Built in Person: How Great Companies Scale IRL

The best companies aren’t built entirely behind a screen. Join us for an evening bringing together founders, operators, and real estate professionals to talk about what it actually takes to scale a company in the physical world — from building culture and teams in person to finding the right office and planning for long-term growth. We’ll start with drinks and networking, followed by a short founder-focused conversation featuring perspectives on: Why in-person matters: How companies are using physical spaces to strengthen culture, accelerate iteration, and build better teams Scaling IRL: Lessons from founders who have grown teams, offices, and real-world operations across multiple markets Finding the right space: CBRE on navigating leases, subleases, flex space, and choosing an office you can grow into — not immediately grow out of The unfiltered founder perspective: Apprenticeship, speed of iteration, culture debt, and the things that are sometimes unfashionable to say out loud…