AI eliminated junior-level tasks, deleting the first step on the career ladder.
'Entry-level' roles now demand 2+ years of prior professional experience.
A closed loop: No Job, No Experience, No Job. We break the cycle.
Validate market problems before writing any code. Focused user research.
Build Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) in intense, structured 2-week sprints.
Demonstrate measurable results with real user data and proven pivots.
You keep 100% of the Intellectual Property for the product your team builds.
Accelerated Seniority: Graduates secure jobs that are, on average, two years more senior than peers.
Domain Execution Depth: Gain deep, verifiable experience in your domain (PM, Design, or Eng) by executing across the entire product lifecycle.
Functional Portfolio: You leave with a live MVP, Git repos, and verifiable user data - proof of execution.
The residency is for high-potential, unemployed or underemployed Product Managers, Product Designers, and Software Engineers in Africa.
This is a non-profit, experience-driven residency. Participants must commit full-time; no stipends are provided at launch.