Intent Solutions · Financial Teaching · V1

A subscription must also recover its first build — baseline

Fees become contribution, not take-home payIllustrative contract fee of $11,970 less Selling and discovery $2,500, Delivery and assurance $10,400, Vendors and administration $1,409.1 produces a loss of $2,339.1; Contribution is before central overhead and tax. A positive budget does not guarantee available cash.ILLUSTRATIVE ECONOMICSFees become contribution, not take-home payContracted-fee budget · full collection assumed · USDUSD−5k05k10k15k11970Contract fee−2500Selling and discovery−10400Delivery and assurance−1409.1Vendors andadministration−2339.1Contribution lossContribution is before central overhead and tax. A positive budget does not guarantee available cash.
$11,970.00 of illustrative fees less $14,309.10 of listed costs leaves -$2,339.10 before central overhead and tax. A small workflow product sells subscriptions and onboarding. Its first-quarter ledger includes the initial build and customer acquisition, so a recurring fee does not hide startup losses.

These are fictional worked examples, not Intent Solutions prices, compensation terms, customer results, forecasts or offers. “Revenue” means illustrative contracted fees or billings within the stated scenario and horizon; it does not establish accounting recognition, an invoice already sent or cash collected. Conditional fees require their specified event. Supplier receipts are gross business invoices, not individual take-home pay. Contribution is fees less the listed direct costs, before central overhead and tax; a reserve is a proposed holdback, not an additional expense. Amounts are USD. Program sources explain mechanisms, not Intent enrollment, guaranteed opportunities or payment rights. Credits are not cash. Each real engagement needs its own agreed scope and terms.

The cost ledger that produces the figure. Supplier receipts are gross business invoices, not personal take-home pay.
Cost / contributionAmountRecipientEarned whenPayment condition
Initial product build$6,000.00Product engineering businessInitial scope acceptedBuild milestones
Acquiring the first customer cohort$2,500.00Acquisition functionAuthorized acquisition work/cost incurredAs incurred, whether or not all prospects convert
Customer onboarding labor$2,000.00Implementation businessOnboarding deliveredPer-customer invoice
Customer support$1,200.00Support businessSupport duties performedMonthly invoice
Usage resources$750.00VendorsUsage consumedVendor cycle
Shared hosting$300.00Hosting vendorHosting period providedMonthly invoice
Shared product maintenance$1,200.00Engineering businessMaintenance performedMonthly invoice
Collection cost planning allowance$359.10Payment providersPayments processedDeducted on collection