I think in small organization you might need a lot of talent, but once organizations (or projects) get bigger, you need process over talent and that, well, also means good management. There are things you can do with a small group and things you can only do with a bigger group. I guess Django is at a point where it's big enough that it can take advantage also from the less talented coders. Maybe, and I am wild guessing here, part of the issue comes when startups grow and still look for the 0.1% talents, when at that size that can easily live with the 40-50%.