My opinion is the same as yours, but with one modification - I will replace "code" with "architecture". Even when doing the simplest possible thing that'd work,

My opinion is the same as yours, but with one modification - I will replace "code" with "architecture". Even when doing the simplest possible thing that'd work, one can write code in such a way that will create a disaster. That is the difference between a codebase that can evolve after PMF, and one that will take the company down.