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May 14, 2023 · Bill Oesterle, a founder and the longtime chief executive of the popular home improvement review website Angie’s List and a former player in Indiana Republican politics, died on Wednesday at...
William Seelye Oesterle (September 26, 1965 – May 10, 2023) was an American venture capitalist based in Indianapolis. In 1995, he co-founded of Angie's List with Angie Hicks. He ran Mitch Daniels' first campaign for governor of Indiana in 2004. He was co-founder of the Orr Fellowship and founded TMap, also known as MakeMyMove.
- A Political and Entrepreneurial Legacy
- Growing Angie's List
- An Advocate For Indiana
- 'All About inclusiveness'
Oesterle was born and raised in West Lafayette, attended Purdue University and later Harvard Business School. He started his career working for former Gov. Robert Orr and then with Daniels at the Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank. Oesterle helped persuade Daniels to run for governor and managed his first gubernatorial campaign in 2004. In...
In 1995, Oesterle co-founded Angie’s Listwith business partner Angie Hicks. The business director service connecting customers grew from three people to thousands at its peak. But despite these resume accomplishments, those who knew Oesterle and worked with him said what made him special was his commitment to other people. Kelsey Taylor, who met Oe...
John Thompson, who met Oesterle in 2007 when Oesterle joined the National Bank of Indianapolis’ board, said he and Oesterle both shared a passion for Indiana and making sure that all Hoosiers enjoy a safe and welcoming place to live and work. “Bill loved Indiana. So we lost one of Indiana’s greatest sons, losing Bill,” Thompson said. “He’s done so ...
Despite Oesterle’s name recognition as a businessman and political leader, he measured his success through his friends, of which he had many, and his family. When he married his wife, Kristi, he invited the entire company to his wedding — and over 1,000 people came. “Bill is all about inclusiveness,” Ed Sherman, former Angie’s List employee and lon...
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May 11, 2023 · Bill Oesterle, cofounder of Angie’s List and influential political leader in Indiana, died May 10 of ALS in Indianapolis at the age of 57.
May 11, 2023 · Entrepreneur, marketing genius, community activist and Angie’s List founder William “Bill” Oesterle was destined to be a Boilermaker for life. Oesterle died at his home early Wednesday (May 10) after a five-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS.
May 14, 2023 · Oesterle died at his Indianapolis home after complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, his assistant, Jackie Annan, told The New York Times.
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Bill Oesterle, a business and community leader whose passion for improving Indiana and ensuring equitable opportunity for all was surpassed only by his love for his family, died May 10, 2023 at home of complications related to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). He was 57.
