I never wanted to make this just a framework battle, since I would be including PHP which is purely a language though it accommodates a lot of successful frameworks.

So my question, concerning the current status quo in the techno-sphere, which of these would be suitable to start a web based startup?

1) Ruby with Ruby on Rails
2) Python with Django
3) PHP with any framework(Code Igniter, Zend 2, Yii, CakePHP or any other framework)
4) Any other Language or Framework not listed.

Thanks as I await your feedback.

DharkPoet:
I never wanted to make this just a framework battle, since I would be including PHP which is purely a language though it accommodates a lot of successful frameworks.

So my question, concerning the current status quo in the techno-sphere, which of these would be suitable to start a web based startup?

1) Ruby with Ruby on Rails
2) Python with Django
3) PHP with any framework(Code Igniter, Zend 2, Yii, CakePHP or any other framework)
4) Any other Language or Framework not listed.

Thanks as I await your feedback.

Whatever language you know best. Knowledge of the tooling will get your further than the language. Python, Ruby, PHP are all pretty much the same.

@DonSegmond has said it all already. As a startup, the most important thing is building your product and getting to the market on time. To get to the market on time, your developers have to use the tools that they are most confident with using cause in the end, they all achieve the same thing.

python - the best first programming language
flask - a web framework for building web app and best for a beginner. don't go for django because it's much more hard and not friendly for a beginner