I think it is a given that you shouldn't use boostrap in it's entirety for a startup. However, using bootstrap for parts of the library is very effective. I'm

I think it is a given that you shouldn't use boostrap in it's entirety for a startup. However, using bootstrap for parts of the library is very effective. I'm using the excellent 'Bootstrap-sass-rails' gem, which lets you include all or just parts of bootstrap easily in the Rails asset pipeline. I then get the mixins, forms, type treatments, dropdowns, css reset and more for my project. Without the generic graphical styles. Also, all of the less is converted to SASS. Here's the gem if anyone is interested: https://github.com/yabawock/bootstrap-sass-rails https://github.com/yabawock/bootstrap-sass-rails