> What's the difference? Aren't both knowingly lying to affect an outcome? "This product will revolutionize the industry", "We are going to disrupt X", etc. i

> What's the difference? Aren't both knowingly lying to affect an outcome? "This product will revolutionize the industry", "We are going to disrupt X", etc. is usually BS, based on irrational optimism about the future. Of course, in the unlikely case that it comes true, they will say you "had vision" "I have a working prototype, and if you give me $Xmm we'll productize it". If you don't in fact have a working prototype, this is fraud.