Talk:Jeff Bussgang

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This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance because... (your reason here) --SmokeyArtichoke (talk) 17:14, 18 May 2016 (UTC) Jeff Bussgang is one of the most well-known venture capitalists in Boston. He was voted the top 50 most powerful men in Boston "Boston's 50 Most Powerful People in 2015". Boston Magazine. Retrieved 18 May 2016.. His firm, Flybridge Capital Partners, is a prominent VC firm in both NYC and Boston. Similar pages exist for VCs from Greylock, Union Square Ventures, and Upfront Ventures that display their significance to the technology world, which companies they have invested in, and how they got to where they are today.[reply]

I am a student at Northeastern University interested in investing/startups, I do not believe there is a conflict of interest in this post. It is all factual; every statement is cited and the sources are valid.

A vote to keep: As the co-founder of the GEIR program, Jeff Bussgang has played and continues to play a key national role in immigration reform for entrepreneurs and recently debriefed the Obama administration on this topic. His model for helping foreign entrepreneurs successfully grow their business in the United States through university sponsorship, is now being scaled across the country. As a venture capitalist, some of Mr. Bussgang's investments have revolutionized their respective industries - such as Brontes and MongoDB. These successes along with his blog and his book, Mastering the VC Game - a staple read for many entrepreneurs, have propelled Bussgang as a thought leader in the VC community. Finally, as a lecturer at Harvard Business School, Mr. Bussgang has written a number of cases that highlight female protagonists in order to help correct the gender imbalance in the HBS case method. He is therefore regarded as one of the most forward thinking VC's in terms of supporting female entrepreneurs. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HTolani (talk • contribs) 19:32, 24 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Why not keep? I'm OK with it. Now, sadly, in the past, some articles about really good, visionary entrepreneurs have been disputed and speedily removed. I hope that entrepreneurs are not treated so dismissively 'going forward.' MaynardClark (talk) 23:22, 29 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

MOS

The article is written like a biography blurb used for events or meetings. It needs to be written in Wikipedia style. First of all, it should be arranged chronologically. All appointments and achievements must have date or specific years with them. Plus this also needs a little adjustment for NPOV.Susana Hodge (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 09:04, 26 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've cleaned it up but it needs secondary sources. At present all sources are either primary sources or articles written by the subject.-- — Keithbob • Talk • 19:00, 7 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've found the sources for the facts. Thanks a lot for your help in fixing this User:Keithbob. I couldn't find a citation for the fact that he is a Ford and a Baker scholar. Should we simply remove it for the time being?Susana Hodge (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 11:45, 21 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Susana. I've removed the claim of scholar awards since we can't find a cite for it. We can always add it back in if we locate a reliable source. I see you keep forgetting to sign your comments. Are you aware of the signature button at the top left in your edit window? It looks like a pen writing on paper. Thanks for the help! Cheers! -- — Keithbob • Talk • 20:50, 21 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]