Ask HN: At Google do you need to answer how is that going to make money?

Google is a one trick monitization pony but as they said if you want one trick it is probably theirs. Other companies have been in similar situations before and died or declined due to this risk eg Yahoo or Myspace or AOL. So when pitching a new project at Google do you have to still answer the question how will this make or save us money like every other corporate? Recent investments in things like self driving cars would seem to indicate not to me. But then is this just for the founders and heavy hitters or everyone?