Scaling in the Real World
Details
Important: This event will happen in real life in Copenhagen.
Venue: H9 at Halmtorvet 9.
Scaling in the Real World
What the Playbooks Don’t Tell You
Real stories, messy trade-offs, and scaling lessons you won’t find in a framework.
Most talks about scaling sound the same: clean diagrams, neat playbooks, and tidy case studies. This meetup is about everything that doesn’t fit on the slide. We’ll hear from product leaders who have scaled teams, products, and customers in the real world—with all the chaos, contradictions, and uncomfortable decisions that come with it.
Expect candid stories about what actually broke as things grew: processes that didn’t survive contact with reality, “best practices” that backfired, and the trade-offs they’d make differently today. You’ll walk away with concrete, experience-based tactics you can apply in your own company right now:
- How scaling really feels from the inside (not just in diagrams)
- What to do when bigger customers and bigger teams pull you in different directions
- How to choose which fires to fight, and which chaos you can live with
- Where popular scaling advice misleads—and how to adapt it to your context
Come if you’re in the middle of scaling, about to hit that stage, or just tired of polished stories that skip the hard parts.
We will have two exciting speakers lined up, each offering a unique perspective on scaling products teams and surviving it. Speakers are:
- Morten Lundsby Jensen – This Is Fine: Scaling through new stages of chaos
Morten’s experience at Zendesk, Google, and major silicon valley companies – and now in Denmark working for Syndicate – has given him a front-row seat to the chaos behind scaling. Morten will unpack the gap between theory and reality, and talk about what really happens when growth leads to bigger customers, larger teams, and brand new problems. - Second speaker is to be found.
Who should we talk to? Let us know!
Whether you’re a seasoned leader or a team member navigating high-speed product environments, this event will offer grounded, real-world insights into what it takes to succeed under pressure.
Join us at Product Loop for an evening of honest talks, practical takeaways, and good conversations with fellow product and design professionals.
The event is powered by Learning Loop.
Sponsored by syndicate.dk – the only real product coaching company.
AGENDA:
- Intro (and who’s participating)
- Morten Lundsby Jensen – This Is Fine: Scaling through new stages of chaos
- Beer break
- Second speaker
- More Networking
- Thanks for tonight
Keywords: leadership, scaling, delivery focus, strategy shift, team alignment, sustainable pace, resilience, team topologies, product operating model, productivity, team collaboration, rapid prototyping, venture studios