Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arthur Do


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The result was   delete.  Jamie ☆ S93  01:47, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Arthur Do

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I declined a CSD G11 because it isn't blatantly promotional; CSD A7 doesn't apply since it asserts notability, that he is the founder of several organizations, a few of which are notable. However, I'm still leaning towards delete per WP:BIO and WP:V. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 05:32, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. The article's subject can not be verified by independent and reliable sources. JulieSpaulding (talk) 08:22, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Insufficient notability. ChildofMidnight (talk) 15:03, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment I disagree with deletion. I have worked with Arthur and know several trusted people (including some of the principals at Kleiner Perkins) who have found his contributions to several start ups in the Silicon Valley quite impressive (and, I would say, notable...especially if you look at green.com). edombrower (talk) 11:01, 22 May 2009 (MT)
 * Delete Notability not verifiable through independent secondary sources. Green.com is not independent of the subject. Still seems promotional. Wperdue (talk) 18:32, 22 May 2009 (UTC)wperdue
 * Keep Are there any disagreements that Fortify.com is notable? Being one of the founders, I have made significant contributions to the company's products and success. Maybe this article will help independently verify me as a founder of Fortify, see [Arthur Do executive profile on BusinessWeek]. arthurdo 12:02, 22 May 2009 (PT)
 * Question Just exactly what role do you mean by "one of the founders" . BTW, that link above did not work for me. DGG (talk) 01:50, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Answer Please try this [BusinessWeek link]. Fortify has four founders. Before the company existed, Roger Thornton and Arthur Do were the initial team that worked on the business plan and product prototype. When we went to Kleiner Perkins to pitch the business, we brought in Mike Armistead as the third founder due to his marketing background. Kleiner agreed to fund us with the condition that we reserve a founder spot for an expert in security. We initially approached Gary McGraw at Cigital for that position but he declined. There were a few other candidates until we found Brian Chess who accepted and become the fourth founder. As for my contribution, I developed the initial version of all three of Fortify's core product lines being sold today, Static Analyzer, Security Tester, and Runtime Defender. arthurdo 09:13, 23 May 2009 (PT)


 * Delete - based on wikipedia's definition for notability, I do not see the independent coverage that establishes notability. -- Whpq (talk) 17:59, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete -- appears non-notable. - Vartanza (talk) 14:46, 28 May 2009 (UTC).
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