Software Defined Talk: On Being an Analyst

In this new episode of the Software Define Talk podcast, we discuss my life as an analyst and strategist (part 2 of a series.) SDT regular Matt Ray is off in Australia, so it’s just Brandon Whichard and myself. We also 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.

Show Notes

• See part one of this series.
• Coté’s published work at RedMonk.
• Coté’s analysis on disruption in the industry analyst business, going over the business as it matters to the individual analysts.
• A discussion of Project Sputnik with Coté and Barton George, episode 34 of Pivotal Conversations.
• Collected tips on surviving and thriving in a big company, recording a presentation at Devoxx Poland 2016.

Recommendations

Brandon:

• “Prototyping for Designers,” by Kathryn McElroy.
• Pod Save America podcast.

Coté:

• Bolthouse Farms, 100% Carrot Juice, 32 oz.
• The perfect shoe for white collar yokels: Clarks Men’s Trapell Form Slip-On Loafer.
• At Costco (or Amazon): 505 Southwestern Hatch Valley Green Chile Salsa 40 Oz.

Michael Coté studies how large organizations get better at building software to run better and grow their business. His books "Changing Mindsets," "Monolithic Transformation" and "The Business Bottleneck" cover these topics. He’s been an industry analyst at RedMonk and 451...

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