Hmm... I read the title of this more as, "How to Land a Job at a Startup (and stay living in the middle of nowhere by working remotely)" rather than, "How to Land a Job at a Startup (and then move to Boston)"
Anyway, I agree it's pretty generic 'blanket' advice - for me, a 32 yr old. Pretty wise words for a college grad, though, whose audience is probably more his underclassmen than me.
I read the title in the same sense as you did and feel kind of the same way-- I like the advice and as my kids are older it's the same advice that I would give them...
but as a freelance PHP guy 90m outside of Austin looking for a stable remote gig without moving, I was hoping for something more along the lines of our first reading of the title.
Anyway, I agree it's pretty generic 'blanket' advice - for me, a 32 yr old. Pretty wise words for a college grad, though, whose audience is probably more his underclassmen than me.