Come on Liqio, you said it once...
I emphasized the important sentence -> The team will do everything to make the value go up.
This is planned because that way and with the vast majority of coins under their control for a really long time, they can get rich slowly and consistently.
You call it smart, I call it reckless and greedy.
You said it twice...
Still..., yes, founders getting rich, nothing bad per se.
There is no dump (because supply side is controlled entirely by founders), but still a pump (look at the marketing efforts, the forum hopping, the paid articles, the ad campaigns, ...).
If you call that smart, well call it smart.
I call it long run scam.
No dump, gradually pumping through marketing, getting rich slowly and consistently, long run...
That sounds like a slow, steady value increase to me.