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Angie Hicks

11 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 28, 2016 by Angie Hicks · across every show →

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Nov 28, 2016
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Angie's List almost couldn't afford to rehire Hicks after business school
“Bill had hired a chief operating officer Who had conservatively modeled the business in such a way that after I had agreed to come back, Bill had to call me and say we may not be able to afford you.”
Angie Hicks Nov 28, 2016 ▶ 17:16 Angie's List: Angie Hicks
Nov 28, 2016
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Half of early signups came through the first basic website
“And Bill asked, so how's that website working one day? And we realized it was like, you know, half of our signups were coming in over this little website.”
Angie Hicks Nov 28, 2016 ▶ 19:42 Angie's List: Angie Hicks
Nov 28, 2016
Assertion Supported
Angie's List began as a call-in service and door-to-door operation
“We were a magazine and a call-in service. So during the day, you'd call in, and you could ask me for the name of a plumber or an electrician, and then the, in the evening, I would go out door-to-door and also ask for reviews.”
Angie Hicks Nov 28, 2016 ▶ 5:07 Angie's List: Angie Hicks
Nov 28, 2016
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Oesterle offered Hicks seed funding for a one-year startup commitment
“He said, like, why don't you move to Columbus and we can start a business. I'll raise a little bit of money from, you know, friends and enough to get you through the first year, but I want you to commit for a year.”
Angie Hicks Nov 28, 2016 ▶ 2:05 Angie's List: Angie Hicks
Nov 28, 2016 neutral
Assertion Supported
Angie's List launched with $50,000 in early seed capital
“We raised 50,000 dollars, yeah.”
Angie Hicks Nov 28, 2016 ▶ 7:40 Angie's List: Angie Hicks
Nov 28, 2016
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Selling two Angie's List memberships was considered a banner day
“I used to measure success by one or two memberships a day. Like, if I sold two memberships in a day, it was a banner day.”
Angie Hicks Nov 28, 2016 ▶ 7:18 Angie's List: Angie Hicks
Nov 28, 2016
What-if
Hicks likely wouldn't have stayed without her business school break
“You know, for me, if I hadn't kind of taken that time, I probably wouldn't have stayed.”
Angie Hicks Nov 28, 2016 ▶ 14:52 Angie's List: Angie Hicks
Aug 20, 2018 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Co-founder Bill Oesterle funded Angie's List's first year via friends
“He said, like, why don't you move to Columbus and we can start a business. I'll raise a little bit of money from, you know, friends and enough to get you through the first year, but I want you to commit for a year.”
Angie Hicks Aug 20, 2018 ▶ 2:27 Angie's List: Angie Hicks (2016)
Aug 20, 2018
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Bill Oesterle warned Hicks the company might not afford her MBA return
“By that point Bill had hired a chief operating officer Who had conservatively modeled the business in such a way that after I had agreed to come back, Bill had to call me and say we may not be able to afford you.”
Angie Hicks Aug 20, 2018 ▶ 17:37 Angie's List: Angie Hicks (2016)
Oct 31, 2024
Disclosure
Angi lets any network contractor book direct Zoom office hours with co-founder
“About a year and a half ago, I decided to open that up to our customers. So now, Any pro in the network can sign up to chat, and we'll do a Zoom call and talk about whatever they want to talk about.”
Angie Hicks Oct 31, 2024 ▶ 4:05 Advice Line with Angie Hicks of Angi
Oct 31, 2024
Insight
Angie Hicks: Allocate 10 to 20 percent of marketing budgets for testing
“I never give up on something that works, but you should always be testing into the next thing. So, you know, so if it's one of those where it's like, hey, this really works, so maybe you're spending 80 or 90% of your marketing dollars there because you can jus…”
Angie Hicks Oct 31, 2024 ▶ 43:36 Advice Line with Angie Hicks of Angi
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