From 0-60: Supercharging your Juniors
summary
Claims hiring juniors cut costs but cost time up front and need oversight, with common failures like bad naming, poor backups and weak production habits. Evidence: teaching over 300 students and taking cohorts from zero to competent in eight months repeatedly. Practical steps: recruit at schools, update careers pages, interview with concrete prompts such as ask them what they dislike in their portfolio, run regular one-on-one meetings, assign clear tasks (quality vs results), sit near them for quick feedback, teach candid critique, give loose goals to build independence and prevent burnout.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Introduction
- 4:57Why do you care
- 6:37Junior vs Senior
- 8:19Team Size
- 9:10Teaching
- 12:17Website
- 22:51Misunderstanding Leadership
- 23:13Narcissistic Leaders
- 24:30Openness Candidness
- 25:46Candid Communication
- 30:23Task Management
- 36:45Mentorship
- 39:51Supercharging
- 46:45Retention
- 53:39Tips for Juniors
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