TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and an entity, the task is to select the authors sentiment towards the enity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the sentence expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the sentence expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the sentence expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity James Giancotti ? One way is to get rated by Oddup  a research platform that rates startups the same way equity research analysts rate and recommend the shares of publicly listed companies. Oddup has seen tremendous success  closing a $6 million Series A round in the spring. For founders looking to get on Oddupâs radar   CEO James Giancotti  reveals some factors  the company  looks at when considering whether to rate new startups. Not only does Oddup look at the founders when building a profile they also analyze the startupâs investors  team and location.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Watch Trump ? âI donât think Iâll be going up against them  I really think the NRA wants to do whatâs right â  Trump  said. âI mean  theyâre very close to me  Iâm very close to them. Theyâre very very great people  they love this country â theyâre patriots. The NRA wants to do the right thing.â

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Matthieu Bastareaud ?  "I have to return to the events in New Zealand " Bastareaud said. "I owe the truth to everybody. On Saturday evening  I went back to the hotel after drinking too much. I fell in my room  I hit a table and I snicked my cheekbone."

SOLUTION:
Neutral