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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.

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August 21, 2026Episode 18252 min

Episode 0182: Demos and Launches

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: If you find yourself in the Greater Vegas area, you tend to know when something on The Strip is happening, or when anything in the Fun Economy is kicking off, because these are given attention, which means they get more attention. This mechanism should be available to our entrepreneurs and innovators… Links Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo

August 14, 2026Episode 18134 min

Episode_0181: Info Hub

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: Here in Greater Vegas some would like to fancy us an Innovation Hub, perhaps even a Global Innovation Hub, or words to that effect, and some day that may be true. One milestone along the path to that goal is an informed public, and since Innovation figures prominently in our goal, it could figure prominently in the journey… Links Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo Bricolage CMS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bricolage_(software )

August 7, 2026Episode 1801 hr 13 min

Episode 0180: Catch Up

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: A few bits and pieces to update and refresh as this hot summer continues and the number coolness does not. Links Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo

July 31, 2026Episode 17941 min

Episode 0179: DIY FFS

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: The title is obvious, perhaps. Do It Yourself, For Flick Sake. Make a minor edit in there, the point though is this, do not as an entrepreneur or innovator wait for others on high to give you permission or tell you what to do or how to do it. Take a chance, follow your nose, and learn along the way. Then and only then should you be asking for assistance, and even then only if you must. 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

July 24, 2026Episode 1781 hr 2 min

Episode 0178: Announcements and Outreach

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: No announcements today, but we are going to talk about some ideas to consider when there are announcements to be made to some or all of Greater Vegas and perhaps beyond. We are, though, always reaching out… Links Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo

July 17, 2026Episode 17748 min

Episode 0177: Serendipitous Collisions

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: If you are at all familiar with the Downtown Project days in lovely Downtown Las Vegas, you probably heard the term Serendipitous Collisions with regard to the people pursuing their startup ideas and others visiting to witness this undertaking, sometimes called City as a Startup. We should revisit that, starting but not ending in this episode. Links Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo DTP Collisions https://www.forbes.com/sites/techonomy/2013/11/15/why-zappos-ceo-hsieh-wants-to-enable-more-collisions-in-vegas/ Beyond Collisions…. by Dr. John H Howard https://www.actoninstitute.au/post/beyond-collisions-towards-a-theory-of-serendipitous-interaction-in-innovation-districts-precincts

July 10, 2026Episode 17634 min

Episode 0176: Deprecating LinkedIn at Long Last

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: This has been on the wish list for too long, the time has come to cast aside the pile that is LinkedIn and commence the journey out into the world wide internets, where the algorithms are different, the velvet rope not present. Links Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo Deprecation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deprecation

July 4, 2026Episode 1751 hr 34 min

Episode 0175: Hype vs Perception vs Reality

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: Somewhere between what is objectively true and what we seem to want to believe is subjectively true is sometimes called hype. This by way of a first pass at Transforming Las Vegas Into A Financial Center by Dr Daniel Chi and Amin Asadi of UNLV… Links Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo Transforming Las Vegas Into A Financial Center https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6533259 SWOT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis Article about Lost in Austin book https://thehill.com/homenews/4907909-lost-in-austin-book-development-affordability-traffic-water/

June 26, 2026Episode 17454 min

Episode 0174: Visibility Transparency Observability

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: If we were to name three most-definitely-not-blind mice, these in the title could work. Or we could simply examine these three ways of looking at, well, anything, but especially our Entrepreneurial Innovation Ecosystem and its surroundings… Links Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo Visibility (sort of) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_perception Transparency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_(behavior ) Observability https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observability

June 19, 2026Episode 17347 min

Episode 0173: Proof Motivated Reasoning Works

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: A somewhat sensational title, this is not really proof so much as a few examples, but of what Motivated Reasoning is and how it can be used effectively… in Greater Vegas. (Correction: Las Vegas population is closer to 680K not 580K -dh) Links Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo Las Vegas ranks Number 2 WorldWide in Startup Activity https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/entrepreneurs/las-vegas-ranks-no-2-in-world-in-startup-community-activity-3837252/ Las Vegas leads the US in Tech Employment Growth for 2026 https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/las-vegas-to-lead-nation-in-tech-employment-growth-in-2026-per-report-3823979/ Population and Migration PER CAPITA https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/housing/nevada-is-the-standout-californias-affordability-crisis-continues-to-drive-relocation-3791527/ Telephone Game End https://www.gamblingnews.com/news/state-of-nevada-leads-us-in-population-growth-for-decades/ Telephone Game Mid https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/housing/nevada-is-americas-fastest-growing-state-report-says-3839095/ Telephone Game Start https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-u-s-population-growth-by-state-1970-2025/ Broken Link https://crowdfundcapitaladvisors.com/downloads/2023-best-cities-and-states-for-startups/ TED Julia Galef https://www.ted.com/talks/julia_galef_why_you_think_you_re_right_even_if_you_re_wrong The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scout_Mindset Motivated Reasoning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motivated_reasoning Bad News https://www.8newsnow.com/news/nevada-ranks-last-in-nation-for-mental-health-care-access-umc-doctors-warn-crisis-growing/