2 min lesson
Self-scorecard and final gaps
Show why this lesson detail matters: "Run the whole loop on yourself before they do."
Step 1 of 3
Run the whole loop on yourself before they do. A mock loop isn't there to make you feel ready - it's there to find the dimension that will sink you while there's still time to fix it.
Treat the rubric as a gap finder, not a score to admire. Mark the weakest proof, turn it into one practice rep and keep the artifact you would show an interviewer.
Rate yourself 1–5 on each dimension below, from the recordings of the four mocks you just ran, not from memory. Memory inflates. Anything under 3 is a blocker, not a soft spot to apologize for in the interview.
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Score from the tape
- Dimension
- Coding cold
- What a 5 looks like
- Correct, clear editor primitive in TS at speed with autocomplete only
- Source mock
- Section 2
- Dimension
- AI authenticity
- What a 5 looks like
- Drive AI hard, reject bad output, defend every kept line
- Source mock
- Sections 2 & 4
- Dimension
- AI-systems design
- What a 5 looks like
- Latency, cost, eval and failure modes scoped and defended
- Source mock
- Section 3
- Dimension
- End-to-end build
- What a 5 looks like
- Demoable vertical from a vague brief, with cuts named
- Source mock
- Section 4
- Dimension
- Product taste
- What a 5 looks like
- An invented opinion on what to build, defensible under pushback
- Source mock
- Sections 3 & 4
- Dimension
- Values & pace
- What a 5 looks like
- Specific why-Cursor, first-person stories, honest on intensity
- Source mock
- Sections 1 & 5
| Dimension | What a 5 looks like | Source mock |
|---|---|---|
| Coding cold | Correct, clear editor primitive in TS at speed with autocomplete only | Section 2 |
| AI authenticity | Drive AI hard, reject bad output, defend every kept line | Sections 2 & 4 |
| AI-systems design | Latency, cost, eval and failure modes scoped and defended | Section 3 |
| End-to-end build | Demoable vertical from a vague brief, with cuts named | Section 4 |
| Product taste | An invented opinion on what to build, defensible under pushback | Sections 3 & 4 |
| Values & pace | Specific why-Cursor, first-person stories, honest on intensity | Sections 1 & 5 |
Score from the tape. The loop is graded on your floor, so the lowest row is the one that matters.