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A 2-minute staffing strategy game

THE SCALE
CHALLENGE

Build a 5-person team in 90 days on a $100K budget.

Every role can be filled three ways. Your choices set your cost, your speed, and how much of the work you have to manage yourself. Finish the mission and see exactly what your staffing mix would cost in real life.

Option 1LOCAL FULL-TIME HIRE

Own the hire.

Costs most, takes ~45 days, fully yours.

Option 2PROJECT OUTSOURCING

Outsource the outcome.

Starts fast, agency runs it, margin costs you.

Option 3EMBEDDED TALENT

Extend your team.

Vetted people inside your team in ~7 days.

What you walk away with
  1. 01The real cost of your team, three different ways
  2. 02How many days until your team is actually working
  3. 03Which roles to hire, outsource, or embed — and why
  4. 04A scale score out of 1000 and your strategist rank
⏱ 2 minutes · 3 missions · 15 talent cards · no sign-up to play