---
title: "Scaling Without Breaking Culture: Lessons from WunderGraph's Madrid Work Week 2026"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/scaling-without-breaking-culture-lessons-from-wundergraph-s-madrid-work-week-2026-2kbyqwysz
source_url: https://wundergraph.com/blog/scaling-culture-madrid-work-week-2026
type: article
source: "WunderGraph"
published: 2026-06-17T22:22:28.088Z
updated: 2026-06-17T22:22:53.075Z
tags: ["leadership", "remote-work", "company-culture", "wundergraph"]
reading_time: 15
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Scaling Without Breaking Culture: Lessons from WunderGraph's Madrid Work Week 2026

**[WunderGraph](https://daily.dev/sources/wundergraph)** · 15 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

WunderGraph's People and Culture lead reflects on the company's 2026 Madrid Work Week, gathering 31 people from 12 countries. The post explores how intentional in-person gatherings help preserve culture as a remote-first startup scales. Key takeaways include rotating lunch groups to break silos, mixing structured morning sessions with open afternoons, hosting an unscripted investor Q&A, and ending with a gratitude-sharing rooftop dinner. Practical tips for organizing company work weeks are shared, alongside lessons learned about leadership pre-alignment and designing for human connection over productivity metrics.

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