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Nellie Bowles

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    Latest articles by Nellie Bowles

    Technology
    Holacracy or Hella Crazy? The Fringe Ideas Driving the Las Vegas Downtown Project.Holacracy or Hella Crazy? The Fringe Ideas Driving the Las Vegas Downtown Project.
    Technology

    Holacracy. Collisions. Serendensity. ?urious. And llamas.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Tony Hsieh Answers Some of Our Questions About the Future of Las Vegas’s Downtown ProjectTony Hsieh Answers Some of Our Questions About the Future of Las Vegas’s Downtown Project
    Technology

    Tony Hsieh responds to our follow-up questions about what’s ahead for the high-profile tech and real estate development in Nevada.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    The Downtown Project Suicides: Can the Pursuit of Happiness Kill You?The Downtown Project Suicides: Can the Pursuit of Happiness Kill You?
    Technology

    Building a startup city in the desert is lonely and hard.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Factorli, an Early Casualty of the Las Vegas Downtown ProjectFactorli, an Early Casualty of the Las Vegas Downtown Project
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    Poof. Just like that, another empty warehouse in Downtown Las Vegas.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Tony Hsieh Steps Down From Lead Role at Las Vegas Downtown ProjectTony Hsieh Steps Down From Lead Role at Las Vegas Downtown Project
    Technology

    The move comes as the ambitious entrepreneurial project has laid off about 30 percent of its staff.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    The Gold Spike: Welcome to Your Las Vegas Entrepreneur DormThe Gold Spike: Welcome to Your Las Vegas Entrepreneur Dorm
    Technology

    Are startup entrepreneurs so different from the troops of gamblers who used to come here, hoping to strike it rich?

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Sin City Is for StartupsSin City Is for Startups
    Technology

    Las Vegas is a 24-hour city full of people already trained in customer service and call centers.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Tech Outreach Video Has the Most SF Cast List Ever (Updated)Tech Outreach Video Has the Most SF Cast List Ever (Updated)
    Technology

    Duboce Girl. Burrito Guy. Tech Journalist. Lyft Driver. Biz Stone.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Have You Found Tony Hsieh? “Conversion Tours” Start Your Entry Into Downtown Las Vegas.Have You Found Tony Hsieh? “Conversion Tours” Start Your Entry Into Downtown Las Vegas.
    Technology

    Reborn and repurposed this desert town is trying to shed its bachelor-party-hangover image.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Downtown Las Vegas Is the Great American TechtopiaDowntown Las Vegas Is the Great American Techtopia
    Technology

    Tony Hsieh, the charismatic CEO of Zappos.com, is turning the downtrodden, recession-hit heart of Las Vegas into an entrepreneurial playground.

    By Nellie Bowles