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Hello Wikipedians! I'm an employee at Icertis and am requesting edits to this page as part of my job. This obviously gives me a conflict of interest, so I'm disclosing my COI up front (you can read a fuller disclosure on my user page). I promise not to edit the page directly and to do my best to follow all of Wikipedia's content guidelines.

With that said, I have some ideas for improving the infobox on this page. They are as follows:

  1. Improve sourcing for Foundation date, with this new source:[1]
  2. Update the employee number from 1,500+ to 1,7000, with this new source:[2]
  3. Delete the No. of locations line. The company opens new offices and closes old ones with some regularity, and the total number of offices in operation at any given time is almost never reported on by secondary sources. Having no number at all beats having an inaccurate one.
  4. Add new, better sources for several members of the Key people section and remove the stray sources at the bottom of that section: Samir Bodas (co-founder & CEO),[3] Monish Darda (co-founder & CTO)[4], Neal Singh (COO)[5], Curt Anderson (CFO)[6], Gretchen Eischen (CMO)[7], and Pranali Save (CHRO)[8].

If someone could help me with these edits, or has any suggestions as to how they could be improved, please let me know. Thanks! Icertis Laura (talk) 01:26, 11 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. Heartmusic678 (talk) 15:52, 14 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Lovely! Just a heads up, user:Heartmusic678: I'm working on some more significant improvements to this page and will be proposing them in the near future. If you're game to review those requests, great, and if not, thank you very much for your help on these fixes. Cheers! Icertis Laura (talk) 22:20, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Icertis Laura: Sure, feel free to ping me on future requests, and also open them to anyone who is available to edit. Heartmusic678 (talk) 11:19, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Dearton, Thomas Hector (March 11, 2021). "This Pune-based startup tripled its valuation in less than two years". Business Insider India. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Abhishek, Sahu (December 11, 2021). "This company gives its employees the option to choose their work preference". HRWorld. The Economic Times. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Zahn, Max; Serwer, Andy (March 11, 2021). "Contract management 'next big enterprise software category': Penny Pritzker". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  4. ^ Bhalla, Kritti (September 1, 2021). "After Freshworks, Icertis is looking for an IPO for next year in the US". Business Insider India. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  5. ^ McGrane, Clare (July 2, 2018). "Tech Moves: Icertis taps Caradigm CEO as new COO". GeekWire. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "CFOs In Tech: Icertis' Curt Anderson On The Need To Evolve With Startups And How Covid Changed The Game". Inc42. February 8, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  7. ^ Kuhlman, Cara (May 21, 2021). "Tech Moves: Icertis hires new CMO; Expedia Group board member steps down; and more". GeekWire. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  8. ^ "Icertis Appoints Pranali Save As New CHRO". BWPeople. Business Week. March 11, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

Technology Section Edit Request

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If you simply need to ask for help in making an edit, please change the template to {{help me}}. Hello again! I'm back with some more substantial updates to the page, this time in the form of a Technology section that describes some of the company's more notable products and their applications. I've made an effort not to simply list everything that the company has developed, focusing only on technology that has received significant media coverage.

I've uploaded a draft of this Technology section to my user pages here: User:Icertis_Laura/Icertis_Technology_section so that editors can review it easily. I'll ping user:Heartmusic678 here because they were so helpful with getting the infobox updates done, but if any other editors would like to jump in and take a look at my draft, that's fine too. Thank you! Icertis Laura (talk) 23:03, 28 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Icertis Laura: I looked over your draft and made minor suggestions to the earlier part of it, based on my research of a few good company articles: Qapital, Tesla and Bridgewater Associates. Please review below and let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Heartmusic678 (talk) 11:34, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, user:Heartmusic678! Thanks for reviewing. I think your tweaks are reasonable and I really appreciate you making the effort to bring the content in line with similar company articles. I realize I didn't mention this in my initial post, but my intention was to have this Technology section to replace the current Products one, which covers some of the same ground but is in bad shape from a sourcing and content standpoint. If that sounds good to you, then I'm fine with you posting this new section to the page in its edited form. Icertis Laura (talk) 20:18, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Icertis Laura: Any time. The updates have been made. Heartmusic678 (talk) 21:22, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Awesome, thank you! Just FYI: I have posted a new History section draft below, if you would like to take a look. Icertis Laura (talk) 17:24, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Extended content

