Most Startups Get This Wrong: Growth Vs Scale | Neda Sahebelm - Keshty
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Most Startups Get This Wrong: Growth Vs Scale | Neda Sahebelm - Keshty

What does it really takes to SCALE (not just grow...)?

Neda Sahebelm was an early joiner at Multiverse, achieving 98% retention and 50% diversity in her teams, whilst delivering multiple £20M quarters.

Growth is doing more with more.

Scale is doing more with less.

In this episode she reveals the system that transforms chaos into high-performing teams.

🧠 What You'll Learn

▪️ Growth vs Scale: The difference between success and chaos

▪️ "Operation Thrive": How to flip a toxic team culture in 6 months

▪️ The hiring system that achieved 98% retention and radical diversity

▪️ The 3-pillar framework: Org Design, Recruitment, and Retention done right

▪️ How to fire people gracefully (and why most leaders get this catastrophically wrong)

📖 Chapters

00:00 - Intro

06:14 - Growth vs Scale: Why Most Founders Get This Wrong

10:11 - The "Operational Efficiency" Myth.

16:32 - The SVB Crash Aftermath: Market Shifts and Human Costs

24:35 - Start with Product (Not People or Process)

30:34 - The Org Design Crisis: Why Founders Hire Wrong

38:14 - Building Scalable Hiring Systems: The 55-Person Quarter

46:04 - The Diversity Masterclass: 98% Retention Secrets

58:11 - "Operation Thrive": Turning -5 NPS Into +68

1:08:00 - The "Train Analogy": Managing Exits with Grace

1:16:23 - "Don't Bring Your Whole Self to Work" - The Leadership Reality

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