June 20, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Kansas City Philip Delves Broughton took insights gleaned from a rug vendor in Morocco, an insurance saleswoman in Japan and a contractor in Baltimore and on Monday delivered them to entrepreneurs in Kansas City. As part of One Week KC, a nine-day celebration of entrepreneurship in Kansas City, Broughton (left) gave a lunchtime talk at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation — which, he reminded the crowd "is a house built by a salesman." … read more
June 18, 2012 by Danny Schreiber
Kansas City In the wake of its Demo Day this morning, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is presenting a lunch keynote today that's sure to provide timely advice for the 13 startups that pitched. Philip Delves Broughton, author of "The Art of the Sale" will share his thoughts on the methods used by sales gurus from around the world. Broughton's noon presentation is part of One Week KC, a nine-day series of events designed to inspire, educate and connect Kansas City entrepreneurs. The Kauffman Foundation has provided a live stream (above) for those who are unable to attend. Learn more about Broughton and his book in this recent NPR interview, " 'The Art Of The Sale': Life's A Pitch", and find his bio at philipdelvesbroughton.com. … read more
April 4, 2012 by Michael Stacy
From KC to IC, and from CoMo to the Big O, we do our best to provide thorough coverage of Startup Weekend when the event takes place in the region (and, sometimes, when it takes place outside the region). We'd like to think that press provides readers who aren't familiar with the event a good idea of what goes into Startup Weekend, a 54-hour crash course … read more
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