For someone who doesn't know Laravel it's worth explaining it a bit further.
That said you can choose to go your completely own way and ignore the Laravel way. But good luck with hiring.
I think Laravel is the best framework for getting an idea going, to MVP to MMP to scale. It just works.
Purists hate it because it is PHP and they still think it is 1999. They also hate that there is the “Laravel way”, even though you can completely ignore it.
Laravel is what the non-cool kids use to ship.
I assure you React gets plenty of hate from the JavaScript community - enough to spawn over a dozen competitors. At some point, community love/hate is irrelevant.
It's not about me not willing to use Google but about not having me to. I expect to find all relevant information on the website in an easy to find manner.
It would be helpful to explain a little bit about why they like Laravel though, to entice you to read more by yourself.
But they use the term "Laravel inspired" which can be understood as well as them catering also to regular Go users without prior Laravel experience. If that is the case, it might be worth to explain the features and usage of their product.