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Demo faking happens quite a lot even when company is not seeking external investment. I won't name the name but one of the high profile demos by a was actually borderline fake. The CEO insisted for his desired demo and was promised by his senior team months in advance. The whole keynote was structured around this demo. As usual, project was behind the schedule and hopeless. Ultimately the decision was to semi-fake the things while walking the fine line.