I’m going to keep cards relatively close to the chest on this one so as I can assure anonymity.

I’ve been struggling with this idea recently and going back and forth in my head, is it a genuinely ok idea that comes from the right place or am I a piece of shit.

Some context, I work for an up and coming start up, we have a somewhat global presence but are still at seed stage. I’ll not delve into the product but, we focus on “developing markets” shall I say. Think, SE Asia, Africa, South America etc. (we don’t service all these regions but I’m purposely avoiding being too specific)

During my time at this company I’ve interviewed thousands of people and grown the business to approx 100 people. I’ve noticed that sometimes people from developing regions can struggle to make an impact during interviews at a global or more western organisation. Often it’s not through a lack of skill or talent but certain idiosyncrasies, cultural differences, being unable to adjust to appropriate business formality etc. many of these things are easily adjusted.

Anyway my idea is to create a course aimed at helping people in this specific developing region get hired at global firms, tech start ups, etc. I believe that I could add genuine value to a lot of people, and the course content would be of a high quality and valuable. I would price for the local market and make sure that it was as affordable as possible. Thinking between $10 - $20 max.

Is this exploitative… am I being a capitalist pig or does the potential to do good and help people land awesome jobs excuse the fact I’d be charging for this service?

TIA