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12:20 pm
Wed December 12, 2012

Venture Capitalists Nick Hanauer And Richard Barton

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Richard Barton (left) and Nick Hanauer aren't afraid of risks.

Ross Reynolds interviews two prominent Seattle investors about business and politics.  Nick Hanauer was the first non-family investor in Amazon.  He’s currently a venture capitalist with Second Avenue Partners and a major Democratic donor and activist involved with a variety of causes.  Richard Barton is a former Microsoft executive and the founder of the travel website Expedia and the real estate site Zillow.  He also supports a number of philanthropic causes, in part through the Barton Family Foundation.  

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