Backwards Advice
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When's the last time you mentored somebody who was less experienced than you?
I would suggest that a really beneficial thing for you to do is, to rip something off that you love, and by that I mean, find something that speaks to you. A design, a logo, a film sequence, something that you really admire for the way that it's put together and build it yourself.
We made that, and it's really ugly, but it's helped us get to where we are now.