Which analysts are most influential
Michael Wolf, former VP of Research at Gigaom, and former Forrester analyst Scott Santucci, join us on our new Influencer Insights Podcast to discuss the two biggest developments in the analyst industry recently: Gigaom’s closure and the reorganisation at Forrester. The podcast also covers other interesting developments in the IT research industry including the newly announced partnership…
In this second episode of Kea Company’s Influencer Insights Podcast we cover a number of interesting developments in the IT research industry such as the fall of Gigaom and the newly announced partnership between Constellation and DCG. It features interviews with former VP of Research at Gigaom Michael Wolf, and former Forrester analyst Scott Santucci.
Gigaom Research, where I was working as a research lead for the past several years, has ceased operations as part of the takeover of the operations of Gigaom by creditors. Obviously, the company as a whole was living beyond its means for some time, as $22 million in venture money has been burned in the…
The closure of Gigaom on the same day as the surprise announcement of an alliance between two high-growth analyst firms shows the high stakes in the analyst industry. Freelance analysts and bloggers found a powerful ally in Gigaom and, like the DCG-Constellation alliance, it gave IT professionals the ability to access insight from multiple sources…
The closure of Gigaom on the same day as the surprise announcement of an alliance between two high-growth analyst firms shows the high stakes in the analyst industry. Freelance analysts and bloggers found a powerful ally in Gigaom and, like the DCG-Constellation alliance, it gave IT professionals the ability to access insight from multiple sources…
Analysts don’t think it’s their job to help failing spokespeople. Rather than speak up, analysts will often let executives hang themselves with their own rope. That’s the sad story emerging this month, as my colleague Christian and I speak with analysts who look part in the recent Analyst Attitude Survey.
View back the recording of Michael Coté’s talk early 2014 on dealing with analysts, narrowed down to startups.
(I feel like I should apologize, one for the length, and also because there’s some vital points missing below that I can’t see in the bird’s entrails. Nonetheless, this “novella” has been haunting me for several months and I need to eject it.)