Icertis provides cloud-based software intended to digitize, organize, and centralize business contracts. The software is licensed to companies through the software-as-a-service model.[1][2][3]

The company's flagship product, Icertis Contract Intelligence, is a contract lifecycle management platform.[4] It allows a company to digitize and store all of its contracts in the cloud.[1][3] The platform utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) technology to identify problematic contract clauses and flag potential compliance issues.[5][3] Its machine learning capabilities can read contracts and offer insight about what its terms might mean for a company's finances.[6] It can also aid in quickly drafting new contracts.[4]

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Hello again! I've returned with a new section draft, this time for the company's 'History, which is currently a single sentence. My proposed version of that section is several paragraphs long, so I uploaded it to my user page here: User:Icertis_Laura/Icertis_History_section. As with the Technology section, I tried to moderate my tone and focus on aspects of the company's history that received significant media coverage.

Any editor help I can get, whether it's draft approval or constructive criticism, would be very much appreciated. Thank you! Icertis Laura (talk) 17:20, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Done PK650 (talk) 07:46, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello! First, I should say that I mistakenly posted a version of this edit request to my own user page instead of this article's Talk page. Sorry about that. Here's a link to that post, which I will leave up for the sake of transparency.

Moving on, I'll restate my request: user:Hipal has added a tag to the page that says it's "written like an advertisement." While I agree that the page isn't in ideal shape, I have been trying for the past couple months to improve it by proposing content that uses secondary sources and an encyclopedic tone. For reference, here's a link to what the page looked like before I started placing edit requests. I have a conflict of interest, so I know there's a degree of skepticism around my proposals, but, as you can see above, user: Heartmusic678 has approved my infobox and History requests and user: PK650 has approved my Technology request. I would like to see the tag on this page removed, given that editors seem to think it's headed in the right direction, but I understand if there are parts that are still problematic.

I see that user:Hipal responded to the post I mistakenly made on my user page, informing me that: "In general, if you work from reliable, independent sources, you shouldn't go far wrong. Use of your company's own press can be problematic." While that's helpful guidance, I would like to point out that I have made sure not to use company sources in my edit requests. The infobox updates, History section, and Technology section are all sourced from independent journalistic outlets, as I'm aware that Wikipedia doesn't accept things like press releases and interviews with company employees.

Lastly, to further improve the page, I wanted to suggest the removal of the Funding section. It's not terribly substantial, as it's primarily a list of funding rounds and investors, the most notable of which are now covered by the History section. Additionally, the Funding section does cite press releases, which Hipal pointed out is not ideal. If any editors agree with that assessment, could they please delete Funding? And if anyone has feedback or thoughts on my concerns about the tag, feel free to reach out. Apologies again for the posting mix-up, but I hope I've clarified everything here. Thank you! Icertis Laura (talk) 18:12, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

My full response was [1], "In general, if you work from reliable, independent sources, you shouldn't go far wrong. Use of your company's own press can be problematic. You may want to look at WP:GA and WP:FA articles for companies like your own to get a feel for what information is and is not included in such articles and how that information is referenced." --Hipal (talk) 23:27, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, user:Hipal, thank you for adding your full comment here. I appreciate your suggestion to look at similar companies' articles. This is something that I did prior to making my drafts and I can look at these examples some more. Are there any specific phrases or details that stood out as promotional in the current article?
User:Heartmusic678 or User:PK650: I'm keen to have you look at this again, too, in case there's any suggestions you'd make or notes you have from reviewing my requests above.
Also, leaving aside the question of the tags for the moment, would editors be in favor of removing the Funding section since its content definitely doesn't seem appropriate? Icertis Laura (talk) 20:41, 13 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I've gone ahead and removed the Funding section. If there's anything noteworthy about their funding, it should be mentioned. I skimmed through the references and found just basic coverage of where the company was at the time. --Hipal (talk) 21:24, 13 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, user:Hipal, thanks very much for removing the Funding section. I'll keep your feedback in mind going forward. Icertis Laura (talk) 20:40, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]


