Hi HN, I just graduated from a non Stanford/MIT/CMU, top 20 university with a CS minor. I started programming in high school, and I always wanted to be in the Bay Area's tech scene. I was heavily invested with a startup in college, and I thought dropping my CS major to a minor would be fine as long as I got the experience and the code to show for it.

But now, I haven't gotten much luck with the job hunt in the Bay Area, especially with smaller companies. Bigger companies would sometimes bite, but I know I want to be working with the founders, side by side. Any advice for a college grad looking to break into the startup world?