December 2, 2008

Location: Schaeffer Auditorium, Seattle University, Seattle
Time: 7 pm - 9 pm
Cost:  FREE
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What you will Learn:
Are you working on something that you think may be a break through idea or perhaps wondering what the really great break through ideas are?  Whether you already have your idea or are looking for something to help you figure out your next big idea is, join us on December 2nd to hear insights from Nick Hanauer who has been described as “truly incredible about spotting so many of the successful ideas in the Northwest for the last 10 years.”

Nick will share his thoughts on what break through ideas are and offer examples of companies he views as having developed true break throughs during the past ten years.  Best of all, Nick will offer his perspectives on how you know a break through idea when you see it and where he thinks the next break through ideas will be.

As always with NWEN Think Tank events, there will be opportunity for dynamic and engaging interactive dialogue.  This event is certain to be a unique and outstanding program so don’t miss it.  Early registration is recommended.

Featured Presenter
Nicolas J Hanauer is a founding partner of Second Avenue Partners, a Seattle-based company that provides management, strategy, and capital for early stage firms such as HouseValues.com, Ice Energy, Insitu Group, Modumetal and Newsvine. Nick is Vice Chairman of Marchex and serves as a Board Member and Advisor to House Values.com.

Hanauer became the first non-family investor in Amazon.com in 1995 where he served as a Board Advisor for the company. In 1996, he founded and served as CEO of internet media company Avenue A Media; later re-named aQuantive, Inc. and became Chairman of the board when the company went public.  aQuantive was purchased by Microsoft in August of 2007 for 6.4 billion dollars; the largest acquisition in Microsoft history.  In 1998, Hanauer founded Gear.com and served as Chairman of the company for three years until it merged with Overstock.com.

Nick began his professional career at Pacific Coast Feather Company as the company’s executive VP of Sales and Marketing, and helped grow Pacific Coast from several million dollars in sales to more than 300 million. He remains the company’s Co-Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer. While still an executive with Pacific Coast, Hanauer co-founded Museum Quality Framing Company. Today that company has 60 stores and is the largest of its kind on the west coast.

Today, Hanauer is actively involved in the Seattle community and Washington State’s public education system, and serves on the boards of the Cascade Land Conservancy, The University of Washington Foundation, The Seattle Alliance for Education, The University of Arizona’s Mt Lemmon Science Center and the Biosphere2; a University of Arizona climate research project.  He published the book “The True Patriot” with co-author Eric Liu in 2007.

Nick Hanauer received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the University of Washington in 1981.

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