Ask YC: Does choice of programming language matter to VCs?

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by neovive • 18 years ago

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With all the PHP bashing going on lately, I was wondering .. do VC's actually care about the choice of programming language? Is a web app written in RoR, Python+Django, etc. more valuable than a web app written in PHP+your_choice_of_framework ?

pg• 18 years ago

No, most VCs don't care. I've never heard of it making a difference in whether they decided to invest or not.

mattmaroon• 18 years ago

I got the impression that most of the ones I talked to wouldn't know the difference. They ask the question seemingly just to try to get a feel for how much you know what you're talking about.

berecruited• 18 years ago

They don't care so much about the language... but they certainly care about the ability to scale - which language can impact.

comatose_kid• 18 years ago

I'm not sure about the question itself. Consider:

1) If you're choosing a programming language, you are probably just beginning to implement your idea. It is premature to be thinking about what matters to VCs at this stage.

2) Forget about focusing on what VCs want. The language/framework you choose should allow you to make an interesting product in the least amount of time.

PHP bashing, or rails bashing - exactly how many VCs do you think pay attention to this?

Ask YC: Does choice of programming language matter to VCs?

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