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Val Jelinic

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Innovative Technology Professional, NovaSphera

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Team Development, Business Development, Building Partner & Technology Ecosystems, Outsourced Sales & Channel Management, Internet Savvy, SEM, SMM & SEO know-how, Extensive Telecoms Technology Experience.

Vals engineering background coupled with his natural talent for business development & account management has helped many clients reach ...

Team Development, Business Development, Building Partner & Technology Ecosystems, Outsourced Sales & Channel Management, Internet Savvy, SEM, SMM & SEO know-how, Extensive Telecoms Technology Experience.

Vals engineering background coupled with his natural talent for business development & account management has helped many clients reach new growth and realise their business ambitions in Europe.

With a solid network of contacts, technology evangelists and specific technology partners, Val has built an ecosystem of contacts from which his clients benefit from.

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WEB: www.valj.tel

Val Jelinic and 6 other people answered this question

Jan. 9, 2012

Will VOIP survive beyond 2012?

Thanks for the input Andrew. You've hit the nail right on the head. Here in Europe VOIP is considered to be 1 type of product unrelated to the corporate, residential and mobile versions you've mentioned. Therefore "VOIP" is under threat in some quarters as this ... more

Information Technology

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Jan. 5, 2012

What are your Top 5 tools that help you be an excellent Account Manager?

Account Management

Val Jelinic and 4 other people answered this question

Dec. 21, 2011

What is the most jargon-laden area of technology?

Couldnt agree with you more Alan! We certainly love making ourselves feel important by surrounding ourselves with jargon that no-one understands, its our "secret" handshake. more

Information Technology

Val Jelinic and 43 other people answered this question

Dec. 4, 2011

When is it acceptable to "bend the truth" on one's resume?

What an incredible array of responses! And what an incredible number of assumptions on this topic.
There is no "correct" answer to this question, each person must evaluate his/her own situation, skills, competencies & experiences against the requirement at hand and then make their own judgement ... more

Human Resources

Val Jelinic and 1 other person commented on this post

Nov. 11, 2011

5 Tips for productive Bus.Dev. in Europe

Gday Jason, many thanks for the comments. Yes the (music)box analogy is my own :-) Doing Busdev in Europe should involve an investment in collecting information from people already in this market and region, and who have sufficienat soft skills in recognising (and levering) the ... more

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Oct. 23, 2011

Which industries are the worst with social responsibility?

He he he.. Mark, you hit the nail on the head! Couldnt agree with you more! (and I live in Switzerland!) more

General Management

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Oct. 23, 2011

What's the best way to follow up with a networking contact?

Take your time and dont follow-up immediately!
How many times have you been to a trade show and then received hundreds of emails and voicemails filling your inbox? Give your target contact some time to get back to work and "settle down" before getting in touch.
I ... more

General Management

Human Resources

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Career Development

Val Jelinic and 1 other person answered this question

Oct. 23, 2011

What was your first business venture? What age were you when you started this venture?

Great question!
I was 25 and started my first "venture" selling myself as a Fitness Instructor / Aerobics Instructor back in Sydney Australia. It was my first reall foray into understanding the ins and outs of supporting myself as a "business", expenses/overheads involved, time management, marketing, ... more

Venture Capital

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Oct. 23, 2011

What skill set is hardest for a start up to recruit for?

Excellent answer Craig, couldnt agree with you more. Having been part of a number of start-ups, a lot of which didnt make it, this quality to take the "good with the bad" couldnt be more apt! Cheers, Val more

Human Resources

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Oct. 23, 2011

What are the top 5 traits of a bad boss?

General Management

Human Resources

Val Jelinic and 29 other people answered this question

Oct. 23, 2011

What is the first step in building an effective team?

Actually I find this question quite simple, the first step should ALWAYS be understanding and agreeing the goal or mission of the team.
Remember that the question is, what is the FIRST step in building an effective team. Without a goal or mission of the ... more

Human Resources

Organization Development

Team Assessment

Val Jelinic and 26 other people answered this question

Oct. 9, 2011

What is the one business characteristic that you would like to mimic of Steve Jobs?

A strong conviction in yourself and what you are capable of coupled with the strength to follow it through.
Given the right set of circumstances and a lot of personal perserverance and persistance, there is a potentiality to be like Steve in all of us. Cheers, ... more

General Management

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Sept. 11, 2011

Do you believe smartphones and tablets will eventually converge? Please explain why or why not?

Gday Fred, nobody mentioned the word "replace" (even though I dare you to find a mobile phone that only makes a phone call and doesnt do anything but!) however you make a good point at the end of your response, "the form factors will remain ... more

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Sept. 6, 2011

12 Ways To Screw Up A Virtual First Impression

He he he.. an excellent overview of some of the key ways to really leave a long-lasting bad impression. The analogy of a "first-date" couldnt be more apt, I've witnessed a lot of these mistakes 1st hand and, unfortunately, still suffer from "linkedin two step" ... more

Social Media Management

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Sept. 6, 2011

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Sept. 4, 2011

Beachhead Europe (How to succeed in your own European business invasion)

General Management

Business 2 Business

Business Development

Business Development and Consulting

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July 7, 2011

M2M - time is money

Thanks for the recommendation, however I am based in Europe Hassan, cheers

General Management

Information Technology

Business Development

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July 1, 2011

Where there's a 3G/Wi-Fi/IP-connection, there's a way!

Information Technology

3G Third Generation Wireless Technology

Val Jelinic and 4 other people answered this question

April 27, 2011

What are some of the most prevalent security issues surrounding voice & unified communications?

Excellent response Daniele!
Part of the issues surrounding UC Security are the misconceptions that because there is a Firewall in place, their network is protected. As you mentioned, security is a multi-layered approach with the weakest link being the strongest protection you can expect. VOIP/UC ... more

Information Technology

Unified Communications

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April 27, 2011

Who's driving your business in Europe?

Business Development and Consulting

Business Development Europe

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April 22, 2011

Levering Faster Time To Market in Europe

General Management

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April 17, 2011

Business Development Europe: Local Partners v's Distributors

Business Development

Business Development and Consulting

European Business

European Business Development

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April 17, 2011

So what is Business Development?

Business Developers

Business Development and Consulting

Business Development and Key Client Relations

Val Jelinic asked a question

June 25, 2010

Will UC Solutions supersede VOIP/IPT entirely?

Information Technology

Unified Communications

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June 25, 2010

How reliable is business voip?

Hi Brian,
VoIP as a technology works totally fine. However, where clients normally go wrong is that they don't look at all of the steps required to move towards a VoIP solution from a traditional service.
So, we need to firstly consider the connectivity platform in terms ... more

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