# Should Julia target startups?

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[In short because Julia Discourse ate my answer, after repeatedly not accepting pressing the Reply button… EDIT: it was found/recovered, see next reply…]

PumasAI is a startup company and product, plus 6+ I can name, including Julia Computing Inc. (now renamed JuliaHub Inc.). @ChrisRackauckas It’s very specialized, and users/customers may not know (or care, even if they know it’s Julia).

I don’t believe killer apps apply to languages (you may have had mass-market killer apps in mind, as opposed to e.g. PumasAI, though I doubt it would help a lot), they don’t form monopolies (or duopolies) for languages, as opposed operating systems and hardware. All publicity is good, and use in education more important I think rather than in killer apps. Many smaller apps may help more than one large.

That said “[Coilin.io](http://Coilin.io) Cloud” may be a killer app for Julia (but also R and Python, unclear how to me since based on Pluto.jl which only supports Julia natively, though you can call others with interop, but I believe can’t otherwise be the main languages):

> [@Jolin.io is the first Sponsor of JuliaCon 2024](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/jolin-io-is-the-first-sponsor-of-juliacon-2024/109917):
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> I am happy to announce that [Jolin.io Cloud](https://cloud.jolin.io) is the first fully committed sponsor to JuliaCon Global 2024. This is the third JuliaCon that [Jolin.io](http://Jolin.io) has sponsored including JuliaCon Global 2023 and JuliaCon Local Eindhoven 2023. [cloud.jolin.io-opengraph-where-explorations-transform-into-products][Jolin.io](http://Jolin.io) provides online cloud services via [https://cloud.jolin.io](https://cloud.jolin.io/) which supports Julia, Python, and R via Pluto.jl notebooks. [Jolin.io](http://Jolin.io) also provides consulting services with a mission to make Julia the…

Googling “julia jobs” for the (longer) answer, gave me (i.e. the Bing plugin for Firefox), and knowing about jobs may be more/most important:

Certainly! If you’re interested in Julia programming jobs, here are some opportunities:

> Data Scientist Fellowship at Delaware Tech Impact:  
> Location: Wilmington, DE (Hybrid remote)  
> Salary: $70,000 per year  
> Duration: 1-year Fellowship Program (June 2024 to May 2025)  
> Role: As a Data Scientist, you’ll collaborate with partners to design, develop, and deploy production-grade solutions for social good. Your work will directly impact communities in Delaware and beyond. Responsibilities include data analysis, hypothesis-driven approaches, and communicating findings to clients and stakeholders.
> 
> JuliaCon 2023:  
> Julia Computing is expanding its team and hiring for various positions, including product managers, cloud engineers, sales engineers, compiler experts, and ML practitioners. If you’re passionate about Julia […]

And links to those and more info, e.g. [indeed.com](http://indeed.com):  
[Jobs Board | JuliaCon 2023](https://live.juliacon.org/jobs)

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