💡 Why it matters: The world has many problems waiting for fresh ideas. Founders spot those problems and build businesses that create jobs and change lives.
🌍 Around the world
- Nigeria: Nigeria has a young population and many problems that need solving.
💰 What it can pay
🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Starting out
- ₦1M – ₦6M
- Mid-career
- ₦5M – ₦25M
- Senior
- ₦20M – ₦100M
≈ ₦417k – ₦2.1M a month mid-career. Indicative estimate by Incusim.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Indicative mid-career range (our estimate, not yet checked against an official source). Incusim estimate
🇺🇸 United States
Indicative mid-career range (our estimate, not yet checked against an official source). Incusim estimate
🇨🇦 Canada
Indicative mid-career range (our estimate, not yet checked against an official source). Incusim estimate
Yearly pay before tax. UK, US and Canada figures come from the official sources named on each card. Nigeria has no official salary survey, so those are our indicative estimates. Real pay depends on the employer, the place, your skills and experience.
🛠️ What you actually do
- Spot a real problem and test an idea
- Build a first simple version of the product
- Talk to customers and learn from them
- Raise money from investors or sales
- Hire a team and lead it
⚡ Skills you'll need
- Resilience
- Creativity
- Leadership
- Persuasion
- Money sense
Get ready at school
🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Accelerators and incubators such as startup programmes
- Start small, learn on the job and grow step by step
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Start a small project or side business
- Join a startup programme or find a mentor
🇺🇸 United States
- Start a small business or project while in school
- Join an accelerator or find a mentor
🇨🇦 Canada
- Start a small business or project while in school
- Join an incubator or find a mentor
🗺️ Your path to this career
- 1Look for problems in your community
- 2Start a small project or side business while in school
- 3Study business or any subject you love
- 4Join an accelerator or find a mentor
- 5Grow the idea into a real company
⏰ A day in the life
You spend the morning talking to customers on the phone to learn what they really want. After lunch you fix a problem with a delivery, then work on your pitch for a meeting with an investor.