Talk:David Perry (entrepreneur)

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a) Proposing change of the first line in the lead paragraph from: David Perry is the CEO and Director of Indigo Agriculture (earlier known as Symbiota), an agricultural technology company headquartered in Boston, United States  to: David Perry is an American entrepreneur and the CEO & Director of Indigo Agriculture   (earlier known as Symbiota), an agricultural technology company headquartered in Boston, United States.  

b) Proposing removal of second line - He is a serial entrepreneur in the life sciences industry - and last line - He is known to lead successful IPOs while generating returns for investors.  - of the lead paragraph.

c) In the Early life and education section, proposing change from: Perry was raised on his family's farm in rural Arkansas. He holds a BS from the University of Tulsa and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He also attended the United States Air Force Academy. He began his career at Exxon, where he managed the operations and maintenance of an oil refinery. to: Perry was born and raised in Arkansas. He holds a BS from the University of Tulsa and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He attended the United States Air Force Academy and began his career at Exxon. 

d) In the Career section, proposing change of second paragraph from: While at Virogen, he felt that scientists spent a lot of time in procuring life sciences products through conventional catalog ordering. So in 1997, he founded Chemdex, headquartered in California. It is a B2B marketplace focusing on the life-sciences industry and sells laboratory chemicals and other scientific equipments online.  In the same year, he also created the parent company of Chemdex, called Ventro Corporation which was later sold to Nexprise. He served as its CEO and President until November 2001.  to: ''In 1997, he founded California-based Chemdex, a B2B marketplace focusing on the life-sciences industry for sale of laboratory chemicals and other scientific equipments online.   In the same year, he created the parent company of Chemdex, called Ventro Corporation which was later sold to Nexprise. He served as its CEO and President until November 2001. ''

e) In the Career section, proposing change of third paragraph from: In 2002, Perry co-founded Anacor Pharmaceuticals and served as its CEO for twelve years. The biopharmaceutical company is focused on developing novel small-molecule therapeutics to treat infectious and inflammatory diseases. In 2016, the company was acquired by Pfizer for $5.4 billion.  to: In 2002, Perry co-founded Anacor Pharmaceuticals and served as its CEO for twelve years. In 2016, the company was acquired by Pfizer for $5.4 billion. 

f) In the Career section, proposing change of fourth paragraph from: In 2015, Perry co-founded Better Therapeutics (also known as FareWell), a digital therapeutics company focused on preventing and reversing chronic disease through lifestyle changes. He is also on the Board of Directors of the human microbiome company, Evelo Biosciences. to: In 2015, Perry co-founded Better Therapeutics (also known as FareWell), a digital therapeutics company. He is also on the Board of Directors of the human microbiome company, Evelo Biosciences.

g) In the last paragraph of the Career section, proposing removal of the word 'current'.

Explanation of the issue:

Proposing addition of notable and reliable references such as Forbes, TechCrunch, CNBC, Bloomberg etc. Plus, proposing removal of information about every company that he is a part of and what he did there. Also, proposing removal of language with a promotional undertone. Please remove the tag at the top of the page as I have given paid disclosure.

References supporting change: Mentioned above in the text.

47.23.124.2 (talk) 17:25, 1 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Per WP:PCD please provide links to all places, where you advertise your business e.g. your Upwork profile etc. Thank you. GSS (talk |c|em ) 17:40, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
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