Talk:Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

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I am submitting the following proposed changes in accordance with the directions at Wikipedia's Contact Us page for the subjects of articles or their representatives in the event "an article about you or your organization is incomplete, inaccurate, or biased.." [1] I work for the Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen Foundation and I will try my best to apply to all Wikipedia policies including regarding conflict of interest. I have been advised by User:BC1278 as a paid consultant.

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1. In the lead, add: "...and the wife of Silicon Valley venture capitalist/internet entrepreneur Marc Andreessen, with whom she runs the Marc and Laura Andreessen Foundation." and "educator" to description. New: Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen (born 1969/1970) is an American philanthropist, educator, author and the wife of Silicon Valley venture capitalist/internet entrepreneur Marc Andreessen, with whom she runs the Marc and Laura Andreessen Foundation. Why? a. Marriage and foundation: Major publications, like the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, identifies joint philanthropic activities with her spouse Marc Andreessen (one of the most prominent VCs the United States), so the marriage and foundation they run together is noteworthy. See the New York Times source above for context about the marriage and its influence in the philanthropic world. b. Educator: She is well-known for in business school academia for making philanthropy a topic of concern (explained in body of article). Excerpt from WSJ (behind paywall):"Ms. Arrillaga-Andreessen, 44, is known for bringing philanthropy to academia; she was the first person to teach philanthropy at the Stanford and School of Business when she joined the faculty in 2000." 2. In "Personal", add missing citation to this sentence and delete "at Stanford University": "Arrillaga-Andreessen married Marc Andreessen in 2006." Why? Provides RS for year of marriage, but I could find no reliable source for location of wedding being at Stanford, so best course of action is just to delete the location. 3. In Career, change: "She has been an Instructor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business since 2000, and teaches courses on philanthropy and on leadership" - which is now the second sentence of second paragraph, to: "She joined the Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty in 2000 as an instructor, creating and teaching the school's first courses on strategic philanthropy and individual philanthropy." and make this a new second paragraph, in chronological order ahead of the previous sentence. Why? Chronological order preferred style in a bio. Long-standing academic appointment at highly-notable educational institution is core to biography. Adds highly reliable source (WSJ profile) with small bit of additional detail with description of courses, provided by the Stanford.edu website, acceptable for non-controversial facts. WP:Primary. Excerpt from WSJ (behind paywall): "Ms. Arrillaga-Andreessen, 44, is known for bringing philanthropy to academia; she was the first person to teach philanthropy at the Stanford Graduate School of Business when she joined the faculty in 2000." 4. In Career, add as second sentence of new third paragraph (following founding of Stanford PACS Institute): "Arrillaga-Andreessen is founder and president of the Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen Foundation, a philanthropic-innovation lab. Her projects there have included creating Massive Open Online Courses to educate large numbers of people about donating more effectively. Why? The foundation and its work is important enough to be included in in-depth profiles of her in the Wall Street Journal, Vogue and the Chronicle of Philanthropy. This is also first use of in-depth profiles of the subject of the article in Vogue and The Wall Street Journal, two top-tier reliable publications. Excerpt from WSJ (behind paywall): "As her field increasingly moves online, so does she: Next month, she is releasing her first Massive Open Online Course, or MOOC, and making the six-week online program in collaboration with Stanford free to all. Her goal is to teach people to give more effectively." 5. In "Career", add as the fourth sentence of the new second paragraph (following "...about donating more effectively." "She is also co-founder and president of the Marc and Laura Andreessen Foundation, which makes grants. 6. "In Career", add after the current last paragraph of the section: "As a philanthropic advisor, Arrillaga-Andreessen has worked with Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. She advised Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan on their $100 million gift to education in Newark, New Jersey, in 2010. The Washington Post said she advises young billionaires to give away much of their fortunes in the present, rather than waiting until they are older. She also advised the six general partners of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, including her husband Marc Andreessen, on their pledge to donate 50 percent of their lifetime venture capital income to charity. Why? Every top-tier newspaper in America (New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post) has covered Arrillaga-Andreessen's very substantial influence in the philanthropic activities of Silicon Valley billionaires. It is central to her bio and notability. References

thanks! Squirrel678 (talk) 17:27, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

Reply 22-SEP-2019

Below you will see where proposals from your request have been quoted with reviewer decisions and feedback inserted underneath, either accepting, declining or otherwise commenting upon your proposal(s). Please read the enclosed notes within the proposal review section below for information on each request.  Spintendo  13:06, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

