Mistone Times

Need a Shot of Entrepreneurial Leadership?

Mistone — Thu, 17 May 2007 16:23:15 GMT

Hello Readers,

I'm contacting you today to let you that I'm currently
looking for part time or contract work at a small
business or growing startup company. I recently left my full time job but am still a ways off from launching my own startup and would love to contribute to your company.

My primary areas of expertise are strategy, product management, content development, online marketing, and all facets of small business management including finance,
marketing, and customer service.

Contact me at:
hluongo {at} yahoo .com for more info

MatadorTravel - Hip new online Community for Travel

Mistone — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 23:17:04 GMT

A friend from high school has just created an incredible new online community. It takes travel, art, music, sports, culture and well being for our selfs and our world and rolls it into one...basically the things that make a person great!
This community is inspirational, addicting and stimulating. take it all in!

For a little taste, Ben describes the Matador experience...cheers!

Matador is a meeting place. It's a place for you to express yourself, tell others about your adventures, get meaningful travel advice, and take inspiration from the beautiful and remarkable things others like you have discovered all across the globe.

We started Matador because we love to travel. When we travel, we are constantly amazed and inspired by the people we meet, the cultures we're exposed to, and the adventures we have. We want to share our discoveries with you and allow you to share yours with us. The result will be a community of travelers, adventurers, and vacationers connected by their thirst for the unknown.

Today we are opening Matador to the public and we hope you'll come check out the growing community of people from all over the world.I look forward to seeing you on Matador and discovering where your passion takes you... WWW.MATADORTRAVEL.COM

Matador...For A Passionate World

Much luv,

Ben Polansky

"Optimism without ignorance, confidence without arrogance, engagement without aggression. Matador offers a truly authentic connection to the world around you. Can there be any greater adventure?"

Is the North Bay a Good Place to Start a Web StartUp?

Mistone — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:04:10 GMT

We all know that Silicon Valley is the technology startup capital of the world. So many of the great tech companies are located in the valley, along with most of the prominent venture firms, and a ton of talented people live there.

Sonoma County is a great place to live, while it is crazy expensive (as is most of the Bay Area), the county has so many quality of life amenities to offer. But is it a good place for a web startup?

This is a question that has been on my mind for awhile. While technology has certainly created a flat environment where companies can launch from anywhere and thrive in the marketplace, the vacuum like pull of the Valley is still very strong.

I for one really want to launch my startup (promoterforce) here, but I fear that by locating so close to the Valley, and still having all the cost restrictions associated with living and working in Northern California, without the famed startup culture and resources, that I might be better off there instead of here in Petaluma.

We know that PNN is located here, and that is very exciting, it gives me a lot of hope of creating a small community of web startups that thrive in Sonoma County.

If anyone has pros or cons of doing a startup in Sonoma, please share them in the comments section.

New PNN Service Amazes 1st Timer

Mistone — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 21:29:29 GMT

After less then 10 minutes user was able to complete the following tasks:
1) register
2) edits layout and title
3) streams headlines from personal and media sources
4) adds photo from flickr
5) sets up audio calling feature (most unique and revolutionary feature so far) Wish I coult text as well.

More to come on first impressions.....PNN Rocks.