Validation
topic on 2 shows · 2 statements across 2 episodes
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 
A Product Market Fit Show
2 statements about Validation, every show
Khokhar: True startup validation only happens when dollars exchange hands
“Validation only happens when dollars exchange hands. Period. Full stop. It does not matter. There is no other explanation or excuse other than that.”
Thompson: The only real startup idea validation is paying customers
“When people tell me, oh, I've been talking about my idea and everyone loves it. I say, be careful. Because everyone loves you, or you can sell an idea, and there's nothing, no skin off their back to say, no, that's a really great idea. I can't believe no one's…”