Proposal review 22-SEP-2019

Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen (born 1969/1970) is an American philanthropist, educator, author and the wife of Silicon Valley venture capitalist/internet entrepreneur Marc Andreessen, with whom she runs the Marc and Laura Andreessen Foundation. Clarification needed. Arrillaga-Andreessen married Marc Andreessen in 2006.  Approved. She joined the Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty in 2000 as an instructor  Already done. creating and teaching the school's first courses on strategic philanthropy and individual philanthropy. Clarification needed. Arrillaga-Andreessen is founder and president of the Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen Foundation, a philanthropic-innovation lab.  Already done. Her projects there have included creating Massive Open Online Courses to educate large numbers of people about donating more effectively.  Declined. She is also co-founder and president of the Marc and Laura Andreessen Foundation  Approved. which makes grants.  Declined. As a philanthropic advisor, Arrillaga-Andreessen has worked with Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. Clarification needed. She advised Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan on their $100 million gift to education in Newark, New Jersey, in 2010. Clarification needed. The Washington Post said she advises young billionaires to give away much of their fortunes in the present, rather than waiting until they are older.  Declined. She also advised the six general partners of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, including her husband Marc Andreessen, on their pledge to donate 50 percent of their lifetime venture capital income to charity. Clarification needed. ___________

Reply

Here are the requested clarifications and some additional information. The clarifications are numbered according to the numbers of your notes in the "Proposal Review."

1. Laura is currently on faculty at Stanford GSB. This faculty page shows the current 2019-2020 courses she is teaching. https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/faculty/laura-arrillaga-andreessen 3. The course first took place in 2000 https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Laura-Arrillaga-Andreessen/152565 5. The first link provides a journalistic citation that the course was run through LAAF.org https://www.7x7.com/2014-hot-20-laura-arrillaga-andreessen-the-philanthropist-2-0-1786940802.html and the second citation demonstrates that the MOOC reached 22,946 people https://www.coursera.org/learn/philanthropist 7. Replace 'worked with' with "guided the giving of" https://www.vogue.com/article/laura-arrillaga-andreessen-philanthropy-charity-technology 8. Advised the Zuckerbergs on their decision to make the gift. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/business/a-philanthropy-reboot-in-silicon-valley.html 9. Billionaires advised include Mark and Priscilla Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz and Cari Tuna, Meg Whitman https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/business/a-philanthropy-reboot-in-silicon-valley.html 10. Founding partner Ben Horowitz cited the subject's book Giving 2.0 as a main source of inspiration behind the decision to donate 50 percent of their lifetime venture capital income to charity. Potential language: Founding Andreessen Horowitz partner Ben Horowitz cites Arrillaga-Andreessen's book Giving 2.0 as having influenced the partners' decision to pledge half of their lifetime income from venture capital activities to charity. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-andreessenhorowitz-charity/andreessen-horowitz-partners-pledge-income-to-charity-idUSBRE83O1CV20120425 Squirrel678 (talk) 20:28, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Reply 03-DEC-2019

Please note that the numbers below align with the numbers above.

1. Y The term "educator" was added to the article's lead section.

3. This claim needs to be referenced by Stanford.

5. N As this claim was declined, it did not require clarification.

7. It is not known what is meant by the phrase "guided the giving of".

8. The New York Times piece does not make clear what it was in particular about making a 100 million dollar gift that the subject advised the Zuckerbergs about.

9. N This claim does not make clear what it was, about the subject's advice to those individuals to give away money, which made her giving of that advice noteworthy for mention in the Wikipedia article. Surely advice given to donate one's money is not an idea which originated solely with the subject of the article; thus her claim that she gave routine advice that the Zuckerbergs could have received from anyone telling them the same thing is WP:NOTNEWS. If anything, this information appears to be germane to the Zuckerberg article, as it ultimately concerns those individuals and what was done with their money. While a donation of money is noteworthy in an article about the Zuckerbergs, the claim of simply advising on donations is not.

10. This claim does not make clear what it was, about the subject's advice being the main inspiration behind their decision to donate money, which made her giving of that inspirational advice noteworthy for mention in the Wikipedia article. The claim also does not address the relative convenience with which the partners of Andreessen Horowitz gave laudits for their philanthropy to the wife of their own business partner.

Regards,  Spintendo  05:56, 4 December 2019 (UTC)