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. Mid-roll DevOpsDays Charlotte, Feb 6th and 7th, 2017 - get 25% of when you register with the code SDT. Coté’s speaking at it! ChefConf 2017 Teaser 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 (née Keepin’ it 1600) 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 Sponsored By:DevOpsDays: Come see [Coté and many other great speakers](https://www.devopsdays.org/events/2017-charlotte/agenda/) at DevOpsDays Charlotte, Feb 6th and 7th. Use the code SDT to get 25% off [registration](https://www.devopsdays.org/events/2017-charlotte/registration/)! Promo Code: SDT