Market trends affecting jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities especially for Pakistani youth. While the future is bright and abundant we need more practical guidance in bridging formal education, marketable skills and employability/entrepreneurship.

1. Market Trends
Vector Partners (Pvt.) Limited
Saud Masud
February 20th, 2018

2. Traditional Economy
Knowledge Economy
Trend #1:
Rapid
Economic
Shift

3. Business Model Disruptions
Airbnb
• Largest accommodation provider
• Owns NO real estate
Uber
• Largest taxi company
• Owns NO vehicle
Facebook
• Most popular media platform
• Creates NO content
Alibaba
• Most valuable retailer
• Has NO inventory

4. Trend #2:
Innovation
Generating
Wealth
2%
4%
6%
Pakistan World K-Economies
Spend on Education
(% of GDP 2010-2014)
Source: World Bank, Vector Partners Source: Global Innovation Index 2014, World Bank
Economic Strength

5. 50%OF FUTURE JOBS FACE
AUTOMATION RISK
Telemarketers
Accountants
Bank tellers
Retail salespeople
Real-estate agents
Taxi driver
Machinists
Economist
Commercial pilots
Farmers
Teachers
Traffic
police
Trend #3:
But…
Innovation
Also
Eliminating
Jobs
SKILLS WILL DEFINE
YOUR FUTURE

6. Trend #4:
Future Skills
Require
More
Complex
Engagement
Communication
Collaborative
Analytical
Entrepreneurial
Problem-
solving
Creative

7. Trend #5:
Era Of The
Entrepreneur
Globalization
• Easier access to
information
Declining Cost
of Computing
• Easier access to
tools
Wealth
Creation
• From your
laptop

8. Incubators
Accelerators
Co-working
Spaces
Startups
Trend #6:
Start of the
Startup
Culture

9. Partnering For Success

10. 3 Options: TAP Model
Train
• Workshops
• Courses
Advise
• Mentorship
• Networking
Partner
• Investing
• Managing

11. 50+ Workshops (sample)
• Basic financial statements
• Valuation
• Budgeting & forecasting
• Financial modeling
• MS Excel
• MS Word and PowerPoint
• Time management
• Project management
• Business
Communication
• Presentation and
delivery skills
• Proposal writing
• Pitching ideas
effectively
• Business Plan
development
• Objective setting & strategic
alignment
• Situational leadership
• Marketing strategy
• Negotiation training
• Conflict management
• Monitoring & Evaluation
• Research & Analysis
• Restructuring teams and
organizations
• HR Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Corporate finance
• Financial feasibility
analysis
• Financial Planning &
Analysis
• Practical Statistics
• Organizational
productivity
• Developing effective
surveys
• KPIs to enhance
productivity
• Media training
• CV writing
• Personal motivational
development
• Management spark & action plan
• Introduction to
Entrepreneurship
• Idea Generation
• Idea Validation
• Startup facilitation
• Financial "must-knows" for
an entrepreneur
• “Top 10” tools for
entrepreneurs
• Motivation and Vision
• Technology and HR
strategy for startups

12. 50+ Incubation Ideas (sample)
Equipment
rental
Quality
assurance
Mobile game
dev.
Event planner Food services Translators
Used/Rental
clothing

13. • Future is extremely exciting and positive
Recap
• Prepare yourself by building skills
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• Entrepreneurship drives personal and national self-reliance