Operations Section Edit Request

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If you simply need to ask for help in making an edit, please change the template to {{help me}}. Hello! I'm back to propose a short Operations section, which is meant to provide some high-level information on the company's size, ownership, and leadership structure. Since it's only one paragraph, I will post the text and references in full here:

Icertis is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington[7][8] The company has additional offices in North America, as well as in India and Europe.[7][8][1] Its co-founders, Samir Bodas and Monish Darda, operate as CEO and CTO, respectively.[9][10] Icertis is a privately owned, venture capital-funded company with minority stakes held by Softbank and SAP.[11][12][13] As of December 2021, it employed approximately 1,700 people.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c Dearton, Thomas Hector (March 11, 2021). "This Pune-based startup tripled its valuation in less than two years". Business Insider India. Retrieved January 5, 2021. Cite error: The named reference "BIIndia1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ Merten, Paxtyn (October 21, 2019). "Cloud company expands Bellevue HQ amid hiring wave". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Berthiaume, Dan (January 18, 2022). "Pacsun digitally transforms contract management". Chain Store Age. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Raval, Abhishek (August 5, 2021). "KPIT solves pandemic related contractual complexities with CLM solution". Express Computer. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  5. ^ Labbe, Mark (March 12, 2021). "Icertis raises $80M for AI-powered contract management". Tech Target. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  6. ^ Levy, Nat (June 17, 2019). "Contract management startup Icertis hits $1B valuation with massive $115M funding round". GeekWire. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Morgan, Rick (January 27, 2022). "Contract management startup Icertis hits $1B valuation with massive $115M funding round". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Day, Matt (March 10, 2016). "Bellevue software-maker Icertis pulls in $15 million in funding". Seattle Times. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  9. ^ Zahn, Max; Serwer, Andy (March 11, 2021). "Contract management 'next big enterprise software category': Penny Pritzker". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  10. ^ Bhalla, Kritti (September 1, 2021). "After Freshworks, Icertis is looking for an IPO for next year in the US". Business Insider India. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  11. ^ Antony, Anto; Kalesh, Baiju (November 11, 2021). "SoftBank Nearing Icertis Stake Deal at $5 Billion Valuation". Bloomberg. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  12. ^ Morris, J.P. (January 25, 2022). "SAP deepens partnership with Icertis, taking minority stake and committing to joint roadmap with the CLM specialist". Spend Matters. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  13. ^ Porr, Jeremy (March 12, 2021). "Icertis Raises $80M at $2.8B Valuation to Digitize the Contracting Process". Built in Seattle. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  14. ^ Abhishek, Sahu (December 11, 2021). "This company gives its employees the option to choose their work preference". HRWorld. The Economic Times. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

I would appreciate if an editor or two could give this a review and, if they think it's up to Wikipedia's content standards, post it to the page. I'm also open to feedback, if anyone believes that this draft can be significantly improved. Thanks! Icertis Laura (talk) 20:53, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hey again! I've corrected the formatting on the Operations edit request above, as I realized it was kind of a mess and might have been confusing for editors. Now that I've fixed that up, I wanted to ask user:PK650 if they would be interested in reviewing the request? No worries if not, but you helped out with the History section and, since I'm a little bit stuck here, I thought I would ask. Thank you! Icertis Laura (talk) 20:54, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
 Done I trimmed some of the excessive referencing, but implemented it. PK650 (talk) 03:02, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks very much, user:PK650. And sorry for being a touch overzealous with those references. One small thing: I noticed that the end of the first sentence of the Operations section is missing a period. Would you mind correcting that? I also have a request below where I'm suggesting a few small fixes to the intro, if that interests you. Again, I really appreciate the help. Cheers! Icertis Laura (talk) 22:30, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for fixing that typo user:PK650. Did you happen to spot my Introduction request below? If it's not something you're interested in, I can reach out to see if anyone else can help with that request. Thanks! Icertis Laura (talk) 18:09, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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If you simply need to ask for help in making an edit, please change the template to {{help me}}. Hello! I thought I would propose an improved introduction that reflects the newly up-to-date information that's contained in the body of the article. Some of the stuff in the current intro is no longer accurate. Here's my suggested framing:

