With his company Olive and Goose, Ankur Kothari provides proof that you really can run an MSP from anywhere. From his not-quite-humble beginnings at Microsoft, he's built an impressive three-division IT company headquartered in Seattle but with an international clientele. And when he's not strategizing, he's enjoying the intellectual flavors of Barcelona, learning both Spanish and Catalan while connecting with the vibrant but quite different European startup community. Takeaways from the episode include:

• What roles does Ankur play in his company, and how that differs from expectation
• Europe is ahead of the US from a sustainability prespective. How might that affect US MSP's relationships with their clients in the near future?
• Be faster to hire, and faster to change
• The most common error made by young MSPs
• How Olive and Goose drives organic growth
• How to create a beachhead in a new area
• The hunter/farmer model
• The opportunity that AI presents for MSPs who are able to assist their customers with adoption
• Ankur's take on rollups for higher EBIDTA multiples
• Growth opportunities, no matter the type, must be evaluated to ensure that they offer value to all of the firms stakeholders

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