Caffe Genius Impressarios

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: Not a pivot, more a pre-production observation and integration into the other thing I need to launch, to make it all make sense. Be the impressario! LinksCaffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: A Global Hub of Innovation surely must run on data, data analysis, and data-driven decisions, yes? So where is the data? LinksCaffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoLVCVA Tourism Tracker (Research) https://www.lvcva.com/research/Eater Las Vegas https://vegas.eater.com/StartupNV Dealroom Announcement https://startupnv.org/startupnv-announces-statewide-partnerships/Dealroom Top 50 Vegas Startups https://app.dealroom.co/lists/35106NV GOED Economic Snapshot https://goed.nv.gov/news/economic-snapshot/NV GOED Entrepreneurship Dashboard https://goed.nv.gov/entrepreneurship-dashboard/UNLV CBER Reports https://cber.unlv.edu/economic-forecasts-and-research/UNLV CBER Economic Dashboard https://cber.unlv.edu/economic-dashboard/

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: One of the topic areas we really should talk about is entrepreneurial innovative pursuits, like startup ideas and projects, so let us do just that today! LinksCaffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoThe very early days https://web.archive.org/web/19961226174430/http://www.reallycool.com/What could have been https://twobithistory.org/2020/01/05/foaf.htmlActivityPub https://activitypub.rocks/

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: Start with Why as Simon Sinek might suggest, always ask Why, and always be able to respond to Why if asked. LinksCaffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoSimon Sinek TED Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ZoJKF_VuA

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: There are a few things entering the interconnected net here in Nevada that are worth a mention now and continued attention paid through the year and beyond, definitely on the agenda if we can get Initiative 2026 moving. Hint. LinksCaffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoLV Global Economic Alliance https://lvgea.org/Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada https://www.edawn.org/Nevada Economic Developers Association https://nevadaeda.org/NV GOED Business Resources https://goed.nv.gov/business-resources/NV GOED Office of Entrepreneurship https://goed.nv.gov/programs/office-of-entrepreneurship/Right to Start https://www.righttostart.org/America the Entrepreneurial https://www.americatheentrepreneurial.org/Nevada the Entrepreneurial https://goed.nv.gov/nevada-the-entrepreneurial/Asset Based Community Development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset-based_community_development

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: We exist in interesting times, to be sure. Here in Vegas, a sign of the economic times, those with more money are finding their entertainment value while the rest of us normal folks may not be finding the Vegas we once made a frequent destination. Is it Us and Them? LinksCaffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoOne Article Illustration https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/us/politics/las-vegas-economy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WlA.G6O8.6QjLS631yB-o&smid=url-share Recession Shapes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recession_shapes

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: There is usually a severe bias toward success, discussing success, and emulating success, especially when people speak of economic development, so-called community building, and so on. Does anything ever not go to plan? LinksCaffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoBarry’s Economics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbDQs_TcyN4Survivorship Bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_biasLearning by Teaching https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_by_teaching

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: I have said it before, I’m saying it again, Communities and Ecosystems are emergent, they can not be “Built” in the sense this term is often used. They are also not the same thing… Let’s talk about it. LinksCaffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: How many different things can go on in the space of a week or two, and what are the chances things only get more weird and less predictable this year? Well, how about some blue sky thinking just in case? LinksCaffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: January 2026 tourism and visitor numbers show a decline from January 2025 tourism and visitor numbers which had shown a decline already from January 2024, so you are going to have to come on down to Vegas as soon as possible, and bring all of your friends. And their friends. Pause if you are thinking about bringing your startup idea. LinksCaffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoLVCVA Research https://www.lvcva.com/research/Vegas At Par https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/vegas-foreign-currency-21955655.phpStill Fabulous https://www.visitlasvegas.com/deals/Key Industries https://lvgea.org/key-industries/Startup Ecosystem https://lvgea.org/startups/Strap in for some Spin https://lvgea.org/guest-column/is-las-vegas-the-next-silicon-valley/

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. LinksCaffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo

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? LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDanger and Turning Point https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_word_for_crisis

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… LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoNevada 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-nationStudents, 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-capitalCrushing 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

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. LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo

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. LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoInnovate for Vegas Foundation https://innovateforvegas.org

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… LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoGoodhart’s Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_lawLVCVA 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-cc70b9a17da5Sarah Paine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_C._M._PaineSarah Paine on current Strategy and Potential Outcomes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSUE1n8yWng

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. LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoLVCVA Research https://www.lvcva.com/research/

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. LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoApollo 13 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13Feynman Challenger Article https://calteches.library.caltech.edu/3570/1/Feynman.pdfFeynman Appendix https://www.nasa.gov/history/rogersrep/v2appf.htm

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. LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo

