> you cannot pretend something is working when it isn't Hm, not sure about that. People talk about making MVPs by letting the user think there's a product ther

> you cannot pretend something is working when it isn't Hm, not sure about that. People talk about making MVPs by letting the user think there's a product there when in reality the solution is done manually, or there to just collect email addresses. See Wizard of Oz, concierge, etc MVPs as examples [0]. There are also no-code tools one can employ to make things seem like they work, again at least to the end user. [0] https://openclassrooms.com/en/courses/4544561-learn-about-lean-startup/4703206-discover-the-4-types-of-minimum-viable-product https://openclassrooms.com/en/courses/4544561-learn-about-le...