Yeah, most student/general job application advice focus on building a great CV and how on getting internships / jobs at corporations, which are really different

Yeah, most student/general job application advice focus on building a great CV and how on getting internships / jobs at corporations, which are really different from startups. Thats a good advice on keeping up what's happening in the landscape and in your professional domain. It also helps you to develop taste what's good and what is possible and show that you're enthuastic about your profession. Also a good tip is attend hackathlons, RailsRumbles or others contests, or just doing other couple of small fun projects during a year. You might do well and gain some reputation. Atleast you'll end up with a impressive resume of projects that you can actually 1) show 2) talk everything about them since they're yours (not under some company NDA).