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. LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: The calendar year is nearly ended and a new one soon to begin, the world is in its current state, as is your neighborhood, if you are working on something novel on a small team of co-founders or maybe on your own, it is entirely possible that you find yourself stalled. Let’s talk about it. LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: There has been a lot made of the Soft Summer and the general slowing of tourism and all that entails for Vegas, to the point where people are a little bit worried about the economy in general. What about we entrepreneurial innovators, how are we doing and how are we coming along? LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoF1 Year 3 News https://lasvegassun.com/news/2025/dec/10/f1s-las-vegas-grand-prix-success-exposes-need-for/OKRs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objectives_and_key_resultsKPIs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance_indicator

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: This plan was originally Initiative 2025 from back in Episode 0097, we can review that Initiative and tune it up in this original episode for the next attempt at getting this going for 2026… LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: Sure, it is Black Friday, but here in Nevada, our state holiday is Family Day, a day for the whole family to go out shopping and get those discounts, or something like that. Keeping it brief on this holiday so I can do something similar, let’s catch up on a couple of Ecosystem things. LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoFamily Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_DayNevada Revised Statues for Holidays https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-236.html

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: We talk a lot about the Entrepreneurial Innovation Ecosystem, the so-called Startup Scene, and sometimes Hollywood 2.0 and Global Innovation Hub and a few other things, but it occurs to me after mentioning how little coverage any of this gets in our local press, that those who are not checking the box for Entrepreneur may have no idea what goes off the strip. LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoSlate on our Most Flailing Destination City https://slate.com/comments/business/2025/11/las-vegas-travel-sphere-hotel-donald-trump.htmlNV Legislature Special Session 2025 https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/36th2025SpecialFilm Incentives Bill Fails https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada-senate-rejects-film-tax-credit-expansion-killing-billLVGEA Key Industries https://lvgea.org/key-industries/ESOs https://www.sec.gov/resources-small-businesses/capital-raising-building-blocks/entrepreneurial-support-organizations

Show NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: The Halo Effect, Warm Introductions, Low Attention, Lack of Recognition and Celebration, is the Entrepreneurial Innovation Ecosystem benefiting from The Velvet Rope?LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoLVGEA EDAWN Joint Effort Announcement https://lvgea.org/lvgea-news/edawn-and-lvgea-launch-nevada-economic-developers-association/LVGEA Startup Ecosystem https://lvgea.org/startups/LVGEA Key Industries https://lvgea.org/key-industries/Nevada’s Global Entrepreneur Week 2025 https://gewnevada.com/

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: If you have heard a few episodes of this program, you know I tend not to appreciate labels like “Tech Scene” and “Startup Scene,” they are so over-used but they do have a time and a place in some contexts. Okay then, let’s make an entrepreneurial innovation scene. LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoScene (as in Subculture) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scene_(subculture)Vegas inc and Cox Top Tech Awards 2025 https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/news/2025/oct/23/vegas-inc-and-cox-business-present-the-2025-top-te/WaterStart https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/news/2025/nov/03/nevada-turning-water-tech-startups-ideas-into-real/

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: It is Halloween, yes, but today is also another anniversary of Nevada joining the Union, becoming another of these United States. A State Holiday, so we will try to keep it brief on this special day. LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoNevada Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_DayNevada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NevadaLas Vegas is Empty By Design https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPnrnJshsoQ

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: It is late in the year to get Initiative 2025 back on track, but we can transition into a second in-person cohort of the Genius Roundtable by starting out online, like we used to back in the pandemic days! LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoCommunity of Practice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_of_practiceEntrepreneur in Residence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrepreneur_in_residence

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: If you caught our episode of this program last week (which you can do at any time), you may have noticed interchangeable use of Cohesion and Coherence in the context of a City as a System, also the title of that episode. Today, let us tease those two terms apart. LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoWhy Some Cities Thrive While Others Struggle: New Study Reveals the Secret Rule Driving U.S. City Growth and Decline https://scitechdaily.com/why-some-cities-thrive-while-others-struggle-new-study-reveals-the-secret-rule-driving-u-s-city-growth-and-decline/Industries That Thrive In Las Vegas https://lvgea.org/key-industries/

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: A region, a city perhaps, which is moving toward diversification is more likely to be successful doing so if it can maintain coherence. What does that mean, and why should this sound familiar? LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoWhy Some Cities Thrive While Others Struggle: New Study Reveals the Secret Rule Driving U.S. City Growth and Decline https://scitechdaily.com/why-some-cities-thrive-while-others-struggle-new-study-reveals-the-secret-rule-driving-u-s-city-growth-and-decline/Industries That Thrive In Las Vegas https://lvgea.org/key-industries/

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: Solopreneur, something that has come up only infrequently but going solo is not unpopular, and is in fact something to consider very seriously here in Greater Vegas as the Ecosystem orients itself. Do you solopreneur? LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoWhat is a Solopreneuer? https://www.uschamber.com/co/start/startup/what-is-solopreneur

