Comments on: How To Spot a Breakthrough: Tips from Early Amazon Investor Nick Hanauer

By: Peter Lucash

Peter Lucash — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:21:33 +0000

If they were spending 40% of revenue on billing and collection, their costs were completely out of control. For primary care practices, ALL overhead runs around 40%.

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hpgrowthpartners.com » Blog Archive » Differentiation — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:54:43 +0000

[...] Here is another blog entry regarding this topic where Nick Hanauar speaks of being “1000x better” [...]

By: What is a breakthrough idea? at Aditya Kothadiya’s Blog

What is a breakthrough idea? at Aditya Kothadiya’s Blog — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:49:01 +0000

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Daily Links #1 | CloudKnow — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:10:57 +0000

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By: Lauren M

Lauren M — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:41:30 +0000

Very good article. Nick is a talented guy with good instincts. He is right about it all coming down to execution in the end. Great ideas are not hard to figure out but building a team and executing without bankrupting yourself is another story. Very inspirational. Thanks

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links for 2008-12-09 « Brent Sordyl’s Blog — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:56:21 +0000

[...] How To Spot a Breakthrough: Tips from Early Amazon Investor Nick Hanauer | Xconomy —If everyone thinks it’s a great idea, it probably sucks. —If people understand it, you’re too late. —If people don’t like it and don’t understand it, it probably still sucks. (tags: vc startups) [...]

By: Weekly Reading 12/6 « The Blog of Alex J. Mann

Weekly Reading 12/6 « The Blog of Alex J. Mann — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:06:53 +0000

[...] How To Spot a Breakthrough: Tips from Early Amazon Investor Nick Hanauer ”As an entrepreneur, I’ve never been concerned about competition. If you’re early, run like hell. It’s all about execution at the end of the day. It’s about having a great idea, executing like hell, and delivering value to customers.” [...]

By: My daily readings 12/06/2008 « Strange Kite

My daily readings 12/06/2008 « Strange Kite — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:30:28 +0000

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Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:52:05 +0000

[...] XConomy Seattle, this article covers ‘an inspiring talk by Nick Hanauer of Seattle-based Second Avenue Partners‘. It’s a good read with lots of useful [...]

By: Free Biao » Blog Archive » How To Spot a Breakthrough

Free Biao » Blog Archive » How To Spot a Breakthrough — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:48:26 +0000

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By: Jim Coyer’s Weblog » Blog Archive » On Breakthroughs

Jim Coyer’s Weblog » Blog Archive » On Breakthroughs — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:54:24 +0000

[...] very interesting article by Greg Huang on a talk by Rick Hanauer, an early Amazon investor, on what to look for (and why [...]

By: Breakthrough Thinking - “If everyone thinks it’s a great idea, it probably sucks.” | Invenio Group

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:24:18 +0000

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