Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Farhad Mohit

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The result was delete. J04n(talk page) 23:43, 24 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Farhad Mohit[edit]

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Not notable, no valid sources other than "Farhad's resume" in "Business Week e.biz personalities", date is 5 June 2000. IHT link is broken, Company profile on SiliconIran is invalid. FeralOink (talk) 12:00, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I just found this BizRate Exec Pleads Guilty to DUI (Los Angeles Times, Oct 2000)

"His company has attracted millions from investors, but Farhad Mohit's credit is so bad he had trouble getting a car loan. He was kicked out of his West Hollywood ..."

and a very nicely composed interview in The Iranian (Sept 2003). Despite making disrespectful comments about his father (who is a physician, he says) and his girlfriend (not a virgin, he says) and celebrating Christmas (sigh...), he appears to have been notable, though I am at a loss to phrase anything in a positive manner. He was interviewed by the New York Times, Gripe harnesses social media for user complaints (29 May 2011):

"Gripe attempts to give all of its users a powerful persona by displaying the user’s “word of mouth” power. Mr. Mohit’s personal word-of-mouth power, as of last week, was "1,644,483 people." This number is displayed prominently by the app and can be shown to recalcitrant store owners. It turns out, however, that Gripe arrives at word-of-mouth power by adding together the friends of one’s Facebook friends and the followers of one’s Twitter followers. This greatly inflates the actual number of people who are likely to see a gripe or a cheer, which by default goes out only to one’s immediate friends and followers. From the vendor’s perspective, a small number of complaining customers who use social media receive disproportionate attention. This is “social bullying,” in the opinion of Ashutosh Roy, the chief executive of eGain, which provides customer service products for its corporate clients."

This is Farhad Mohit's current profile in CrunchBase

"Farhad leads an active social and philanthropic life. He is a TED Patron..."

He recently blogged about not vaccinating his daughter because he lives in Los Angeles, not Iran and raised 2.5 mil to expand his positivity network (TechCrunch, Mar 2013).

Input or advice from other Wikipedia editors would be appreciated!

--FeralOink (talk) 12:47, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:12, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:12, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

comment the only good source, the Times article is about his company not him--and not even really that --it's more of an essay about social media and consumer complaints--an very interesting essay, btw, and with considerable relevance to WP and COI. 'DGG (at NYPL) (talk) 20:18, 2 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I notified the original author, PrinceOfPersia, when I initiated the nomination for deletion. His talk page showed every sign of him being a patient and well-meaning contributor. I wanted to give him a chance to weigh in on this, if he should choose to do so. --FeralOink (talk) 23:39, 4 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, czar · · 17:26, 8 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. This guy is a determined dean of self-promotion but the results show in publications: The Complete Internet Marketer briefly describes his work in the founding and growth of Bizrate.com.[1] CIO magazine in 1998 goes into detail regarding Mohit's role in founding BizRate.[2] Business Week magazine profiled Mohit in 2000 in a few paragraphs dedicated to him: They say he was born "Feb. 24, 1969, Tehran" and that his education "BS in math and computer". Venture capitalist Robbert Kibble is quoted saying "Farhad had this tremendous energy and intensity for his vision. I was instantly excited." The piece says Mohit's business idol is business author John Hagel III, and so on. It shows a photo of him with his mother and sister, not with business associates. In 2001 Network World magazine gave Mohit some detailed coverage:[3]. The Gale encyclopedia of e-commerce describes Mohit's role in founding BizRate on page 659: "In June of 1996, at the age of 27, Farhad Mohit founded BizRate to help consumers find trustworthy and competent vendors in an increasingly complex online marketplace." I think it would be remiss of Wikipedia to strike this bio. Binksternet (talk) 17:54, 8 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete The wording shows the reliability of that particular publication. I think it would be remiss of WP to be equally indiscriminate. DGG ( talk ) 01:30, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, L Faraone 03:06, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete — Per DGG and nom. Significant coverage of this individual in reliable sources is lacking. JFHJr (㊟) 21:04, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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