Dan Westgarth, Chief Operating Officer at Deel: From Revolut to Deel: inside two hypergrowth companies

Deel has grown into one of the fastest scaling SaaS companies globally, building a fully remote organisation of over 7,000 people and reaching more than $1 billion in annual revenue.Dan Westgarth, COO at Deel, shares how he went from customer support at Revolut to leading operations at Deel, and why scaling a company at that speed comes down to constant reinvention, high talent density and a culture built on accountability rather than location.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel - check them out here:https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:SurrealDB: The multi-model database for AI agents. Check them out here: https://surrealdb.com/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:37 - From Revolut to Deel2:37 - Why join early and back founders4:20 - Deel’s growth and scale today5:30 - Reinventing the COO role as the company grows6:39 - What the role looks like day-to-day7:30 - Hiring, culture and what makes a great operator10:10 - Scaling a fully remote company12:33 - Remote culture and accountability12:38 - Views on the current market and AI14:47 - The Revolut mafia and operator networks15:51 - Staying at Deel and future plans16:42 - AI adoption inside Deel