Andrew Angle's Page

I'm a professional web guy and dad of 2.

I discovered Smaller Indiana through a Southside Smoosier's Tech Club get-together. The gatherings are quite a thrill because it gives me a chance to get out and meet people face-to-face who speak my language.

Having been a professional web guy since '96 I've accumulated a roster of clients including mom-and-pop shops, charitable non-profits (built the very 1st sites for the Indianapolis chapters of the American Red Cross and Make-A-Wish Foundation), and scale up to organizations representing more than $3B in annual sales. The experience has given me wide and deep exposure to many tools, technologies, and strategies related to web development and marketing across several industries. Blah blah blah...

What's next? With the kids being out of school for the summer I will be focusing more of my time on being my kids' dad while building a new parenting organization to make a positive impact on our nation. Ja, that sounds idealistic, and it is.

Think about this: As parents we encounter so many fleeting moments with our children where, in a split second, your expression or response can have a lifelong impact on your kids. Ordinary events could be turned into an "ah-ha" moment that has a lasting impact on their inherent sense of wonder and ambition.

It's a fact that most parents have little or no experience in parenting until they have kids of their own. It's like getting a car without a license to drive. You may understand the concept, but you may not reach your destination without having a wreck along the way. Grandparents have quite a lot of experience, and their weariness from raising children the first time around usually shows.

Working in conjunction with our nation's leaders in child development, academics, and industry, our new membership organization is actively helping parents to engage in accelerating their own learning by providing an up-close and personal look into the lives of real parents.

This new approach will have a lasting impact in the home, in the classroom (let's stop forcing teachers into being surrogate parents), industry, and ultimately serves to be an integral part of founding a better nation for future generations.

We are going to need content contributors. Every parent with a child has a story to share. The business plan is tested and proven in other industries to exponentially break profit records. Investment capital will be considered. Anybody with a child who wants to learn can join. Memberships will be available for a trial basis sometime this summer '09.

In the meantime: Say Hi!

Andrew