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People Leader Accelerator Podcast

People Leader Accelerator Podcast

Episode 51: Scaling with Purposeful Urgency - with Matt Hoffman from M13

Sep 15, 2026 · 46m

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About this episode

How can an early-stage company move at exceptional speed without creating the organisational problems that later slow it down? Matt Hoffman, Partner & Head of Talent at M13, joins Andrew and Jess to explore the leadership and people decisions that help companies scale with focus, adaptability and the right level of structure. The central tension is not structure versus freedom. Early-stage organisations need enough discipline to support fair decisions, effective execution and sustainable growth, without importing heavyweight processes designed for mature businesses. Matt brings an investor and operator perspective to finding that balance as the company, leadership team, and nature of work…