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- Episode 0133: The ProblemShow Notes
- Host: Dan Hugo
- Summary: Consider this another in an intermittent series on how a vibrant Entrepreneurial Innovation Ecosystem might emerge from one that might be languishing…
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47 min - Episode 0132: Re-InnovatingShow Notes
- Host: Dan Hugo
- Summary: Some believe and will tell you that First Mover Advantage is the secret to success, they might even implore you to drop everything in pursuit of your idea. What if instead, you take an existing idea and innovate around that?
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- Caffe Genius Home https://caffegenius.org
- Raymond Loewy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Loewy
- Hype https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartner_hype_cycle
- The Light Bulb https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandescent_light_bulb
- Greater Vegas Key Industries https://lvgea.org/key-industries/
39 min - Episode 0131: ShhhShow Notes
- Host: Dan Hugo
- Summary: There was a time when being in Stealth Mode was cool, mysterious, maybe even interesting once the veil of secrecy was lifted. I am wondering out loud if we are back to something like that in Vegas, with the more interesting endeavors maybe staying below the radar?
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41 min - Episode 0130: The Vegas BourgeoisieShow Notes
- Host: Dan Hugo
- Summary: No, this is not an episode about Marxism, it is some pondering of the bifurcation of Greater Vegas into those who make claims about what goes on, and those who feel it. Maybe some familiarity with Marx would come in handy.
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- The Bourgeoisie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourgeoisie
- The Proletariat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proletariat
- Published LVCVA Research Data https://www.lvcva.com/research/
41 min - Episode 0129: Reality CheckShow Notes
- Host: Dan Hugo
- Summary: The future of Greater Vegas is Fun Economy, Hollywood 2.0, BioTech Research, and of course The Next Silicon Valley. Has anyone asked the people living here what they think?
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- What Nevadans Want To Do https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2025/08/13/survey-shows-mismatch-between-jobs-nevadans-want-and-jobs-nevada-has/85643730007/
- The Actual Survey Report (pdf) https://cber.unlv.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Job-Seeker-Report-Final.pdf
- Report Homepage (with interactive crosstab for the survey data) https://cber.unlv.edu/economic-forecasts-and-research/
- LVGEA Key Industries rundown https://lvgea.org/key-industries/
- Formula One Small Business Lawsuit Resolved https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-grand-prix-reaches-settlements-with-three-small-businesses-lawsuit-court-race-motorsports-battistas-stage-door
- Confidence Interval on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence_interval
1 hr 8 min - Episode 0128: Destination KnownShow Notes
- Host: Dan Hugo
- Summary: The Visitor and Convention numbers for our Destination Oasis in the Desert are off, and this is just making the mainstream press beyond Nevada, and even beyond the US. These are harbingers for international and domestic tourism both quite important to the Greater Vegas Economy…
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43 min - Episode 0127: TransparencyShow Notes
- Host: Dan Hugo
- Summary: Tourism decline and the numbers around that are making local and even global news given the role the Greater Vegas region plays in the tourism and entertainment industries but how are things in general? You will need to roll up your sleeves.
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- UNLV CBER Dashboard https://cber.unlv.edu/economic-dashboard/
- LVCVA Research https://www.lvcva.com/research/
- LVGEA City Check https://lvgea.org/city-check/dashboard/
- LVGEA Key Industries https://lvgea.org/key-industries/
- City of Las Vegas Open Data https://opendataportal-lasvegas.opendata.arcgis.com/
39 min - Episode 0126: Data ChaosShow Notes
- Host: Dan Hugo
- Summary: Chaos is a strong word, but many headlines, claims, and even strategic and impactful decisions are based on data, and we do not always know where it came from or when, and a Smart City should be Smarter about that.
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- Las Vegas is Number One https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/entrepreneurs/las-vegas-no-1-for-early-stage-startups-in-the-us-study-says-2762294/
30 min - Episode 0125: StrategyShow Notes
- Host: Dan Hugo
- Summary: My Own take on how to proceed with startup ideas and more in the Greater Vegas Entrepreneurial Innovation Ecosystem.
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51 min - Episode 0124: Ecosystem IntrospectionShow Notes
- Host: Dan Hugo
- Summary: I have spoken about a rolling introspection effort, at the very beginning of this episode season in fact, but it is time to take a more detailed look at why this is important, in general and specifically here in the Greater Vegas area.
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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…
Entrepreneurial Innovation Ecosystem (based in Greater Las Vegas… for now) and how we can measure and elevate it, and Impressarios can describe these and more with their stories. With deliberate spelling.