The result was delete. Jenks24 ( talk) 10:08, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
The company is about five years old and has just 40 employees, however it is the subject of an in-depth 4-page article in Forbes. There are also several good local sources like this and trade press. [1] [2] [3]
A few years ago I might have said they were clearly notable and would have been correct, but the community's notability standards have increased for commercial topics, to the point of virtually prohibiting articles on startups that aren't clearly and overwhelmingly notable. The Forbes article is the only truly in-depth, mainstream, national source I have found, whereas we require "multiple". Many editors don't count local press for notability and the trade press articles are not substantial, in-depth works. The company's size and age are also factors. That being said, there is enough content in reliable sources to have a small article that is reliably sourced.
I have a financial connection. The problems with the current article, such as relying heavily on sources that only briefly mention the company and an unreasonable focus on products, are inconsequential. If the article is kept, I will rework it up to a GA level of quality. However, I am leaning more towards the community's preference being to delete and so did not want to work on it without seeing if it would survive AfD. CorporateM ( Talk)
The result was delete. Jenks24 ( talk) 10:08, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
The company is about five years old and has just 40 employees, however it is the subject of an in-depth 4-page article in Forbes. There are also several good local sources like this and trade press. [1] [2] [3]
A few years ago I might have said they were clearly notable and would have been correct, but the community's notability standards have increased for commercial topics, to the point of virtually prohibiting articles on startups that aren't clearly and overwhelmingly notable. The Forbes article is the only truly in-depth, mainstream, national source I have found, whereas we require "multiple". Many editors don't count local press for notability and the trade press articles are not substantial, in-depth works. The company's size and age are also factors. That being said, there is enough content in reliable sources to have a small article that is reliably sourced.
I have a financial connection. The problems with the current article, such as relying heavily on sources that only briefly mention the company and an unreasonable focus on products, are inconsequential. If the article is kept, I will rework it up to a GA level of quality. However, I am leaning more towards the community's preference being to delete and so did not want to work on it without seeing if it would survive AfD. CorporateM ( Talk)