Nate Feltman: Creating the Bill Oesterle Courage in Business Award
Bill built businesses and courageously fought for a more prosperous Indiana. In his honor, IBJ is creating an award to honor those that follow Bill’s example.
Bill built businesses and courageously fought for a more prosperous Indiana. In his honor, IBJ is creating an award to honor those that follow Bill’s example.
Oesterle’s long list of accomplishments included co-founding and serving as CEO of Indianapolis-based Angie’s List and persuading Mitch Daniels to run for governor.
Angie’s List co-founder Oesterle had filed suit against a classic-car restoration shop alleging that the company had, among other things, overbilled him for repairs, charged him for unauthorized work and sold one of his cars without permission.
Imagine what taxpayers would save by avoiding all of Congress’ long-distance back-and-forth travel, Fort Knox-like security, and any other cushy Washington stuff.
Back here in Indiana, we have a bunch of people driving around without licenses. That’s not good.
I have always found rural voters smart. They are practical and discerning. In 2004, Mitch appealed to that practicality when he asked, “Why don’t we start with the problems we all agree on?” They responded overwhelmingly.
David Ricks called on government for help fix Indiana’s business climate. I think we will have to do more—a lot more. State government simply lacks the technological sophistication, budgetary discipline and political consensus to do enough.
Angie’s List cofounder Bill Oesterle was chosen to receive the Trailblazer Award at TechPoint’s sold-out Mira Awards gala later this month.
The founder of Angie’s List and TMap, in recognition of his years of service as a community leader and entrepreneurial force, is the 28th recipient of the Michael A. Carroll Award.
Unlike many other states, Indiana has its fiscal house in order so this federal money is a rare opportunity for thoughtful new investment.
The co-founder of Angie’s List led Mitch Daniels’ first campaign for governor and is now working to bring Hoosiers who have left the state back to Indiana to help grow its economy.
Without these actions, we would remain beholden to hypothetical dire predictions and “experts” who are also amateurs.
According to the 2019 Indiana Civic Health Index, Indiana is stuck in the bottom 10 of states for voter turnout. That’s embarrassing.
One hundred percent of the elected lieutenant governors in that period are women. … Not one of those women became governor.
I am not predicting a blue-wave here, but some of Indiana’s most important races could become dramatically more competitive.
In a world where every open job has, on average, fewer than one applicant, employers will be forced to abandon standardized skill requirements. They are going to have to move from a skills-first model to a talent-first model.
Streets are about moving people, not just cars. They are about living and commerce.
I grew up in a university town. There is a kind of energy that radiates from them.
I think our biggest boldest ideas should originate in our cities and towns.
Building a space elevator is an enormous project, and Purdue is the place do it.