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As serial entrepreneur and member of the Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneur-in-Residence program, Paul Hedgecock is no stranger to the startup lifestyle. With his latest venture, the “rack card replacement” tour app UGoTour, Paul is helping to empower smaller communities with great tools for encouraging local tourism and economic development.

In this episode, host Tom Ryan and producer Jason Pyles chat with Paul about the core vision behind UGoTour.

• Introduction, and welcome to Paul

• UGoTour overview

• Telling stories and immersing users in their environment

• How UGoTour differs from normal tourism apps

• Making a consistent, affordable tourism app for communities

• Replacing rack cards

• Connecting with accidental tourists and day trippers

• Dynamically creating tours

• Sign off, and ways to contact the show

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