# Operational Costs For any organization to last, it's critical that it has funds for operational costs. Therefore, operating costs will need to be provided to maintain and run the **AthleteHero** fitness platform and ecosystem. **AthleteHero** will acquire operational costs through various methods so as not to rely on only one source of funds. These sources include and are not limited to: * Initial minting of NFTs * Secondary sales of NFTs * Minting of metaverse wearables * Race registration sales on Racer SignUp Inc.'s race registration platform * Ad revenue from LogThatRun.com's fitness sites * Sponsorships and partnerships --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://whitepaper.athletehero.com/operational-costs.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.