The Business Innovation Zone in Des Moines, led by Mike Colwell, holds a series of educational luncheons, the Business Insights and Networking Luncheon Series, for entrepreneurs in Central Iowa. Each event in the series features a speaker from the Des Moines community with either expertise or thought leadership in an area that's applicable to people working on building high-growth and scalable businesses.

In April, Christian Gurney of Torsion Mobile presented a talk entitled "Building and Launching a Product — Lessons Learned." Here's more on Gurney's talk, courtesy of the Business Innovation Zone's website:

Gurney's presentation … was intended for anyone in charge of bringing an idea to life. Among the insights Gurney provided were: staying focused amidst all the distractions, understanding that obstacles are overcome through the teamwork of a well-chosen team, and that decisive action is required even if (on occasion) it leads to mistakes.

Find more information on the Business Insights and Networking Luncheon Series, including archives of video and slides from past presentations at bizci.org. 

Video credit: Video from Business Innovation Zone