Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Startup investing
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This appears to be wp:artspam for Rock the Post's new “Startup Investing” program. See the external link to their announcement page [1]. Also, the term is not used in the four references for the abstract. Nowa (talk) 11:05, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. Rcsprinter (post) @ 17:15, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
- Delete - per nom. I'd have requested speedy deletion. The creator of the article has a COI and should be blocked for continuing to edit against WP:COI to promote his personal interests and use Wikipedia as a means of promotion. --Ronz (talk) 23:39, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
- Keep' -- With the passing of the JOBS Act the word startup investing is becoming a movement. The article should not be deleted as it is intended to educate people. There is a lot of coverage in the media that can be found as a result of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission General Solicitation ban lift from September 23, 2013 all using the word startup investing as a way to explain and describe this action. In addition, the sources on the article include the most renown financial publications like the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, or Bloomberg L.P.. --acremades (talk) 00:33, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
- Please provide sources that demonstrate this. --Ronz (talk) 00:53, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
- As requested here are some references where startup investing is used.
Startup Investing Trends by Paul Graham http://www.paulgraham.com/invtrend.html 9 Things You Need To Know About Startup Investing by Forbes http://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyaprive/2013/03/18/9-things-you-need-to-know-for-startup-investing/ VC 101: Houston Fund Gives Students Startup Investing Experience by Xconomy http://www.xconomy.com/texas/2013/09/23/vc-101-houston-fund-gives-students-startup-investing-experience In addition, there is a complete entire section on Reddit about {{Startup Investing that can be found on this link http://www.reddit.com/r/startupinvesting