Not so much to me. There are legions of artists creating non-software works/products/pieces/whatever that have to worry about non-existent revenue stream (or do

Not so much to me. There are legions of artists creating non-software works/products/pieces/whatever that have to worry about non-existent revenue stream (or don't worry about it at all). Greatness in their craft is not really linked to the money at all. Some people may link the two with software, but there's really no innate reason to do so (see many OSS projects). Exterior costs such as servers, software, hardware etc create the impression of a link, but innately, I don't think there is one. Let me rephrase your sentence that makes more sense to me: A key part of creating a great "business" is that it continues to support itself.