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Which language should my startup use?

www.reincubate.com

Ruby on Rails doesnt scale? 37signals repopularised Ruby this way, and last.fm These are Java (from Sun),NET (from Microsoft), and three Open Source options: PHP, Python and Ruby. Ruby on Rails is a combination of framework and language, with Ruby being the language and Rails being the framework. PHP is insecure?

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

A good mentor is someone who has been part of the startup community themselves – someone who has a realistic understanding of some of the basic dos and don’ts of starting up. For both companies, the initial traction enabled raising seed money to get them to a traditional VC investment.) You don’t need many – one or two to begin.