Great point. I do think the validation is something all new startups search for, and it sucks when you don't get it, but you have to realize there is a strong m

Great point. I do think the validation is something all new startups search for, and it sucks when you don't get it, but you have to realize there is a strong marketing campaign at work to make you care about stuff like that. We had fairly strong feelings about wanting to bootstrap our company before we applied, and I think not getting in really helped us solidify those values. I will say that many companies that get funded from YC aren't ones that you described. Many have no users or even a launched product, just a big vision in a target market. There's nothing wrong with that, but I just wanted to point out that there is a difference between an unlaunched company getting seed funding and one that wants to execute on an opportunity and could really utilize capital.