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I've been asked to help update Kevin's article, and hope to clean it up so it doesn't need to be flagged anymore. Hopefully an unconnected editor can review and help.
1) Please help expand the lead as follows, since it is incomplete. As per growing consensus, the lead is unsourced, and instead is just a summary of the information that will be in the article after this request is answered.
| − | '''Kevin Hartz''' is an American | + | '''Kevin Hartz''' is an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He is currently a co-founder and general partner of A*, an early stage venture capital firm. He co-founded [[Eventbrite]], a publicly traded company, and served as the CEO. Before Eventbrite, he co-founded and was CEO of [[Xoom Corporation]], a money remittance company that was acquired by PayPal in 2015. He is also a prolific technology investor. |
2) I'd like to improve the sourcing in the biography. I'm using nowiki tags so you can see the source code with refs and just cut and paste it.
| − | Hartz was born in [[Berkeley, California]], and raised in [[Orinda, California]] | + | Hartz was born in [[Berkeley, California]], and raised in [[Orinda, California]].<ref name=yourtech>https://www.yourtechstory.com/2020/09/22/xoom-ultimate-electronics-payment-service-provider-that-helping-more-than-millions-of-consumers-worldwide/</ref> He attended [[Miramonte High School]] in Orinda.<ref name=bloom1>{{Cite news |title=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-how-did-i-get-here/kevin-hartz.html |access-date=2022-10-15 |newspaper=Bloomberg.com}}</ref> He holds a [[Bachelor of Arts and Science]] in history from [[Stanford University]], as well as a [[Master of Arts]] degree in British history from [[University College, Oxford|University College]], [[Oxford University|Oxford]].<ref name=bloom1/> |
3) Please replace the first paragraph of the career section, to replace LinkedIn and a press release as sources.
| − | Hartz began his career at [[Silicon Graphics]] (SGI) as the [[product manager]] for the [[virtual reality]] browser, Cosmo Player | + | Hartz began his career at [[Silicon Graphics]] (SGI) as the [[product manager]] for the [[virtual reality]] browser, Cosmo Player.<ref name=yourtech/> Later, Hartz co-founded ConnectGroup, a start-up providing high-speed internet access to the hotel industry.<ref name=yourtech/> In 1998, it was acquired by [[LodgeNet]].<ref>https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/23/social-shopping-startup-shopsquad-lands-1-25m-in-funding-from-heavy-hitters/</ref> |
4) The second paragraph of the career section can use some refs.
| − | In 2001, Hartz co-founded [[Xoom Corporation|Xoom]], an international money [[remittance]] business, along with [[Alan Braverman]] | + | In 2001, Hartz co-founded [[Xoom Corporation|Xoom]], an international money [[remittance]] business, along with [[Alan Braverman]].<ref name=bloom1/> He served first as CEO until 2005,<ref name=bloom1/> and then on the board of directors through its 2012 IPO<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1315657/000119312513033425/d364901ds1a.htm |title=Xoom Corporation |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] |date= 2013-02-01}}</ref> and subsequent acquisition by [[PayPal]] in 2015.<ref>https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/01/paypal-agrees-to-buy-xoom-for-890-million/</ref> The company had a total equity value of $1.1 billion at that time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/02/business/paypal-acquires-xoom-for-stake-in-digital-money-transfers.html?_r=0 |title=PayPal Acquires Xoom for Stake in Digital Money Transfers |work=[[The New York Times]] |date= 2015-07-01}}</ref> |
5) In the third career paragraph, I'd like to simply change "the" to "a" in front of Eventbrite, and add a line at the end with a source, about his tenure at Eventbrite.
| − | In 2006, Hartz founded [[Eventbrite]], | + | In 2006, Hartz founded [[Eventbrite]], a global self-service ticketing platform, along with [[Julia Hartz]] and Renaud Visage.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ohikuare |first=Judith |date=28 June 2012 |title=Bad Times Have Treated Us Well at Eventbrite |url=https://www.inc.com/magazine/201207/judith-ohikuare/julia-hartz-eventbrite-how-i-did-it.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927200330/https://www.inc.com/magazine/201207/judith-ohikuare/julia-hartz-eventbrite-how-i-did-it.html |archive-date=27 September 2022 |access-date=19 August 2023 |website=Inc.com}}</ref> Kevin Hartz served as CEO for the first 11 years of the company and Chairman for 18 years.<ref name=bloom1/> |
6) In the fourth career paragraph, I'd like to rewrite the info slightly to make it flow better, and remove duplicate content about serving on the board at Eventbrite, that's addressed elsewhere.
| − | + | In September 2016, Hartz joined [[Founders Fund]] and served as a partner.<ref name=bloom1/> He announced his exit from the company in June 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://fortune.com/2018/06/07/kevin-hartz-founders-fund/|title=Kevin Hartz Is Stepping Down as Partner at Founders Fund|work=Fortune|access-date=2018-09-18|language=en}}</ref> |
7) At the end of the career section, I'd like to add a new paragraph to update the article.
In 2021, Hartz founded the venture capital firm A*, with co-founders Gautam Gupta and Bennett Siegel. The company focuses on raising funds for seed rounds, with followup Series A and B rounds for select portfolio companies.[1] Its first fund, Fund I, raised $300 million and closed in 2021.[1] In 2024, its second fund, Fund II, raised $315 million.[1]
8) The last request is an update to the personal life section. The current info is unsourced. Hartz has four daughters now, but that can't be sourced. I'd like to ask that instead you just say daughters and not specify the number. See textdiff.
| − | Hartz lives in [[San Francisco]] with his wife, Julia Hartz, and | + | Hartz lives in [[San Francisco]] with his wife, Julia Hartz, and their daughters.<ref>https://fortune.com/2024/06/29/eventbrite-ceo-covid-management-business-family/</ref> |
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Kevinehartz (talk) 00:12, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
- Just a few points...
- a) The use of the word 'prolific' in part 1 above doesn't seem to represent a neutral point of view (WP:NPOV).
- b) I'm concerned that on 6 occasions above you attempt to use as a reference what appears to be an inadmissible non-independent source written by the subject himself (i.e. the Bloomberg source).
- c) Also, from the content of the 'Your Tech Story' source (used 3 times above) it seems fairly clear that it isn't a reliable, independent source. This impression is reinforced by the statement elsewhere on the website saying
If you want to share an inspiring story of a startup (we equally value failed, successful and next unicorn club members), founder, team or product, drop us an email at yourtechstory
, which would seem to identify the site as one which subjects contact to install non-independently written stories about themselves. Axad12 (talk) 04:11, 5 November 2024 (UTC)