Comments on: Big Omaha Conference Recap: Applying Some Theory

By: Aaron Weiche

Aaron Weiche — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:03:31 +0000

Nathan- Yeah, I can’t make the Tweetup Thursday night. Big Omaha was outstanding for sure. I’m also hoping to connect with you soon to tap some of your knowledge and process. Thanks!

By: Nathan T. Wright

Nathan T. Wright — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:11:54 +0000

Hey Aaron! Great to finally connect with you at BIG Omaha. What a fantastic event. Hope to see you at the MPLS tweetup tomorrow night, although I know your attendance is questionable.

By: Aaron Weiche

Aaron Weiche — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:20:24 +0000

Thanks Andy, I liked the impromptu nature of your interviews … just creating on the fly and rolling with it. I’d like to connect with you the next time I’m in or through DM.

By: Andy Brudtkuhl

Andy Brudtkuhl — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:09:18 +0000

Yes it was definitely a well put together conference – one of the best I’ve been to in awhile (including SXSW).

Thanks for pointing to our coverage. Over the week we’ll cut up some footage for each interviewee!

By: Aaron Weiche

Aaron Weiche — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:47:59 +0000

Hi Mike- Too bad we didn’t connect at the conference. Great feedback and I agree it was very well organized and I have been to more than a few of these. Hats off to Jeff and Dusty.

“Real” is definitely the place to be and represent these days online. I hope that trend continues, I preach it heavily to our customers to be real in their content, their process and approach. It pays real dividends, right?

Thanks again for weighing in Mike. Are you organizing the Super Sioux Falls Conference now after being inspired?

By: Mike B.

Mike B. — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:22:24 +0000

I was thoroughly impressed by how smoothly everything went at Big Omaha. Being from Sioux Falls, SD, there aren’t a ton of conferences in this general vicinity I’m able to attend. Needless to say, I thought this one did a great job of accomplishing the organizers’ goal of showing the passion and excitement of the creative community in Omaha while doing a great job of keeping people engaged and excited for the every element of the event, from the pre-parties all the way through to the end.

I was also a fan of how real (most of) the speakers were. For not being well-known names outside of the tech and online community, I thought many of them were engaging and genuine, which was probably what most of the people there were looking for.

Way to bust Gary’s chops on not reading books even though he has a 7-figure, 10-book deal. It was interesting to see how opposed many of the speakers were to set-in-stone (traditional) structure and methodology. Makes me wonder how much of that goes on behind the scenes for them or if things like 5-year-plans are things they (Jason, Gary, etc.) truly avoid at all costs.

Good thoughts, Aaron.