Why Governments Keep Funding the Same Startup Models — Even When They Don’t Work

Core idea:
Programmes persist not because they work best, but because they are explainable, measurable, and repeatable.

Key arguments to cover:

• Visibility vs capability

• Why measurable activity wins over invisible learning

• How templates and metrics institutionalise themselves

Suggested structure:

1. The governance challenge policymakers face

2. Why visible metrics dominate

3. How intervention models become entrenched

4. What an honest definition of success would look like

CTA:
Impact depends on whether effort is applied at the real constraint.