Modal culture lesson: grow people 4-5x a year instead of hiring to scale
charles_irl · x · 2026-10-15
A departing Modal engineer reflects on 4.5 years there — from two desks in a shared WeWork to a new SF office with hundreds of desks. Her takeaway: hiring to grow 2x a year damages culture; beyond that, you scale by growing people — finding high-potential hires and developing them 4-5x per year, so the company grows faster than hiring alone allows.
Colleagues shared farewells, calling Modal's community the tightest they've known.
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