I make an eight-figure income annually. Nick Hanauer annuallyfigureincome Change image and share on social
A thriving middle class is the source of growth in a technological, capitalist economy. Investing in the middle class is the most pro-business thing you can do. Nick Hanauer businesscapitalistclass Change image and share on social
Rising inequality is toxic to growth. High levels of inequality exclude people - both as innovators and customers - diminishing both innovation and demand. Nick Hanauer customerdemanddiminish Change image and share on social
I'm not the world's best philosopher. But I am one of the world's best strategists. I will put my strategic abilities against anybody on Earth. Nick Hanauer abilityearthphilosopher Change image and share on social
Greed is a sin because humans are social creatures. And they simply cannot survive without the opposite of greed, which is cooperation. Nick Hanauer cooperationcreaturegreed Change image and share on social
A lot of people think that persuasion is all about values and aligning values. I largely disagree. I think persuasion generally, and political persuasion more particularly, has much more to do with explaining in new ways and connecting dots in new ways than just invoking emotions and values. Nick Hanauer alignconnectdisagree share on social
One of the things that I think makes me successful is the way in which I collaborate with others. In my opinion, nothing great is ever the product of one mind. It's always a consequence of some sort of self-critical collaboration. Nick Hanauer collaboratecollaborationconsequence share on social
Economics is mostly how humans rationalize who gets what and why. It's how we instantiate our preferences about status, privileges, and power. Nick Hanauer economicshumaninstantiate Change image and share on social
The thing about us businesspeople is that we love our customers rich and our employees poor. Nick Hanauer businesspersoncustomeremployee Change image and share on social
Tech innovation is something societies have to pursue as vigorously as they can. We have to innovate civically and socially at the same rate; otherwise, you create unfortunate disruptions, and that's where you have people opposing technological innovations. Nick Hanauer civicallycreatedisruption share on social