Interview of Jan Karel Kleijn

Jan Karel Kleijn is Entrepreneur, Innovator, Idea and Conceptmaker, Consults on e-Strategy and Marketing, Speaker and Teacher.

i) What you like about Linkedin?

I used to like the high Quality network which is rapidly degrading due to linkedin becoming a sort of monster.com all the high flyers are slowly l;eaving is my impression due to: very restrictive privacy rules and not wanted to be found by headhunters.

ii) How Has linkedin helped you?

It has esthablished a presence for me and made me visible amongst a whole lot of business people worldwide.

iii) Has your business increased by using linkedin? Please explain
No not really, I have had plenty of leads, but most of them not interesting to me, with some of them I still have contact though.

iv) How do you select contact to whom you want to connect?
By interest or business type.

v) Your thoughts on "Quality vs Quantity" connections?
I believe in growing your network as opposed to putting your existing ‘rolodex’ network online

vi) What about privacy?
Linked in has a very strange privacy policy. Which means you can’t invite people you don’t know yet.As opposed to Open BC where you can invite and select people you want to know or feel you have something in common with.I’ve been suspended from inviting people twice now on Linkedin by their CPO (chief privacy officer) for inviting people to my network!!I think this is very strange for a business network where you want to meet new people.

Greetings,
Jan Karel KleijnSerial Entrepreneur
Partner at Result Strategy (growth consultancy)
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Founder of Ideabroker.org (innovate start-up stimulator)
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MD at Fon NL (global wifi network)
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Commercial Director at TCS (foto and feature agency) (interim) htpp://www.thecoverstory.com
Owner Youi (business consultancy)
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Owner Slogo (t-shirt seller)
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Owner Food and Friends (matching service in restaurants)
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