| Lines of code (LoC) |
Raw output — the throughput currency of early stages. |
| Value LoC |
Shippable fraction of output; drives revenue. |
| Cash |
Revenue minus operating costs; funds infrastructure. |
| Tech debt vector |
Eight independent debt categories, each with different failure modes. |
| Karma |
Reputation for ethical behaviour; affects automation trust and events. |
| Brand |
Market reputation; affects customer income and unlock options. |
| Power (watts) |
Energy available to the organization; binding constraint in later stages. |
| PMF |
Product-market fit; determines human customer growth rate. |
| Customer income |
Human and robot customer segments tracked separately. |
| Alignment |
How closely autonomous systems interpret player intent; erodes under certain policies. |