Toby O’Rourke, CTO at FundApps, joins us to discuss his experience in scaling software teams in a short period of time.Toby is the Chief Technology Officer at FundApps, a software company providing automated compliance monitoring services to some of the world’s largest asset managers, hedge funds, and investment banks. With over 15 years of experience in software engineering, Toby has led agile teams and most recently designed consumer-facing, high-volume, transactional systems for the online cash gaming industry.What does scaling a business mean?Scaling happens across different intervals. You might be scaling your team's size or the number of services you offer. You might also be scaling your number of customers, which would require you to scale your teams in order to meet the demand.If not done right, scaling can cause more harm than good. Without proper strategies and communication, many companies lose their culture as well as their team’s trust. In this episode, we look into ways to avoid such setbacks, and answer questions such as:What are the different scaling models companies can follow?How can companies ensure their approach to scaling is responsive to change?What can be done to protect a company’s culture while scaling fast?Listen to the Story of Software on any podcast platform of your choice. The Story of Software Podcast is produced by Zartis. We hope you enjoy listening to this tech podcast and feel free to share any feedback with us: [email protected]

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