finding community in las vegas
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Finding
In Las Vegas
Creating
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A little about me at Zappos…
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R&D
Community and Events
Culture
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A little about me at DTP…
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Kids and Family
Random Other Things
Community
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A service company that just happens to sell shoes, clothing,
handbags, accessories, housewares…
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2009 #23 2010 #15
2011 #6
TOP 100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR
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Headquarters: Henderson, NVFulfillment: Shepherdsville, KY1500+ employees
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ClothingCustomer ServiceCultureC
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But What’s Next?
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C Community
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Las Vegas City Hall
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Nike
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Apple
http://www.techzek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/apple_campus-1.jpg
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Doggy Day Care
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NYU Campus
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What if?
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Las Vegas City Hall
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Let’s back up a little…
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Where my story begins…
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The truth about Las Vegans…
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Dropout rate 37%Unemployment rate 12.2%
#1 in home foreclosures No culture in Las VegasOur healthcare is bad
We have the worst education in the country
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Back to this…
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Downtown Vegas - Fremont East
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Downtown Vegas - Fremont East
http://www.lucyvegas.com/sites/default/files/griffin5.jpg
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Downtown Vegas - Fremont East
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DOWNTOWN PROJECT - $350M
$ 50M – Small businesses
$ 50M – Tech Startups
$ 50M – Education, Arts, Culture
$200M – Residential & Real Estate
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DOWNTOWN PROJECT GOALS
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DOWNTOWN PROJECT GOALS
Live/Work/Play – Walking Distance
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DOWNTOWN PROJECT GOALS
Live/Work/Play – Walking Distance
The Most Community-Focused Large City in the World
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DOWNTOWN PROJECT GOALS
Live/Work/Play – Walking Distance
The Most Community-Focused Large City in the World
The Co-working and Co-Learning Capital of the World
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ROI
Instead of maximizing short-term ROI (Return On Investment)…
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ROI vs. ROC
Instead of maximizing short-term ROI (Return On Investment)…
We focus on maximizing long-term ROC (Return On Community)
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DOWNTOWN PROJECT - $350M
$ 50M – Small businesses
$ 50M – Tech Startups
$ 50M – Education, Arts, Culture
$200M – Residential & Real Estate
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$50M – Small Businesses
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$50M – Small Businesses
• Criteria–Owner Operated - Passionate–Helps Build Community– Execution Ability– Sustainable–Unique or First or Best at Something– Story-worthy
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Natalie
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Natalie
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Natalie
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Natalie
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Natalie
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Natalie
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$50M – Tech Startups
http://img-s.foursquare.com/pix/EN1ZIL0JC5HTCZYD0PW41SWQYJHURTD204ZFZYBFGPM3F5JS.jpg
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$50M – Education, Arts, Culture
http://blogs.middlebury.edu/internship/files/2011/01/teach4America1.jpg
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$50M – Education, Arts, Culture
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$50M – Education, Arts, Culture
http://mikerossart.net/images/mikeross_enter.jpg
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$200M – Residential & Real Estate
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LEARNING FROM ZAPPOS & COWORKING…
Culture is to a Company
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LEARNING FROM ZAPPOS & COWORKING…
Culture is to a Companyas
Community is to a City
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Fremont St. & Las Vegas Blvd.
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Speaker Series
• Search Inside Yourself• Why Non-Experts are Better at Disruptive
Innovation • How Cat Videos Are Changing the World• Learning Anytime and Anywhere – How Cities
are Making Learning Fun and Relevant• Unleashing Your Super Brain – How to Boost
Your Memory & Learn Faster
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Speaker Series
• The Four Methods to Get Anyone to Do Anything
• Surfing, Science, and Accelerating Social Change.
• Radically Reinventing Community Development
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We believe everyone has something to share!
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School of Downtown - SkillShare
• Improv • Chinese Medicine – Path to Wellbeing• Tea Brewing• Birdhouse Making• Step by Step Canvas Painting• Scale Model Building
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Focusing on Kids and Families
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School of Downtown – Kids Edition
• Painting on Canvas• Lego classes• Make handcrafted paper and greeting cards• Photography 101• Creating your own short film• Floral design• Calligraphy
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50% of Humans Live in Cities
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75% Will Live In Cities in Our Lifetime
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WHY DO THIS?
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WHY DO THIS?
We live here
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WHY DO THIS?
We live here
Zappos – ultimately help us attract and retain more employees
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WHY DO THIS?
We live here
Zappos – ultimately help us attract and retain more employees
City – Help revitalize downtown
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WHY DO THIS?
We live here
Zappos – ultimately help us attract and retain more employees
City – Help revitalize downtown
World – Help inspire other cities
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What will people say about downtown?
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“Downtown Vegas Will Make You Smarter”
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“Downtown Vegas is the City of Possibilities”
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“Downtown Vegas is all about community”
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“Downtown Vegas is a Great Place to Raise Families”
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TOUR ZAPPOS AND DOWNTOWN!
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