Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Meesho

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I was AFK these past several days and therefore I couldn't post my response to 's comments. The discussion has since been closed by but I'll respond here anyway:

In response to HighKing's comment at 11:52, 1 March 2022

The first 4 sources linked in my vote satisfy NCORP and ORGIND. I provided the other sources to support my other statements, so you didn't have to review those.


 * Forbes - "Puff piece" is a subjective assessment. Startup stories cover exactly those aspects of the company, I'm not sure what else one can expect. The article discusses the challenges/threats at the end. Written by Rajiv Singh, Forbes India staff.


 * Moneycontrol - There is no policy that states that an article that uses anonymous sources is automatically invalid (correct me if I'm wrong here). This one is researched and authored by Chandra R. Srikanth, editor, and Priyanka Sahay, special correspondent at Moneycontrol.


 * Business Standard - The article is written by Nirmalya Behera, who worked for Business Standard at the time. Given the fact that this article is behind a paywall, I highly doubt that this was a "puff piece" sponsored by the company.


 * India Today - Same as above with the paywall stuff. Except this article originally appeared in the print edition of India Today, a weekly magazine. Authored by S. Vidya, a special correspondent of India Today.

These sources are valid as there is no real evidence that they are sponsored and there is no consensus that "puff profiles" authored by staff of A, B, C and D sites are invalid. M4DU7 (talk) 21:22, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

In response to HighKing's comment at 12:12, 4 March 2022

The reason I mentioned the company's valuation and reach in my vote is because a company of that size almost always gets coverage in research/analyst reports, some of which may not be publicly available, which brings WP:NEXIST into the picture. This story in Mint talks about an analyst report by Jefferies which covers Meesho and social commerce in India. This report in GSMA also has coverage on Meesho. The Ken has some very in-depth analysis of the company:. M4DU7 (talk) 21:22, 9 March 2022 (UTC)