Overheard in Omaha

Jason Fried with 37 Signals – “Planning is really guessing. Don’t focus on planning. Focus on Doing.”

Jason gets some "visual assistance" from Gary.

Joe Olsen with Phenomblue – “Look for opportunities around you. Find other companies that can help you do bigger business.”

Christina Maki with The Social Lites – “They’re throwing a Vegan Feast at the Secret Penguin? I haz a happy!”

Micah Baldwin with Lijit – “Since we’re supposed to be transparent, this is my DNA. Those 3 lines on the left say I’m male. That huge blob in the middle. That’s my brain capacity. And those 3 big lines over there, that’s my penis size.”

Micah gets transparent.

Unknown woman to Simon Kuo with LightThread – “Is this like a Star Trek convention or something?”

Jeffrey Kalmikoff with Threadless – “If your brand was a person, would you be friends with it?”

Gary Vaynerchuk with Wine Library – “Story telling IS the game.”

Gary does his best impression of the ShamWow guy.