“We just need to get enough money, then we’ll use it to fix the problem.”
Wrong.
I admit you do need money to fix anything large. My issue is with abstracting the solution you’ll use. Your creativity is better spent reaching your goal at a lower price, than trying to make enough money to fix it by volume.
It is more creatively efficient to save a penny than to earn a penny, because the ways you can solve your problem are more unique and less competitive than your opportunities to earn money. Everyone asks themselves if there is a way to make money. Very few people seriously ask themselves how to efficaciously solve your problem. You should spent more time optimizing your spend (on hard neglected problems) than your income.