Caffe Genius Impressarios

By Caffe Genius

Caffe Genius is all about thinking outside the box, from Experimental Meetup Colaboratories to Pitch Workout Rooms to the Genius Roundtable and more; the idea is to consider seriously the Entrepreneur... more

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The podcast currently has 158 episodes available.

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February 27, 2026Episode 0157: Better Meetups
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: One of the early focal areas of Caffe Genius in 2022 or so, was the pursuit of better, more valuable meetups in our Entrepreneurial Innovation Ecosystem here in Greater Vegas. Now is a good time to re-visit some of the take-home lessons and some things to ponder now and in the near term.
Links
Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org
HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
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1h 31min
February 20, 2026Episode 0156: Means and Motive
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Chaos is Opportunity, we have gone over this before, but what about Means and Motive, the other two components of the Entrepreneurial Innovator driving function?
Links
Caffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.org
HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
Danger and Turning Point https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_word_for_crisis
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35min
February 14, 2026Episode 0155: Roundtable Topics
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Getting the Genius Roundtable up and running for a second cohort as part of Initiative 2026 has taken a temporary back seat to the Smarter Smart City Challenge over at the Innovate for Vegas Foundation, but the Roundtable can overlap The Challenge, so let’s throw out some topics to ponder ahead of a virtual meetup…
Links
Caffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.org
HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
Nevada job seekers face uphill battle as unemployment hits 3rd highest in nation https://www.ktnv.com/news/nevada-job-seekers-face-uphill-battle-as-unemployment-hits-third-highest-in-nation
Students, parents, educators speak against CCSD’s plan to cut 1,200 positions https://www.fox5vegas.com/2026/02/13/students-parents-educators-speak-against-ccsds-plan-cut-1200-positions/
Study lists Nevada as one of the least educated states | KLAS https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/study-lists-nevada-as-one-of-the-least-educated-states/
Small business creation drops in Clark County https://www.fox5vegas.com/2026/02/09/small-business-creation-drops-clark-county/
Inside Las Vegas's Electric Reinvention Into a Sports Capital | Condé Nast Traveler https://www.cntraveler.com/story/inside-las-vegas-electric-reinvention-into-a-sports-capital
Crushing it: Wynn Resorts CEO sees bright future, even with a very tough act to follow https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/las-vegas-strip/crushing-it-wynn-resorts-ceo-sees-bright-future-even-with-a-very-tough-act-to-follow/
TECH HUBS: Site Selection Magazine https://siteselection.com/tech-hubs-dfw-overtakes-dc-in-north-american-tech-hub-index/
Global Innovation Hubs Index 2025 https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-025-00418-x
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50min
February 06, 2026Episode 0154: A Few Non-Random Things
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: I have been looking in the direction of the upcoming year-long Smarter Smart City Challenge so forgive my distraction, here are a couple of things on deck.
Links
Caffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.org
HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
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55min
January 30, 2026Episode 0153: Realm of Possibilities
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Greater Vegas certainly could be if we made the most of so many people visiting this little oasis, not to extract so much but to engage. I may be biased, though, let’s talk about it.
Links
Caffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.org
HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
Innovate for Vegas Foundation https://innovateforvegas.org
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34min
January 23, 2026Episode 0152: Goodhart in Vegas
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Goodhart’s Law states that “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” So about those tourism stats…
Links
Caffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.org
HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
Goodhart’s Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law
LVCVA Research https://www.lvcva.com/research/
LVCVA Fabulous Five-Day Sale https://press.lvcva.com/all/las-vegas-kicks-off-the-fabulous-5-day-sale-today/s/65399c90-ab5e-4207-a0c8-cc70b9a17da5
Sarah Paine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_C._M._Paine
Sarah Paine on current Strategy and Potential Outcomes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSUE1n8yWng
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1h 5min
January 17, 2026Episode 0151: Bootstrap Vegas
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Everybody is waiting for the final report for 2025 regarding the Vegas Slump that everyone is already reporting on, and if you are waiting for some central planning, advice from above, and a supply side economy to enable your entrepreneurial innovation journey, we need to talk.
Links
Caffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.org
HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
LVCVA Research https://www.lvcva.com/research/
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57min
January 09, 2026Episode 0150: Retro Go
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Vegas, we have a problem. It probably started 100 years ago, and it most definitely got worse in 2025. We are not talking about quite what you might be thinking, but close.
Links
Caffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.org
HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
Apollo 13 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13
Feynman Challenger Article https://calteches.library.caltech.edu/3570/1/Feynman.pdf
Feynman Appendix https://www.nasa.gov/history/rogersrep/v2appf.htm
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42min
January 02, 2026Episode 0149: Vegas Colaboratory
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: I have spoken of the Colaboratory notion in a previous episode, now that our new year has commenced, the time has come to deploy this scenario and see what happens.
Links
Caffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.org
HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
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32min
December 27, 2025Episode 0148: Retrospective 2025
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: The final full week of 2025, seems like a fine time to publish an episode looking back not at the episodes of the year, but how we have seen the Entrepreneurial Innovation Ecosystem evolve, for better or worse.
Links
Caffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.org
HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
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44min

FAQs about Caffe Genius Impressarios:

How many episodes does Caffe Genius Impressarios have?

The podcast currently has 158 episodes available.