Episodios

  • 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 m
  • 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 m
  • 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 m
  • Episode 0160: Community vs Ecosystem

    Episode 0160: Community vs Ecosystem
    Mar 20 2026
    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.
    Links
    • Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org
    • HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
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    1 h y 9 m
  • Episode 0159: What Next

    Episode 0159: What Next
    Mar 13 2026
    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?
    Links
    • Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org
    • HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
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    56 m
  • Episode 0158: Please Come To Las Vegas

    Episode 0158: Please Come To Las Vegas
    Mar 6 2026
    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.
    Links
    • Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org
    • HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
    • LVCVA Research https://www.lvcva.com/research/
    • Vegas At Par https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/vegas-foreign-currency-21955655.php
    • Still 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/
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    43 m
  • Episode 0157: Better Meetups

    Episode 0157: Better Meetups
    Feb 27 2026
    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.
    Links
    • Caffe Genius Homepage https://caffegenius.org
    • HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
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    1 h y 31 m
  • Episode 0156: Means and Motive

    Episode 0156: Means and Motive
    Feb 20 2026
    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?
    Links
    • Caffe Genius Hompage https://caffegenius.org
    • HOST Profile Page Linking Everything https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
    • Danger and Turning Point https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_word_for_crisis
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    35 m