons → People Season (Jan–Mar)
​This is part of Founders Founders' year-long events roadmap for scale-ups: People → Product → Revenue → Markets.
​The Tea On (free · 45 min) = tactical lessons → #HowTheyDidIt
​MasterBuild (paid · 4h) = hands-on workshop → #HowYoullDoIt (announced soon)