There’s a quiet shift happening in how startups are scaling.
Not that long ago, growth was measured in bums on seats. Founders wore headcount like a badge of honour. Growth meant more people, more desks, more Slack channels.
But the smartest operators today are taking a different path.
They’re asking: “How do I stay lean, scale fast, and keep the main thing the main thing?”
And more often than not, they’re not building more—they’re partnering better.
Muval’s a great example. They’re one of Australia’s fastest-growing moving tech platforms—strong team, big vision, and scaling fast.
Like many high-growth startups, their local sales team was stretched. Plenty of demand, but capacity issues were creeping in.
They brought in an offshore team to augment—not replace—their sales crew. It let them cover more ground, respond quicker, and keep their local reps focused on high-value deals.
It worked. Productivity lifted. Stress dropped.
But what stuck with me was this: They said they wished they’d done it earlier.
And that’s something we hear a lot. The longer you wait to add operational flexibility, the harder it is to unwind internal habits and structures later.
One thing we see founders underestimate: just how good the talent is offshore.
We’ve got people on our teams who’ve helped build and support operations at Uber, American Express, Google—seriously high-level experience that’s now available to startups, founders, and lean internal teams.
You don’t need a full-time Sydney, London or New York salary to tap into that level of capability.
Adding offshore capability early doesn’t just help you scale—it helps you avoid bloat.
It’s easier to scale back from flexibility than to retrofit it into something rigid.
You don’t need to offshore everything. But having a lean, blended team—local + offshore—gives you more bandwidth, better economics, and fewer bottlenecks.
And done right, it doesn’t feel like outsourcing. It just feels like you’ve got more good people on your side.
Startups move fast—until internal drag slows them down.
The right support lets you keep the main team focused, and the engine humming.
Muval learned that mid-flight. If you’re just getting off the ground—build smarter from day one.
The best people might not be in your building. But they can be on your team.
By Outposter
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Hospitality measure the extent to which employees feel the work environment is friendly and welcoming and they can have fun and enjoy each other’s company.
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Engagement measure the degree to which people are tuned into their work, give more of themselves and their talents than is required, and act as owners of the business.
Taking everything into account, i would say this is a great place to work.
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