http://kuow.org en http://kuow.org/post/venture-capitalists-nick-hanauer-and-richard-barton <p></p><p>Ross Reynolds interviews two prominent Seattle investors about business and politics.&nbsp; Nick Hanauer was the first non-family investor in Amazon.&nbsp; He’s currently a venture capitalist with Second Avenue Partners and a major Democratic donor and activist involved with a variety of causes.&nbsp; Richard Barton&nbsp;is a former Microsoft executive and the founder of the travel website Expedia and the real estate site Zillow.&nbsp; He also supports a number of philanthropic causes, in part through the Barton Family Foundation. &nbsp;</p><p> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:20:16 +0000 Ross Reynolds 4996 at http://kuow.org Venture Capitalists Nick Hanauer And Richard Barton