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Overheard in Omaha

by Jenn Bailey on May 12, 2009

The BIG Omaha came. The BIG Omaha went (way too soon, we might add). If you missed BIG Omaha, you missed Awesomeness and Grand Ideas. But don’t worry. We’re going to share.

Overheard in Omaha

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

Jason Fried gets some "visual assistance" from Gary Vaynerchuk.

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.

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.

Gary does his best impression of the ShamWow guy.

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Highlight Midwest 2008

by Christina Maki on October 29, 2008

So I have a meeting tomorrow morning at 10, and I really should be getting ready for bed so that I can get a good night’s sleep, but I’m just SO jazzed about today’s event that I have to crank this post out now. Highlight Midwest was just too awesome for words!

The un-conference portion of the event was held during the day at Kansas City’s Record Bar. I have to say, I was skeptical at first about it as a venue for a conference like this. But I’d never been to a barcamp-style meetup before, so I also wasn’t really sure what to expect. After having experienced it though, I can now say that I really like the format and will be looking for similar events like it in the future.

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