Sometimes its better not to get vteams

Today we lost an opportunity to do business with a dream customer. I personally gained a special kind of satisfaction from this loss. The kind that comes when you foil a disaster before it happens.

The whole thing played out in our first (and last) 30 minute sales teleconference earlier today.

Since we had done our homework right, we opened the call with the declaration that the biggest success factor for them [in their specific situation] would be to have a dedicated person (in house) to manage the outsourcing and the work done by vteams.

Not having such a person or having such a person but not full time, would lead to all kinds of issues in the short and long term. After the declaration, we went back and forth with some questions.

In the end, they were convinced that they should not outsource their work as yet. They didn't have the right staff (in house) to manage the outsourcing.

We are glad that we were part of this realization.


If you have at least 4 in house developers and a backlog of projects, vteams is a great solution for you. But only if you have someone on your team to interface with the team at all times. This person cannot be an overloaded multitasker. This has to be someone whose sole responsibility is to ensure that there is enough work at all times.


A 4 person vteam is a like a plane with 4 engines. Your projects are like passengers. The plane won't get anywhere until a pilot flies it. The pilot comes from your team. Or if you are a small company owner, you are not only the customer, but also the pilot.