People & Leadership · Future of Work

BigCo to Scaleup: From 50,000 to 500

A four-round career diligence simulation for corporate operators weighing a Series D scaleup Director offer.

4 rounds Executive English, Español

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About this simulation

A four-round career diligence simulation for corporate operators weighing a Series D scaleup Director offer.

Learners audit the invisible infrastructure they take for granted at a 50,000-person multinational, decode the operating reality of a 500-person scaleup, re-price the headline comp for RSU expected value and absorbed admin, and probe the scaleup COO with commitment-grade questions on scope, headcount, decision rights and infrastructure.

The goal is to reach a clear accept / negotiate / decline recommendation grounded in infrastructure-adjusted economics rather than title or headline pay.

Who it is for

An advanced simulation for participants used to working with the main frameworks and trade-offs of the subject, designed for executive education and experienced professionals.

How a session runs

  1. The instructor creates a session from the Eureka dashboard and invites the participants.
  2. Participants play 4 rounds. In each one they submit their decisions and the simulation calculates the results. The first round opens with: Audit your invisible infrastructure.
  3. The simulation can be run in English, Español.
  4. The instructor follows each participant's progress and results from the dashboard, and uses the class results for the debrief.

Decisions participants make

The decisions participants make during the simulation:

  • FP&A team (12 analysts) — runs your reporting
  • In-house legal — contracts and compliance on demand
  • HRBP plus 4-person people ops team
  • IT support desk — laptop swap in 2 hours
  • Comms team — handles internal and external messaging
  • Procurement team — vendor selection and contracting
  • Internal audit — catches financial and process risk early
  • Executive assistant — calendar, travel, expenses
  • How does the founder still operate — and what do they override?
  • Which infrastructure hires are approved for the next 12 months?

Subjects covered

Designed for courses in Future of Work.

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