> I think you need a sufficiently challenging problem for them to work on. One important thing to realize is that the challenge doesn't have to be in the obvi

> I think you need a sufficiently challenging problem for them to work on. One important thing to realize is that the challenge doesn't have to be in the obvious place. Having a smart person who is really interested in solving the business problem you are trying to solve will make things better all over the place. Having a smart person who is uninterested in the business problem you are trying to solve and looking for intellectual stimulation in the technical stack - well, if you aren't doing something "interesting" it's probably going to go poorly.