1.
Finding
In Las Vegas
Creating

2.
A little about me at Zappos…
2
R&D
Community
and Events
Culture

3.
A little about me at DTP…
3
Kids and
Family
Random Other
Things
Community

4.
A service company that just happens to
sell shoes, clothing, handbags,
accessories, housewares…

5.
2009 #23
2010 #15
2011 #6
TOP 100 BEST
COMPANIES TO
WORK FOR

6.
Headquarters: Henderson, NV
Fulfillment: Shepherdsville, KY
1500+ employees

7.
Clothing
Customer Service
Culture

8.
But What’s Next?

9.
Community

10.
Las Vegas City Hall

11.
Nike
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12.
Google
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13.
Apple
http://www.techzek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/apple_campus-1.jpg

14.
Doggy Day Care
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15.
NYU Campus
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16.
What if?

17.
Las Vegas City Hall

18.
Let’s back up a little…

19.
Where my story begins…

20.
The truth about Las Vegans…

21.
Dropout rate 37%
Unemployment rate 12.2%
#1 in home foreclosures
No culture in Las Vegas
Our healthcare is bad
We have the worst education in
the country

22.
Back to this…

23.
Downtown Vegas - Fremont East
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24.
Downtown Vegas - Fremont East
http://www.lucyvegas.com/sites/default/files/griffin5.jpg

25.
Downtown Vegas - Fremont East
http://roadjournals.viamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/The-Beat-Coffeehouse.jpg

26.
DOWNTOWN PROJECT - $350M
$ 50M – Small businesses
$ 50M – Tech Startups
$ 50M – Education, Arts, Culture
$200M – Residential & Real Estate

27.
DOWNTOWN PROJECT GOALS

28.
DOWNTOWN PROJECT GOALS
Live/Work/Play – Walking Distance

29.
DOWNTOWN PROJECT GOALS
Live/Work/Play – Walking Distance
The Most Community-Focused Large City
in the World

30.
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

31.
ROI
Instead of maximizing short-term ROI
(Return On Investment)…

32.
ROI vs. ROC
Instead of maximizing short-term ROI
(Return On Investment)…
We focus on maximizing long-term ROC
(Return On Community)

33.
DOWNTOWN PROJECT - $350M
$ 50M – Small businesses
$ 50M – Tech Startups
$ 50M – Education, Arts, Culture
$200M – Residential & Real Estate

34.
$50M – Small Businesses

35.
$50M – Small Businesses
• Criteria
–Owner Operated - Passionate
–Helps Build Community
–Execution Ability
–Sustainable
–Unique or First or Best at Something
–Story-worthy

36.
Natalie

37.
Natalie

38.
Natalie

39.
Natalie

40.
Natalie

41.
Natalie

42.
$50M – Tech Startups
http://img-s.foursquare.com/pix/EN1ZIL0JC5HTCZYD0PW41SWQYJHURTD204ZFZYBFGPM3F5JS.jpg

43.
$50M – Education, Arts, Culture
http://blogs.middlebury.edu/internship/files/2011/01/teach4America1.jpg

44.
$50M – Education, Arts, Culture
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45.
$50M – Education, Arts, Culture
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46.
$200M – Residential & Real Estate
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47.
LEARNING FROM ZAPPOS &
COWORKING…
Culture is to a Company

48.
LEARNING FROM ZAPPOS &
COWORKING…
Culture is to a Company
as
Community is to a City

49.
Fremont St. & Las Vegas Blvd.

50.
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

51.
Speaker Series
• The Four Methods to Get Anyone to Do
Anything
• Surfing, Science, and Accelerating Social
Change.
• Radically Reinventing Community
Development

52.
We believe everyone has something to
share!

53.
School of Downtown - SkillShare
• Improv
• Chinese Medicine – Path to Wellbeing
• Tea Brewing
• Birdhouse Making
• Step by Step Canvas Painting
• Scale Model Building

54.
Focusing on Kids and Families

55.
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

56.
50% of Humans Live in Cities
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510Ph%2BqMw-L.jpg

57.
75% Will Live In Cities in
Our Lifetime
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58.
WHY DO THIS?

59.
WHY DO THIS?
We live here

60.
WHY DO THIS?
We live here
Zappos – ultimately help us attract and retain
more employees

61.
WHY DO THIS?
We live here
Zappos – ultimately help us attract and retain
more employees
City – Help revitalize downtown

62.
WHY DO THIS?
We live here
Zappos – ultimately help us attract and retain
more employees
City – Help revitalize downtown
World – Help inspire other cities

63.
What will people say about
downtown?

64.
“Downtown Vegas Will Make You
Smarter”
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65.
“Downtown Vegas is the
City of Possibilities”
http://langintro.com/lv_dec_2010/pics/0950_emergency_arts_window.jpg

66.
“Downtown Vegas is all about
community”
http://langintro.com/lv_dec_2010/pics/0950_emergency_arts_window.jpg

67.
“Downtown Vegas is a Great Place
to Raise Families”
http://langintro.com/lv_dec_2010/pics/0950_emergency_arts_window.jpg

68.
TOUR ZAPPOS AND DOWNTOWN!
Email Me:
Downtown Project
Downtown Project Kids
Jamie@zappos.com
Speaker Series:
Downtownspeakerseries.com
Kids classes:
Downtownfamilyseries.com