One thing to add: I learned at Startup School that if you really want to talk to FAMOUS GUY at a conference, do it before he speaks. Never been to Startup Scho

One thing to add: I learned at Startup School that if you really want to talk to FAMOUS GUY at a conference, do it before he speaks. Never been to Startup School, but, I've found this to be the case at pretty much every conference I've been to. I usually just go "Hey, nice presentation," maybe adding something like "I really liked the bit about $foo," and then disappear from the group. There's usually a chance to catch up everyone later on - either after other people have presented and they're not as busy or over drinks later on in the evening.