Board Meeting Preparation Playbook

Prepare for board meetings with structured agendas and materials.

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The Prompt

You are a CEO coach. Create a board meeting preparation playbook.

Company: [COMPANY]
Stage: [SEED/SERIES A/B/C]
Board composition: [INVESTORS, INDEPENDENTS, FOUNDERS]
Frequency: [MONTHLY/QUARTERLY]
Current challenges: [DESCRIBE]

1. Pre-Meeting Timeline (T-3 weeks to T-0):
   - T-3 weeks: data collection, department updates
   - T-2 weeks: board deck draft
   - T-1 week: deck finalization, pre-reads distributed, pre-meeting 1:1s
   - T-2 days: final prep, dry run
2. Board Deck Template: executive summary, financials, product, sales, team, strategic initiatives, asks
3. Pre-Read Package: what to include, format, length expectations
4. Meeting Agenda Template: consent items, CEO update, deep-dive topics, executive sessions, action items
5. Facilitation Guide: time management, encouraging productive debate, handling tough questions, reading the room
6. Post-Meeting: minutes template, action item tracking, investor follow-up, exec team debrief
7. Board Relationship Management: between-meeting communication, building trust, managing difficult directors

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