> Most of Go's strengths shine in a large team of mediocre developers: Low build times, low abstraction, quick ramp-up, etc. I find some of those strengths and

> Most of Go's strengths shine in a large team of mediocre developers: Low build times, low abstraction, quick ramp-up, etc. I find some of those strengths and others shine in a small team of strong developers too, if they "get" Go. But to your point: some people expect their startups to eventually employ a large number of programmers, at which point they will inevitably have some mediocre ones, that being a side effect of "hiring only the best." Planning for that day is not shooting yourself in the foot.