convore.json/groups/django-community/yc-startups-and-django-any-stats-available/messages.json

[{"user_id": 1398, "stars": [{"date_created": 1303014786.577857, "user_id": 1}], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303014690.4428761, "message": "Convore, the very place you just posted on, is a YC startup.", "group_id": 81, "id": 715457}, {"user_id": 5118, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303016996.2654779, "message": "I know... I am looking for hard numbers, if any is avaialable", "group_id": 81, "id": 715529}, {"user_id": 5118, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303017029.342072, "message": "There is this yc thread that polls people using django rails or other: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=750142", "group_id": 81, "id": 715535}, {"user_id": 5118, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303017059.0810151, "message": "I am looking for newer data and resource... What percent of, all YC startups use django", "group_id": 81, "id": 715540}, {"user_id": 5118, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303017086.459718, "message": "and what is that stat for all users of convore,", "group_id": 81, "id": 715545}, {"user_id": 1736, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303022790.2902219, "message": "Is there a particular reason you want this info? That might help guide you to the correct place.", "group_id": 81, "id": 715825}, {"user_id": 1736, "stars": [{"date_created": 1303032259.3467419, "user_id": 8}], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303025726.783494, "message": "Movity did (does?), and I know Bump was pretty aggressively recruiting Python folks though I don't know if that was for Django or something else. Reddit now uses Pylons if that is useful.", "group_id": 81, "id": 715896}, {"user_id": 8, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303032287.5286789, "message": "bump isn't django, and is actually only a little bit python", "group_id": 81, "id": 716143}, {"user_id": 8, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303032354.2329099, "message": "i think you'll have a hard time finding hard numbers", "group_id": 81, "id": 716146}, {"user_id": 16171, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303036935.11535, "message": "It won't help you find the stats you're looking for, but Lanyrd is built with Django as well.", "group_id": 81, "id": 716269}, {"user_id": 15892, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303050848.24857, "message": "it is a lot but you will not be able to attach a number to it...", "group_id": 81, "id": 716866}, {"user_id": 182, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303089562.142127, "message": "drchrono (YC W2011) is built entirely in Python/Django (except for the iPad parts).  And we are looking for some Python/Django hackers.  Email michael@drchrono.com if interested.", "group_id": 81, "id": 720165}, {"user_id": 3354, "stars": [{"date_created": 1303128440.5861709, "user_id": 13912}], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303127967.024579, "message": "OK, here's an alternative approach: what could we do to make sure that some kind of sensible numbers *would* become available in the future? Any ideas?", "group_id": 81, "id": 725430}, {"user_id": 13325, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303139298.3951311, "message": "Find someone good at statistics. Poll potential users. Extrapolate. I think that's the best bang for the buck approach.", "group_id": 81, "id": 727109}, {"user_id": 13912, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303150703.257915, "message": "isn't Dropbox (the web part) powered by Django?", "group_id": 81, "id": 728967}, {"user_id": 20261, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303152066.696523, "message": "I would be interested in seeing the YC stats for pylons usage too", "group_id": 81, "id": 729202}, {"user_id": 20261, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303152049.528302, "message": "Dropbox is pylons", "group_id": 81, "id": 729198}, {"user_id": 594, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303174438.2774529, "message": "You might be able to assemble a reasonable guess by looking at the members of each YC startup, and then searching for their involvement in the appropriate technical communities (stackoverflow, project user/dev lists, etc.). Assuming YC work takes 99.99% of their life, if they're active while building their company, they're probably using the technology.", "group_id": 81, "id": 734242}, {"user_id": 1, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303185757.9211359, "message": "I'd say the #1 most important factor for a tech choice for a consumer startup is the ability to iterate quickly and adapt to changing market or user demands", "group_id": 81, "id": 736649}, {"user_id": 1, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303185265.245815, "message": "YC doesn't really care about implementation details on the product, just the user numbers, business details, etc.", "group_id": 81, "id": 736423}, {"user_id": 3354, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303185036.114327, "message": "Hey, we could probably ask Paul Graham", "group_id": 81, "id": 736309}, {"user_id": 1, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303185203.437243, "message": "@holdenweb I actually don't think he would know", "group_id": 81, "id": 736392}, {"user_id": 3354, "stars": [{"date_created": 1303185349.5246179, "user_id": 1}, {"date_created": 1303192392.409657, "user_id": 1736}], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303185313.3429739, "message": "Probably not our best guide to long-term success anyway. The startup world is just a little too intense to be betting your technologies on - though it's encouraging they find them useful.", "group_id": 81, "id": 736451}, {"user_id": 7, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303185545.1079919, "message": "@holdenweb I'd say the opposite, it's cutthroat, and margins are often tight, having technological advantages can be important", "group_id": 81, "id": 736555}, {"user_id": 1, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303185801.7882459, "message": "Then again, not all startups are consumer startups.  For a company like Basho or 10Gen or something like that, technology advantages are literally what they're selling.", "group_id": 81, "id": 736667}, {"user_id": 3354, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303189549.05915, "message": "All the above is true, but I am saying that startup adoption is not the ultimate determinant of Django's success even though it may be an indication of its value. Newspapers may be ailing but they are still large corporations, and have more disposable income than startups or VCs. 10Gen is (IMHO) an interesting edge case.", "group_id": 81, "id": 738054}, {"user_id": 15892, "stars": [{"date_created": 1303198589.874913, "user_id": 1}], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303198207.304507, "message": "@ericflo i agree with you completely", "group_id": 81, "id": 739044}, {"user_id": 11506, "stars": [], "topic_id": 19844, "date_created": 1303338883.70315, "message": "Check the job listings of the various YC startup, it always gives a good indication about the technology they're using..", "group_id": 81, "id": 762354}]