Grow Your Team In 90 Days
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Claims a junior can become a productive Ruby dev in 90 days by following a coauthored checklist and resource list; plan uses an initial half‑day assessment, one hour a week check‑ins, weekly pairing and code reviews, and four‑week goal reassessments. Prioritize urgent+important, split high‑cost topics, and aim to get something live the first week so confidence compounds. LaunchCode data show about a 90% success rate for apprentices who follow this process.
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chapters (31)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:35Metaprogramming
- 3:10This isnt about you as the mentor
- 6:05Four main activities
- 7:01Setting big goals
- 7:56Let the constraints go
- 8:59Organize your time
- 10:13Break it down
- 11:08Organize
- 11:45Plan
- 13:24Assess
- 15:39List Topics
- 17:00Pair Program
- 18:37Code Reviews
- 20:01Brain Dump
- 20:40Overwhelmed
- 20:52The urgent and the important
- 21:06The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
- 22:00Check in on your larger goals
- 22:40A little depressing
- 22:51Staying positive
- 25:31Reinforcement
- 27:48Sam is starting to feel confident
- 28:13Contract to Hire
- 28:47Do Anything
- 29:45Celebrate
- 30:01Take time off
- 30:39Spring Boards
- 31:16Learning Strategies
- 32:21Main Thesis
- 32:37Questions
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