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A junior principle is as simple as this:

* Learn new external shit

* Bring that new external shit back to your organization, which requires integration and knowledge transfer

* Inspire people with the new stuff. This means actually talking to people, but its more than that. Its motivating and inspiring people.

That's it. A principle is not a people manager, so there is a lot they don't have to deal with, but they are required to demonstrate and prove their new knowledge in the context of the current organization. This proof can be research papers or MVPs.



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