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  • Episode 0168: Debugging Vegas

    Episode 0168: Debugging Vegas
    May 15 2026
    Show Notes
    • Host: Dan Hugo
    • Summary: Content creators in and around Greater Vegas are getting a real workout, declaring Vegas Dead, Vegas Not Dead, and anywhere in between, based on anecdotal in-person crowd size assessments, person-on-the-street commentary, and various reports on visitor statistics, revenue and loss numbers, and a variety of statements made by a variety of people. We need to break out the probes and do some debugging…
    Links
    • Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org
    • HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
    • Show Me Data - Episode 0166 https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/caffe-genius-impressarios/episodes/Episode-0166-Show-Me-Data-e3iosv9/a-ackkapn
    • Goodhart in Vegas - Episode 0152 https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/caffe-genius-impressarios/episodes/Episode-0152-Goodhart-in-Vegas-e3e3nck/a-acebps2
    • What Are Vegas KPIs and OKRs ? - Episode 0146 https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/caffe-genius-impressarios/episodes/Episode-0146-What-Are-Vegas-KPIs-and-OKRs-e3c9o47/a-acc1sv6
    • Cohesive Coherence or Coherent Cohesion - Episode 0138 https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/caffe-genius-impressarios/episodes/Episode-0138-Cohesive-Coherence-or-Coherent-Cohesion-e39lqeh/a-ac7dtcq
    • City as a System - Episode 0137 https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/caffe-genius-impressarios/episodes/Episode-0137-City-as-a-System-e39bjgd/a-ac70hub
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    1 Std. und 8 Min.
  • Episode 0167: Tweaking SRC

    Episode 0167: Tweaking SRC
    May 8 2026
    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!
    Links
    • Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org
    • HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
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    34 Min.
  • Episode 0166: Show Me Data

    Episode 0166: Show Me Data
    May 1 2026
    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?
    Links
    • Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org
    • HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
    • LVCVA 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/35106
    • NV 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/
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    41 Min.
  • Episode 0165: Network Project

    Episode 0165: Network Project
    Apr 24 2026
    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!
    Links
    • Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org
    • HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
    • The very early days https://web.archive.org/web/19961226174430/http://www.reallycool.com/
    • What could have been https://twobithistory.org/2020/01/05/foaf.html
    • ActivityPub https://activitypub.rocks/
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    48 Min.
  • Episode 0164: Always Why

    Episode 0164: Always Why
    Apr 17 2026
    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.
    Links
    • Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org
    • HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
    • Simon Sinek TED Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ZoJKF_VuA
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    39 Min.
  • Episode 0163: Entrepreneur Net

    Episode 0163: Entrepreneur Net
    Apr 11 2026
    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.
    Links
    • Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org
    • HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
    • LV 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
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    47 Min.
  • Episode 0162: K-Shaped Vegas

    Episode 0162: K-Shaped Vegas
    Apr 3 2026
    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?
    Links
    • Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org
    • HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
    • One 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
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    56 Min.
  • Episode 0161: Including Failure

    Episode 0161: Including Failure
    Mar 28 2026
    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?
    Links
    • Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org
    • HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
    • Barry’s Economics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbDQs_TcyN4
    • Survivorship Bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias
    • Learning by Teaching https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_by_teaching
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    53 Min.