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Vonei LLC

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Alan has 22 years of experience in the internet, telecommunications and data networking industry, most recently as co-founder and CEO of Vonei LLC. Previously Alan was Chief Operating Officer VoIP Services and Global VP with ACN Inc., and Sr. Vice ...

Alan has 22 years of experience in the internet, telecommunications and data networking industry, most recently as co-founder and CEO of Vonei LLC. Previously Alan was Chief Operating Officer VoIP Services and Global VP with ACN Inc., and Sr. Vice President of Engineering with US LEC. Alan has deployed VoIP networks and video phones in multiple countries, has operated in start-up companies, and has launched new markets from scratch. His prior experience was with AT&T, CT Communication, and NET-tel. Alan has an MBA from Vanderbilt University and a BSIE from Purdue University.

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WEB: interVU.me

A Fitzpatrick and 2 other people commented on a brief

June 27, 2010

Effective Use of Video Marketing

Thanks Michael, this is a great article. I particularly liked your content tips. You didn't mention video mail as a method to push your message out to clients, but free services like mailVU.com allow 5 minute webcam recordings to be sent to anyone. YouTube, Vimeo, ... more

Internet Marketing

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June 1, 2010

What is a good way to get beta testers on a free service?

Keith - these are excellent - thanks!!! I tried the Yahoo Answers idea but got a complaint that I was promoting my business and it was a spam question. I was actually looking for an approach, such as these web sites, to obtain beta users ... more

Information Technology

A Fitzpatrick and 5 other people answered this question

May 28, 2010

I am building a content website and want to know where to prioritize an iPad/iPhone app

Good questions John, and one we've wrestled with for http://mailVU.com. We decided to base our priorities on the greatest number of users. For us that meant focusing on computer users first (PC/Mac/Linux), mobile phone viewing second, and iPhone/iPad apps third. You may want to consider ... more

Information Technology

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May 9, 2010

What is your opinion on VoIP video phones?

With Skype and other video chat service available there is little need for a video phone on your desk. Besides, with a video phone the other party also has to have one or you will not have video. more

Information Technology

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April 9, 2010

What do you say in a Video Resume?

Thanks for the great comments! Dennis - nice list of pointers. Nik & Don, thanks for raising the question on security.
I've gotten about a 50% interest rate from HR professionals that I've spoken with, and it tends to be on the extremes where they ... more

Human Resources

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March 12, 2010

How to Select a Good Business Webcam

Information Technology

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March 12, 2010

Feedback needed on webcam testing page

Information Technology

A Fitzpatrick and 5 other people answered this question

Jan. 25, 2010

Is it Ethical to Record Your Candidate Interviews?

@Nik/Gladys - thanks for the thought provoking answers! In reading your responses it becomes clear that being recorded cuts both ways. A recording can become part of a permanent record, just like comments written on a paper resume. If the recruiter or hiring manager doesn't ... more

Human Resources

A Fitzpatrick and 2 other people answered this question

Jan. 23, 2010

Do Free Trials of SaaS Software produce more paying Subscribers?

The SaaS industry made it standard to offer free trials. If you don't, your company looks like it has something to hide. We limit free trials so they are enough to convince a buyer that it works, but not enough where they could just use ... more

Human Resources

A Fitzpatrick and 3 other people answered this question

Dec. 18, 2009

What are the top small business resources available online?

The free site www.charlotte-entrepreneur.com has a lot of online resources for small businesses. It focuses on the Charlotte, NC market but roughly half of the links are to online sources for startups. more

A Fitzpatrick and 4 other people answered this question

Dec. 6, 2009

What do you recommend for small business credit card processing?

I like Paypal as an easy way to get started, but their rates are high and it will bite into profits as volume expands. Authorize.net is one we've used that you may want to check out if you anticipate a large volume of orders. more

Financial Services

A Fitzpatrick and 1 other person answered this question

Dec. 6, 2009

Starting a small business: Advice?

I would start by identifying if you have a targeted customer willing to pay for a product where you can make a profit. Without these basics there is no business. My first thought on the two social networks you mentioned - users are free. If ... more

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Aug. 21, 2009

Are businesses ready to use video calling to their clients?

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Unified Communications

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Aug. 21, 2009

Can you suggest any web-based accounting software? What experience have you had with it?

We use QuickBooks online.

Accounting Software

A Fitzpatrick and 3 other people answered this question

Aug. 21, 2009

How many of you use VoIP for your business calls? What provider do you use?

For voice calls I use Vonage. For video calls I use Vonei Meeting.

Customer Service

Information Technology

A Fitzpatrick and 1 other person answered this question

Aug. 21, 2009

T1 Bandwidth for Businesses: What are the Pros and Cons?

There are two parts to the answer. First is do you need a symmetrical service or asymmetrical? DSL and cable are asymmetrical so you likely are not going to get more than 356kb upstream even though they will quote 3Mb+ downstream. Upstream will greatly impact ... more

Information Technology

Hosting and Bandwidth

A Fitzpatrick and 1 other person answered this question

Aug. 21, 2009

Bandwidth for video conferencing and multi-media?

It all depends upon your video conferencing application, and whether the bandwidth need is symmetrical or asymmetrical. For example on a 5-person Vonei Meeting which offers full video and audio to the computer, each person needs 200kb upstream and about 1.5Mb downstream. This makes DSL ... more

Information Technology

Hosting and Bandwidth

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