I realize that it's probably not productive to invite a whole digression here on the whole "fake it till you make it" philosophy, but I can't help but feel that

I realize that it's probably not productive to invite a whole digression here on the whole "fake it till you make it" philosophy, but I can't help but feel that it's reckless. Sooner or later (we may already be past that point), serious buyers will just stop speaking to anyone at all who even just remotely gives off the vibe of being a bootstrapped startup, assuming they're all just hustlers who won't deliver.