Cowboys Like Us: Investor Nick Hanauer on How to Think About Breakthroughs in Business and Society

To whet my appetite, and those of our readers, I sat down with Hanauer for an extensive and wide-ranging chat. I should have known better; it was like partaking in a 15-course dessert buffet just before the main meal. But it was vintage Hanauer—talking in depth about not conforming to societal expectations and how to think creatively about new ideas and metaphors, reflecting on why venture capital doesn’t work as a sector, quoting famous philosophers, and discussing the one area in which he would seek omniscient advice if he could. All of that sprinkled with insights from Amazon, Insitu, and other prominent companies.

Gregory T. Huang

Full Story: http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2010/03/29/cowboys-like-us-investor-nick-hanauer-on-how-to-think-about-breakthroughs-in-business-and-society-part-1/

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Nick Hanauer, a “High-Functioning Contrarian,” on How to Think About Breakthroughs in Business and Society (Part 2)

Gregory T. Huang

Full Story: http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2010/03/30/nick-hanauer-a-%E2%80%9Chigh-functioning-contrarian%E2%80%9D-on-how-to-think-about-breakthroughs-in-business-and-society-part-2/