Episode 85: Being an analyst without being an asshole - Coté’s professional life, part 2
Summary: <p>In part two of Coté navel gazing, we discuss Coté’s life as an analyst and strategists. Matt Ray is off in Australia-land, so it’s just Brandon and Coté. We discuss: what IT analyst work on; working with marketers that have poor, nothing new material; learning how to function inside a large company in the executive suite; M&A and investment bankers, getting shit done in large companies (it’s always slow), like Project Sputnik.</p> <h1>Mid-roll</h1> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.devopsdays.org/events/2017-charlotte/welcome/" rel="nofollow">DevOpsDays Charlotte</a>, Feb 6th and 7th, 2017 - get 25% of when you register with the code SDT. Coté’s speaking at it! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhHpt-Xhj84" rel="nofollow">ChefConf 2017 Teaser</a> </li> </ul> <h1>Show Notes</h1> <ul> <li>See <a href="http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/79" rel="nofollow">part one of this series</a>.</li> <li> <a href="http://redmonk.com/cote/" rel="nofollow">Coté’s published work</a> at RedMonk.</li> <li>Coté’s <a href="https://cote.io/2015/02/19/the-new-industry-analysts-again/" rel="nofollow">analysis on disruption in the industry analyst business</a>, going over the business as it matters to the individual analysts.</li> <li>A discussion of Project Sputnik with Coté and Barton George, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/pivotalconversations/all-things-pivotal-34" rel="nofollow">episode 34 of Pivotal Conversations</a>.</li> <li>Collected tips on surviving and thriving in a big company, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFqz5xkgRbs" rel="nofollow">recording a presentation at Devoxx Poland 2016</a>.</li> </ul> <h1>Recommendations</h1> <h2>Brandon:</h2> <ul> <li>Prototyping for Designers, by Kathryn McElroy.</li> <li> <a href="https://getcrookedmedia.com/here-have-a-podcast-78ee56b5a323#.pfuvakf9n" rel="nofollow">Pod Save America podcast</a> (née Keepin’ it 1600) </li> </ul> <h2>Coté:</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2iTRwIa" rel="nofollow">Bolthouse Farms, 100% Carrot Juice, 32 oz</a></li> <li>The perfect shoe for white collar yokels: <a href="http://amzn.to/2kb73sg" rel="nofollow">Clarks Men's Trapell Form Slip-On Loafer</a> </li> <li>At CostCo (or Amazon): <a href="http://amzn.to/2iTsJ75" rel="nofollow">505 Southwestern Hatch Valley Green Chile Salsa 40 Oz</a> </li> </ul>
