Earned Revenue Honest-Truths Check.

Put the plain truths about earned revenue on the table before you fall in love with an idea, because most failures trace to a decision made on hope rather than the real odds.

The first step of deciding whether earned revenue fits. Read each truth and decide honestly whether your organization could live with it.

Most ventures lose money for years before they profit, and some never do. Can we live with that (yes / no / unsure)

A business takes real management attention, the same attention the mission needs. Can we spare it (yes / no / unsure)

Startup money can be lost entirely. Could we lose it and survive (yes / no / unsure)

Earning money can slowly pull an organization toward acting like a business and away from its mission. Can we guard against that (yes / no / unsure)

The read: count your no and unsure answers. Several is a strong signal to pause, or to choose a lighter fee-for-service move over a full social enterprise. Which truths give you real pause, and why

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