server set up following the flask tutorial here: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-python-o
angular flask app based on the top answer here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11522151/typical-angular-js-workflow-and-project-structure-with-python-flask
and the linked example project here: https://github.com/rxl/angular-flask/tree/e7e6bc1de5742eab0fcb5e8a82470bb3e072388a
go to http://desolate-thicket-4407.herokuapp.com/#/ to see the app running
use the following to update the heroku app:
1) (just once per repo) heroku git:remote --app desolate-thicket-4407
2) git add [changed files] git commit -m "[commit message]" git push heroku master