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# Culture Doesn't Scale Itself: Leading Engineering Teams Through Hypergrowth and the AI Transition

As AI accelerates code generation, are your organizational guardrails scaling fast enough to prevent systemic failure? Learn how to safely lead engineering teams through modern hypergrowth.

- **Speakers:** [Thanos Baskous](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@thanos-baskous)
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Duration:** 29:05
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100468-culture-doesn-t-scale-itself-leading-engineering-teams-through-hypergrowth-and-the-ai-transition

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