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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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June 12, 2026Episode 17249 min

Episode 0172: Let It Snow

Show NotesHost: Dan HugoSummary: Difficult to locate just yet, but the LVGEA has published some plans that seem to match the Key Industries we have mentioned previously (the associated web page on the LVGEA website no longer there), as a way forward for continuing Economic Diversity efforts. But where will the water come from?LinksCaffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoPost-2026 Water https://www.usbr.gov/ColoradoRiverBasin/post2026/index.htmlReport on LVGEA Strategic Plan https://www.ktnv.com/news/new-strategic-plan-a-roadmap-to-the-futureLost in Austin (report on book) https://thehill.com/homenews/4907909-lost-in-austin-book-development-affordability-traffic-water/

June 5, 2026Episode 17153 min

Episode 0171: Wrong Number

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: Technically this is a plural wrong numbers scenario, but that doesn’t sound as good for a title. If you have not consumed Episode 0166 of this program, “Show Me Data,” the links from that episode might come in handy, though today is not so much about the published numbers, only that they are the wrong numbers to wait on. Got it? LinksCaffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoLVCVA Tourism Tracker (Research) https://www.lvcva.com/research/UNLV CBER Economic Dashboard https://cber.unlv.edu/economic-dashboard/

May 29, 2026Episode 17044 min

Episode 0170: Initiatives and Newsletters

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: The to-do list continues to grow, attempts to reach out are diversifying, and being Entrepreneurial and Innovative still take a lot of work, will this all be worthwhile? LinksCaffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo

May 22, 2026Episode 1691 hr 18 min

Episode 0169: Missing Pieces

Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: A few observations about some things that appear to be missing in action, either not to be found, or not easy to discover. Both are problematic in different ways, and both can be solved, or addressed, with a modicum of effort from a small, interested crowd. LinksCaffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo

May 15, 2026Episode 1681 hr 7 min

Episode 0168: Debugging Vegas

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… LinksCaffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.orgHOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoShow Me Data - Episode 0166 https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/caffe-genius-impressarios/episodes/Episode-0166-Show-Me-Data-e3iosv9/a-ackkapnGoodhart in Vegas - Episode 0152 https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/caffe-genius-impressarios/episodes/Episode-0152-Goodhart-in-Vegas-e3e3nck/a-acebps2What 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-acc1sv6Cohesive 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-ac7dtcqCity as a System - Episode 0137 https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/caffe-genius-impressarios/episodes/Episode-0137-City-as-a-System-e39bjgd/a-ac70hub

May 8, 2026Episode 16733 min

Episode 0167: Tweaking SRC

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

May 1, 2026Episode 16640 min

Episode 0166: Show Me Data

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/

April 24, 2026Episode 16548 min

Episode 0165: Network Project

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/

April 17, 2026Episode 16439 min

Episode 0164: Always Why

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

April 11, 2026Episode 16346 min

Episode 0163: Entrepreneur Net

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