Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Friedberg


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   no consensus, and I was close to declaring this an outright "keep". By numbers, the discussion is roughly evenly divided. The keep side has pointed to some coverage in publications like the New Yorker, there is merit to that argument. Several of the comments on the "delete" side, Oaktree b being an exception, were rather sparse since they just asserted that a notability guideline wasn't passed. Sjakkalle (Check!)  18:20, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

David Friedberg

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Unable to locate WP:THREE in the article. Sources only has passing mentions about the subject. DavidEfraim (talk) 14:17, 25 August 2022 (UTC) Struck for being a sockpuppet. — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (投稿) 04:41, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. DavidEfraim (talk) 14:17, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete Unfortunately, not enough notability present as of now. Handmeanotherbagofthemchips (talk) 15:36, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  14:39, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep Article now includes at least 1 Google book source, 32 Google Scholar patent listings, and 1 image from Wikimedia Commons. The individual is notable in the entrepreneur and food science community. Enik the Sleestak (talk) 20:51, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep Subject was featured prominently (not "passing mention") in two New Yorker articles, one CNBC article, and controversially sold his previous company for $1.1B; subject co-hosts a top business and investing podcast. Henrytudoreight (talk) 23:18, 2 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Delete in particular, patents aren't used for notability here, and having a photo on Wikimedia Commons is as simple as uploading one, it does nothing for the notability criteria here. The article is mostly passing mentions in sources; linked in doesn't help support notability. Oaktree b (talk) 16:35, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep Again, subject was featured prominently (not "passing mention") in two New Yorker articles (three if you count a lengthy rebuttal from the reporter), prominently in one CNBC article, and controversially sold  previous company for $1.1B; subject co-hosts a top business and investing podcast; has more than 100K twitter followers. Consider removing LinkedIn link. Henrytudoreight (talk) 02:36, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Struck bolded keep as a duplicate. Comment still stands. — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (投稿) 19:10, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep Again, subject is notable in the entrepreneur, investor, and food science community. "Notable" being evidenced by significant coverage in reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic". Having 32 patents is notable. Having sold a company for over $1B is notable. Having been a capital investor in 5 early stage companies in the past and having 5 companies in his current portfolio is notable. Having a photo on Wikimedia Commons is not as simple as uploading one. It must have the appropriate license to be allowed. Subject was a guest lecturer at the Stanford entrepreneur program. Subject was also prominently the focus of two Wall Street Journal articles. Enik the Sleestak (talk) 13:30, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
 * You can't "vote" more than once so I have struck your second Keep. Feel free to comment. Liz Read! Talk! 05:40, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 18:36, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete BLP lacks in-depth coverage in independent sources to meet WP:NBIO. MrsSnoozyTurtle 12:32, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Comment The WSJ articles might help support notability, but the paywall won't let me in. Uploading a photo to Commons with the proper license is something anyone can do, it doesn't help GNG here. Patents and twitter followers are a nice addition to an article, but are gravy. We need RS or this isn't much of an article. Selling a company for a gazillion dollars is noteworthy, but not wiki notable without sourcing about the subject of the article. What I can find are press announcements and routine funding press releases. Sure he was a guest lecturer, show us the RS so we can beef up the article and possibly keep it. Oaktree b (talk) 03:45, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
 * Delet Does not pass WP:SIGCOV BBSTOP (talk) 12:45, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep The articles in the New Yorker and (can't access but guessing) the WSJ are enough for notability as per BIO. Much of the rest could be considered about his companies, but it's hard to separate him from them, and he is spoken of in the articles about them. I removed a few improper sources (linkedIn, etc.) but that had little effect on the article, just a couple of places with Citation Needed now. I think it's solid. Lamona (talk) 02:05, 10 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Replaced "citation needed" with articles from NYT and significant trade publications. Also added reference to how his sale of first business to Monsanto was the first unicorn in the burgeoning ag tech space, which itself is noteworthy (mentioned by multiple publications). WSJ articles are all legitimate; if you can't see article itself, you can see how Friedberg is mentioned in the headline -- not a "passing reference" by any means: https://www.wsj.com/articles/monsanto-executive-david-friedberg-shifting-to-advisory-role-1458763510 Henrytudoreight (talk) 05:10, 12 September 2022 (UTC)