Talk:George Kurtz

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I, the author of the initial draft of this page, have a COI: CrowdStrike is a client of mine. I'm happy to help with any feedback about how to ensure this article has NPOV and encyclopedic value. I want to ensure I am transparent throughout the process of getting this article reviewed for a move to mainspace. Many thanks. Mary Gaulke (talk) 19:43, 27 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 21 February 2018

George Kurtz 2 → George Kurtz – No idea where the '2' in the title came from, for some reason I can't move the page. L293D (☎ • ✎) 15:08, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Moved as requested. There were multiple drafts (#1 was declined), which is why the 2 ended up there. Dekimasuよ! 19:04, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

COI edit requests

Part of an edit requested by an editor with a conflict of interest has been implemented.

Hi! As noted above, I'm a COI editor for CrowdStrike. Requesting some updates to this article:

In infobox, updating "Occupation" from "President and CEO" to "Co-founder, President and CEO" (per article body).
In first sentence of "CrowdStrike" section, update "executive in residence" to "entrepreneur in residence".^[1]^[2]
In second paragraph of "CrowdStrike" section, update "focuses on" (in "The company also focuses on a 'cloud-first' model") to "developed", which better reflects the source and timeframe.
At end of "CrowdStrike" section, adding: "In 2019, CrowdStrike's $612 million initial public offering on the Nasdaq brought the company to a $6.6 billion valuation under Kurtz's leadership.^[3]^[4] In July 2020, an IDC report named CrowdStrike as the fastest-growing endpoint security software vendor.^[5]"
In "Personal life", replacing "Audi R8 LMS GT4" with "Mercedes-AMG GT3^[6]".

Thank you for your time, your feedback, and your assistance. Mary Gaulke (talk) 20:41, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Novinson, Michael (14 May 2019). "CrowdStrike IPO Seeks To Raise $100M, Reveals Strength Of Channel". CRN. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ Cook, John (23 February 2012). "Stealth startup CrowdStrike wants to obliterate security threats, raises $26M". GeekWire. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ Novinson, Michael (31 December 2019). "10 Hot Cybersecurity Companies To Watch In 2020 – CrowdStrike". CRN. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^ Schubarth, Cromwell (12 June 2019). "Why CrowdStrike's CEO isn't surprised his company equaled Symantec in value in its Wall Street debut". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^ Knowles, Catherine (6 July 2020). "CrowdStrike recognised as leading endpoint security vendor on global scale". SecurityBrief EU. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
^ "Pirelli Paddock Pass: George Kurtz – Sportscar365". Sportscar365. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

Done. I have implemented most of the requested edits, except for the infobox. Adding co-founder (which is not an occupation, in comparison to President and CEO) sounds like self promotion, per WP:PROMO. Ferkijel (talk) 14:20, 30 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Why are the Daytona and Le Mans results here?

I don't understand what the tables with the Daytona and Le Mans race results are doing in this article about Kurtz; there's no indication of how he was involved. PRRfan (talk) 19:58, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Because Kurtz is in the news these days, I'm being BOLD and removing material of uncited relevance here. Delighted to restore it with proper citation of relevance. PRRfan (talk) 14:09, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure why the original source—Kurtz's driverdatabase page—isn't showing his results properly. I've put the official results sheets for each of the events below, which individually verify his participation and thus warrant the results' restoration. Sorry that it's not in a neater format with a single citation.

Daytona:

Le Mans:

2024 Meluiel (talk) 19:50, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2021	CORE Autosport	Jon Bennett Colin Braun Matt McMurry	Ligier JS P320	LMP3	737	31st	5th
2022	CORE Autosport	Jon Bennett Colin Braun Niclas Jönsson	Ligier JS P320	LMP3	721	16th	3rd
2023	CrowdStrike Racing by APR	Esteban Gutiérrez Ben Hanley Matt McMurry	Oreca 07	LMP2	761	8th	2nd
2024	CrowdStrike Racing by APR	Colin Braun Malthe Jakobsen Toby Sowery	Oreca 07	LMP2	767	10th	2nd

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2023	Algarve Pro Racing	James Allen Colin Braun	Oreca 07	LMP2	322	20th	10th
2023	Algarve Pro Racing	James Allen Colin Braun	Oreca 07	LMP2 Pro-Am	322	20th	1st
2024	CrowdStrike Racing by APR	Colin Braun Nicky Catsburg	Oreca 07	LMP2	149	DNF	DNF
2024	CrowdStrike Racing by APR	Colin Braun Nicky Catsburg	Oreca 07	LMP2 Pro-Am	149	DNF	DNF
Source:^[1]

Semi-protected edit request on 23 July 2024

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In the last paragraph for the crowdstrike section under career, remove the space between "i" and "nformation" Ducky225 (talk) 20:39, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Left guide (talk) 21:57, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Claim: "... programming video games on his Commodore when he was in fourth grade." ??

Cited source: https://web.archive.org/web/20190722040035/https://www.inc.com/magazine/201609/will-yakowicz/2016-inc5000-crowdstrike-better-way-defend-against-hackers.html

The cited source indeed includes this claim, but can it actually be true? Assuming his birthdate of 1965 is correct; 4th graders in the USA are 9 or 10 years old; Commodore did not release anything beyond calculators until about 1977, as far as I can tell. So how could he be programming games on "his Commodore" in 1975, before even the PET was released in 1977? Unless he was held back in school 1 or 2 years and wasn't actually in 4th grade until 1977, and happened to get a PET right when they came out? (October 1977).

Just thought the claim might warrant some scrutiny, and maybe a qualifier afterward, pointing out the potential discrepancy. I dunno. Just wondering.

Commodore PET

Commodore International

Edit: Well, ok, apparently the KIM-1 was released in 1976, and _maybe_ George started Kindergarten or first grade a bit late, making the timeline plausible. I mean it had to be assembed by oneself, but, it was a Commodore computer ... https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/KIM-1

Or perhaps he misremembered the exact year, and it was 5th instead of 4th grade when he started. Or maybe he did work on a Commodore a bit later, and started on something like the MITS Altair, which was available from 1974 (but apparently didn't _really_ start selling until 1975) https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Altair_8800 ... some other early micromputers were available from 1972-4: https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Microcomputer

Of course, a thorough treatment might have to consider what dates George would have been in each year of school.

Hopefully this think-through may at least be of use to someone.

AaronW from ABQ (talk) 02:15, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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[1] Novinson, Michael (14 May 2019). "CrowdStrike IPO Seeks To Raise $100M, Reveals Strength Of Channel". CRN. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[2] Cook, John (23 February 2012). "Stealth startup CrowdStrike wants to obliterate security threats, raises $26M". GeekWire. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[3] Novinson, Michael (31 December 2019). "10 Hot Cybersecurity Companies To Watch In 2020 – CrowdStrike". CRN. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

[4] Schubarth, Cromwell (12 June 2019). "Why CrowdStrike's CEO isn't surprised his company equaled Symantec in value in its Wall Street debut". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

[5] Knowles, Catherine (6 July 2020). "CrowdStrike recognised as leading endpoint security vendor on global scale". SecurityBrief EU. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

[6] "Pirelli Paddock Pass: George Kurtz – Sportscar365". Sportscar365. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

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