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It would be much better if can share how would you scale it in future and what's your business model. Thanks and best of luck!",[89,96,103],{"value":90,"source":82,"evidence":91},"Unclear what service is offered",[92],{"id":93,"by":94,"text":95},"2622717","rokhayakebe","I scanned the post, and I have no idea what service you offer.",{"value":97,"source":82,"evidence":98},"Not a true minimum viable product; the maker already owned the equipment",[99],{"id":100,"by":101,"text":102},"2623083","derefr","I wouldn't really call this a \"minimum viable\" anything—as you said, you had already purchased the necessary equipment to run your own events with; at that point, you had…",{"value":104,"source":82,"evidence":105},"Advertising a service that does not exist is misleading",[106],{"id":107,"by":108,"text":109},"2623115","prodigal_erik","An MVP actually offers crude but working versions of the features you're evaluating. 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