Icertis is a privately owned software company that provides contract management software to enterprise businesses using a software-as-a-service model.[1] The company, which was founded in 2009, is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.[2] It also has additional offices in North America, India, and Europe.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Dearton, Thomas Hector (March 11, 2021). "This Pune-based startup tripled its valuation in less than two years". Business Insider India. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Soper, Taylor (March 11, 2021). "Seattle-area startup Icertis now valued at $2.8 billion after fresh $80M round". GeekWire. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Day, Matt (March 10, 2016). "Bellevue software-maker Icertis pulls in $15 million in funding". Seattle Times. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

If a non-COI editor could review that language and post it to the page, I would really appreciate it. Of course, I happily welcome any feedback editors might have too. Thanks! Icertis Laura (talk) 22:29, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Done PK650 (talk) 23:08, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
That's terrific. Thanks very much for your help, user: PK650! I've posted a new request below, where I'm asking for the written like an advertisement tag to be removed from the article. If you don't want to weigh in on that, I understand, but given that you've approved a couple edits for this page, I thought I'd point it out. Cheers! Icertis Laura (talk) 23:04, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Returning to Tag Removal Issue

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Hello! First, I want to say thank you to every editor who has fielded my edit requests and helped improve this page. It's in much, much better shape than it was several months ago. With all that work now completed, I would like to see if the written like an advertisement tag can be removed from the top of the page. I am obviously not in a position to make that judgment, because I have a COI, but given that all of the content on the current version of the page has been reviewed and implemented by neutral editors, I think it’s fair to say that the article is aligned with Wikipedia’s content guidelines and no longer merits a tag. Again, however, I will leave that for non-COI editors to discuss and decide. Thanks again! Icertis Laura (talk) 23:03, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The extremely heavy usage of the Business Insider India reference is an indication that there is still a problem. That reference is simply a warmed-over press release. At a glance, there are many such references. --Hipal (talk) 01:53, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the feedback, user: Hipal. I would offer that the BI India reference is used only to confirm the company's founding date, the location of some of its offices, and a basic description of what its software does. And there are obviously 33 other sources behind the article. But I respect your opinion. I do want to ask two other editors, user:PK650 and user:TeaEarlGreyVeryHot, for their take on the article, given that the former has approved a few edit requests and the latter recently assessed the article for the Companies Wikiproject. I'll pause here and wait to see if they have any thoughts. Cheers! Icertis Laura (talk) 22:50, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
As I wrote, At a glance, there are many such references. --Hipal (talk) 16:47, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I have read the article and I don't see a WP:PROMO problem. The worst I found was claims of multinational customers which is supported by several references. I have removed the tag. Hipal is complaining about a sourcing problem. I don't really see a sourcing problem either. There are some low-quality sources but there are also good ones too. Somoeone may want to go through and thin out the sources but improving articles that have too many sources isn't a high priority for most editors. ~Kvng (talk) 14:10, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
So are you saying that there are no poor and promotional sources?
If you'll look over the article history, I think you'll see heavy SPA (likely UPE), extremely promotional content, and very poor sources. While we're making headway, I don't think we're close to having resolved those problems. --Hipal (talk) 04:15, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I removed the tag because the article text does read as promotional. This is the first time I've seen an argument claiming WP:PROMO based on the references. I'm also not sure how much we should be taking article history into account when making this assessment. ~Kvng (talk) 13:06, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the explanation. "Promotional" doesn't just mean coming across as promotional, it means written from the perspective of promotional based upon poor and promotional references, often with the actual intent to promote rather than create encyclopedic content. The latter is the case here. The solution is to ensure the article is solidly based upon clearly independent sources that demonstrate encyclopedic value. No one has done that, and I agree with you that it isn't a high priority for most editors, other than those being incentivized by Icertis, directly or indirectly. --Hipal (talk) 17:02, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Utuado:, who added the tag initially.

Looking closer, the COI problems look out of control. I've listed two accounts that use the names of employees. I'm also seeing many WP:SPA accounts and likely WP:UPE editors. I hope that Icertis Laura can shed light on what's been going on. --Hipal (talk) 16:42, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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