Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Congrats to those who deserve it: Redmonk
It’s rare that I congratulate anyone on my blog for any reason other than making a “dumb” move in the market. Today is not another one of those days.
I’ll diverge for today as I noticed the Redmonk team made quite a dent in the AR world with a #4 WW and #3 in US finish. They truly deserve it – and if they add a stats/KPO group and about 100 other analysts, maybe we’ll see them even higher in the future. I don’t know if they’re still reading my blog, but if they do – congrats gentleman (and have a beer – or two).
One thing that impresses me about Redmonk is they have a Google-ish mantra. Similar to “do no evil”, the Redmonk guys say what they actually believe. Now that might sound odd to say, but they do participate in a marketplace with competitors that perform a practice called “say what you’re paid to discuss in the best light possible”. Now both do have value – one helps vendors speak to customers in a more refined and balanced outside perspective – but the Redmonk model is more disruptive. Sure, they may miss out on some of the other engagements too, but I love watching market disruptions – especially those with open access.
http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2008/06/02/iiar_awards/
http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/06/02/redmonk-cote-recognised-in-analyst-of-the-year-survey/
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June 3rd, 2008 at 1:29 am
stephen o'grady said:
_of course_ we read your blog. while we may not always agree, you’ve been the source for many an insight on mine and my colleague’s blogs. you are, in fact, a perfect example of what i mean when i say that our success is our community’s success.
even if you abandoned us for a new gig :)
June 3rd, 2008 at 3:35 am
People Over Process » links for 2008-06-03 said:
[...] Congrats to those who deserve it: Redmonk (tags: redmonk ego awards iiar) [...]
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:19 am
md said:
temporarily :-)