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If you told me in January that I would be attending a virtual birthday party for my 3-year-old niece and that my 90-year-Grandma would know how to use Zoom, I would tell you that you are crazy. If this situations proves anything, it is that we don’t know what we don’t know. The moral is that you need to be protective of the resources you have now more than ever. These are the MSPs need to change courses and find a new means of opportunity somewhere else.įor example, many industries are still churning in all of this and when the dust clears, they are going to want to vitrualize and future proof their business even more. Had we been reliant on this income right now, we would really be sweating bullets as many MSPs are that are servicing niche verticals that are taking a major hit. With quarantine now running on it’s third week, with no end in sight, I would imagine that many of these shared space customers are not renewing their contracts and these businesses are seeing a mass exodus of their customers. The nature of this business is short term leases (sometimes month to month). One of our largest verticals was the shared space industry with a large presence in New York City. The winners and losers will be determined based on who pivoted to what and how they did it. The way things are going now, it appears that almost everyone will have to pivot simultaenously. In a normal operating state, businesses pivot from time to time and usually whenever they feel necessary. The main reason I wanted to get everyone thinking lean is because we are at a major pivot point. “So why is this important for MSPs and why now? And if so, It will be a good thing that I didn’t over-invest my time and resources before I put out a single episode. If that’s the case, then I have to listen to the customer and adapt what I am doing. I could get emails today from our subscribers saying “Hey, maybe you want to go back to writing for awhile.” Sure, I could have probably bought a better microphone, done some soundproofing, purchased better editing software, and spent more time planning this out.īut ultimately, I don’t know if this is even going to work or not. The bottom line is that perfection is expensive and at a time when most businesses are struggling, you can’t afford to overthink things. This saves a ton of time and effort spent before you bring something to market that will inevitably require editing afterwards anyway.

You are then able to build onto this product or service and improve it based on what the market wants and not what you think the market wants. This is basically where you put out something to your customers with only enough features to execute it’s core purpose and then get feedback. The biggest takeaway for me was the MVP or Minimum Viable Product. He gives some fantastic anecdotes, not only what the lean mindset is all about, but also how to start adapting this to your business. My introduction to “lean principles” was really through Eric Reis’s book “The Lean Startup” This might be true in a lot of cases, but I think any sized business can take a lean approach. I think a common misconception is that lean companies are just a bunch of startups filled with college kids eating ramen noodles 3 meals a day trying to get by. “This episode is really an introduction to this concept and what it means to be lean. Since I can’t do anything at halfspeed, that idea turned into this overhyped, overproduced, concept that you see in front of you.” What It Means To Be Lean Now everyone is home, I have a sitter in the house, and the goal everyday is basically to not kill each other.Įven so, I wanted to bring you with new content, so doing these quick audio bytes seemed to be the most managable format. While I used to sit in my office (it’s nice and cozy), sipping my coffee, listen to the birds chirp while writing long thoughtful articles for MSPs. My work life and personal life have been on a collission course since the beginning of March. The second reason is because I am in the same boat as everyone else.

This is when it becomes crucial to buckle down, get creative, and get by with what you have. We are about to see a major shift in momentum and growth might not be on the table for everyone. Number one is the economic tide is changing on a global level. There are two reasons why I wanted to start this series.

This means staying lean, working smarter, and achieving more with fewer resources Where we look to take on the challenges of operating an MSP in today’s economic landscape.
