World News Insights
1-3 Minute Gist

All Topics Article

No Free Stuff Here: At Angie's List, Members Pay

Wall Street Journal Original article ›

Keywords:

LyrArc Article Gist
Angie's List provides information on home improvement contractors and on health care companies. It was started by Angie Hicks after she graduated from Depauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. It has 400 employees and is based in Indianapolis. Sales reached $60 million in 2010, with revenues from membership fees and select advertising by highly rated service providers. It started with Mr Oesterle, a former boss of Angie's in a college internship, and his moving to Columbus, Ohio. Oestlerle had difficulty finding good contractors to renovate a 1920's home, and suggested they work together on this idea of a list of reliable contractors based on personal interviews. The company still relies only on personally obtained information.

Angie's List

10/06/2010

Grouped Articles

No Free Stuff Here: At Angie's List, Members Pay

Wall Street Journal 10/06/2010

Angie's Restricted List Should Tempt Investors

Wall Street Journal 08/30/2011

At Angie's List, Journey To Market Took 16 Years

Wall Street Journal 11/17/2011

At Angie’s List, the Reviews Are Real (So Is Angie)

New York Times 03/02/2012


Support LyrArc

We took a different way to help millions around the world build educated informed mindsets that affects and shapes their lives. For a future that is open, global and digital, with everyone having access to high quality information. We believe in the renewal of America, renewal of Europe, the renewal of India, the rest of Asia, Latin America and Africa. The renewal of our supply chains, health, education, infrastructure, as we rebuild our countries after the pandemic. Literacy and knowledge we believe cannot thrive and grow in a world of web bots, web crawlers, or AI. This requires human curiosity, human learning, and human imagination. We take as inspiration the saying- “One has to be free, and as broad as sky. One has to have a mind that is crystal clear, only then can truth shine in it.” Every contribution whether big or small is precious- in this crisis and ahead.

Support Lyrarc from as small as $1


Copyright © 2006 - 2026 Intelilinks LLC
Terms and Conditions | Copyright Policy | Privacy Policy | Contact Us