Original Commentary
I mean, it's not like Dan outranks them. They're technically all of equal rank at Lemon Technology. It's just that, well, he's a few years older than them, probably has a nice house, and they don't want to disappoint him - Terrence

Modern Commentary
At this point they're just not listening to each other. Kimberly just wants Brisbane to tell her what she wants to hear. Brisbane just wants to get at least one idea in to the final product. - Terrence