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: Every once in a while I remember that I, too, am an Entrepreneurial Innovator in our Entrepreneurial Innovation Ecosystem here in Greater Vegas, and who better a guest to have at the end of September than yours truly? LinksCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: Last week we covered what I describe as The Problem, which applies to our Entrepreneurial Innovation Ecosystem at large here in Greater Vegas. This week, having skipped Startup Week 2025, I have reasons and ideas for the next one. LinksHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoHOST Buy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsHOST KoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.org

Show 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… LinksHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoHOST Buy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsHOST KoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsCaffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.org

Show 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? LinksHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoHOST Buy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsHOST KoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsCaffe Genius Home https://caffegenius.orgRaymond Loewy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_LoewyHype https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartner_hype_cycleThe Light Bulb https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandescent_light_bulbGreater Vegas Key Industries https://lvgea.org/key-industries/

Show 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? LinksHOST Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoHOST Buy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsHOST KoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/posts

Show 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. LinksHOST Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoHOST Buy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsHOST KoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsThe Bourgeoisie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BourgeoisieThe Proletariat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProletariatPublished LVCVA Research Data https://www.lvcva.com/research/

Show 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? LinksHOST Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoHOST Buy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsHOST KoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsWhat 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.pdfReport 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-doorConfidence Interval on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence_interval

Show 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… LinksHOST Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoHOST Buy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsHOST KoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsLVCVA Research https://www.lvcva.com/research/

Show 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. LinksHOST Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoHOST Buy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsHOST KoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsUNLV 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/

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: 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. LinksHOST Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoHOST Buy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsHOST KoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsLas Vegas is Number One https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/entrepreneurs/las-vegas-no-1-for-early-stage-startups-in-the-us-study-says-2762294/

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: My Own take on how to proceed with startup ideas and more in the Greater Vegas Entrepreneurial Innovation Ecosystem. LinksHOST Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoHOST Buy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsHOST Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoHOST KoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/posts

Show 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. LinksHOST Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoHOST Buy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsHOST Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoHOST KoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/posts

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: The Fourth of July is interesting this year, does it still apply? Well that is not a question we can tackle here, but given the day I wonder if the Entrepreneurial Innovation Ecosystem favors Independence over Collaboration and Elevation in early stages. In other words… LinksHOST Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoHOST Buy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsHOST Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoHOST KoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/posts

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: I am going to spoil this right up front, another ecosystem study that does nothing but feed some notion that everything is fine en route to The Next Silicon Valley located right here in the Global Innovation Hub that is the Greater Vegas area. Yipes. LinksHOST Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoHOST Buy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsHOST Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoHOST KoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsThe Lincy Report https://www.unlv.edu/announcement/lincy-institute/startup-ecosystem-southern-nevada-growth-energy-and-emergingDirect PDF Link https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=lincy_policybriefs_reportsThe EDAWN Study (PDF Link) https://www.edawn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/EMPOWERING-ENTREPRENEURSHIP-Nevada-Ecosystem-Assessment-and-Strategy-April-2023.pdf

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: A little mini-rant on the Entrepreneurial Innovation Ecosystem as it is today, and as it may be for a while, unfortunately. LinksHOST Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoHOST Buy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsHOST Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoHOST KoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/posts

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: The Fun Economy is important, trademark-worthy as well, but there is more than this going on here in the Greater Vegas area. The challenge is discovery, and it is not made easier when resources available to locals and visitors point overwhelmingly toward Fun and not toward the rest of the story… LinksHOST Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoHOST Buy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsHOST Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoHOST KoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsThe New LVCVA effort https://www.visitlasvegas.com/locals/Looks Similar to DTLV https://downtoplay.vegasFun https://lasvegasweekly.com/More Fun https://www.vegas.com/CLV Effort https://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Henderson https://www.cityofhenderson.com/

Show NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: The Regular 2025 Nevada Legislative Session ended on Monday this week, without either of the proposed and so-called Film Tax Credit bills making it, which means Hollywood 2.0 might not happen just yet. In the mean time, though, we still have our Fun Economy, even in these challenging times…LinksHOST Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoHOST Buy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsHOST Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoHOST KoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/posts

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: Another stop on the path toward the end of this Nevada legislative session, which includes two pieces of the Hollywood 2.0 puzzle. Will they fit, and should they? Good questions both, and what else might be on the horizon?LinksHOST Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoHOST Buy Me an Update https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo/postsHOST Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoHOST KoFi Solo https://ko-fi.com/danhugo/postsStudio Bills Sustainability Report Article https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/state-commissioned-analyses-nevada-film-tax-credit-expansion-likely-not-sustainableGigafactory Incentives 2023 Article https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/tesla-gets-330-million-in-tax-breaks-pledges-to-address-infrastructure-strainMcDermitt Caldera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDermitt_Caldera