Field guide 3
The Proof Horizon
Why public programs are funded on annual cycles for outcomes that take a decade
Economic development and public programs
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8 pages
What it argues
The jobs are counted in year one. The company that creates them appears in year seven. No public funding cycle has ever been designed to hold that gap, and every program in the field is built inside it.
What you take away
Capture at the moment, not at the deadline
Hold the founder record past the grant period
Track outcomes beyond the jurisdiction
Serve many reporting formats from one record
Preserve program memory across administrations
Distinguish activity from outcome, honestly
Make the long horizon visible while it is still forming
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