How to Build High-Performing Startup Teams That Actually Scale | Ep 285 | DevReady Podcast

About this episode

Claudia Barriga-Larriviere discusses building and scaling high-performing teams in tech startups.

Claudia Barriga-Larriviere, Head of People at EatClub and Coach at Startmate, joins Andrew Romeo on the DevReady Podcast to explore how high-performing teams are built, scaled, and sustained in fast-moving tech startups. Drawing on her experience across incubators, scaleups, and high-growth environments, Claudia shares practical insights into people and culture strategy, leadership, and organisational design. Claudia’s journey into startups began unexpectedly after leaving corporate life during the global financial crisis, leading her into incubators like Pollenizer and the broader startup ecosystem. She reflects on the stark contrast between corporate environments and startups, where speed, ownership, and real-time decision making define success. This transition allowed her to discover her strength in bringing structure and clarity to fast-paced, ambiguous environments while supporting founders and first-time leaders through critical growth phases. Throughout the conversation, Claudia highlights the importance of accountability, clear systems, and strong team dynamics in startup success. She introduces key principles such as “done is better than perfect” and “always handing…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Romeo

Guest: Claudia Barriga-Larriviere

Topics covered

• startup teams
• high performance
• organizational design
• leadership
• culture strategy
• scaling startups

Keywords

• startup
• team dynamics
• leadership
• organizational design
• culture strategy
• high performance
• scaling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EatClub, Startmate, Pollenizer

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