# Need Customers to Give You Data? Don’t Start by Asking Them for It

- Source: Inc.com
- Published: 2026-10-20T16:38:14+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://www.inc.com/tobi-opeyemi-amure/customer-data-salary-index-startup-founders-entrepreneurs-compensation/91422657
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Afolabi Sokeye’s Salary Index reached more than 10,000 pay listings in five months by starting with data that already existed, a playbook any owner can use.

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