Money as Lifeblood, Not Oxygen — Luminous Entrepreneurship examination

Eleven questions. Nine of eleven passes, and you can take it again as often as you like.

What role does money play in a living venture?

An optional extra once the purpose is clear A score that measures the founder's worth The circulatory system, not the purpose The purpose the organism exists to serve
What does the module call the foundational error of extractive capitalism?

Keeping cash reserves in case of unexpected disruption Mistaking the circulatory system for the organism's purpose Charging customers for the value their purchases create, at least at first Paying people fairly for what they contribute to the work
Which three qualities describe healthy cash flow in the module?

Continuous, distributed and regenerative Hidden, centralised and permanently fixed Episodic, concentrated and extractive Fast, large and entirely unpredictable
How should compensation be distributed in a healthy venture?

By market rates alone, whatever the venture's values Fairly rather than equally, with justifiable ratios With exactly equal pay for every single person With most of the value going to founders and investors
What does it mean for money to be regenerative rather than extractive?

Profits are donated to worthy but unrelated causes, regardless of context Every dollar of profit is returned to shareholders It flows back into the systems that created the value All surplus is held permanently as cash reserves
How did Fatima rewire her accounting firm's circulation?

Value pricing, transparent pay, a regeneration fund and profit sharing Selling the firm to a larger competitor and staying on as a partner Outsourcing the junior accountants' work to cut the firm's costs, at least at first Higher hourly rates for clients combined with lower junior salaries
How does the module classify pricing?

As a number that should be kept as low as possible As a purely financial sum of cost plus a margin, at least in theory As a decision best copied from one's competitors As a membrane decision about access and relationship
What does the module say underpricing really is?

Generosity that builds loyal relationships A kindness that customers reliably reward A sustainable way to win market share, under most conditions Self-extraction that subsidises the customer
What does a regeneration rate of zero mean in the five financial vital signs?

You are building strong reserves You are mining topsoil You are pricing with integrity You are maximising efficiency
What does the module say causes most scarcity in small ventures?

Circulatory disorders Poor timing of the launch Insufficient market demand Unfair competition from big firms
What happened when Tomas raised his rate from $50 to $150 an hour?

He kept every client and tripled his annual income He lost every client and went back to his old rate He lost 60% of his clients yet doubled his income He took a salaried job to escape freelancing entirely