Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Billie (company)

Thanks Scope creep! I'm trying to add articles for startups that seem notable / seem to be disrupting or changing their respective industries. But the two I've done so far have been nominated for deletion. Want to make sure I don't submit anymore that might not be a fit for wikipedia! Thanks for adding these links. I'll take a look to see what I can do to improve the article. FrankieCP (talk) 17:03, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
 * My first article was deleted and it took me an age to do another one, so please stick at. Your article is well written and well structured, but it reads like a brochure, it is brand information and it highly promotional. There is nothing on here, that cant be found by a quick 30second search. Startups by definition, due to the new WP:NCORP policy, almost a year old now, are non notable, unless they have done some extraordinary that make them stand out, which is not often. They are generic by nature. I would suggest perhaps moving to another area, perhaps biographies or writing about battles. Its very stony ground you have decided to grow on.  scope_creep Talk  17:17, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Got it! That's super helpful. Maybe I'll stick to adding books for now! I tried to structure this article like the one for Brandless, since it's another startup I've been following, and I saw that they have an article. Would you be able to tell me at a glance what makes that one work versus Billie? In terms of the sources, I didn't even think about looking for the article writer being a contributor versus a staff writer. It does look like the following notable sources were written by staff writers versus being written by contributors (though the Forbes piece I used as a source was a contributor--so now I know to watch for that!)


 * Fortune
 * USA Today (arguable that it's a good, well-written newspaper...but I do think it's notable!)
 * TechCrunch

What made Billie notable to me was that they were getting buzz + the pink tax tie-in. Based on the articles, it looks like they have a strong opportunity to disrupt the women's shaving industry and push more well-known brands into change. FrankieCP (talk) 17:27, 2 June 2019 (UTC)