How To Run a Board Meeting?:

Sample Slide Deck

Participants• Board Members• Legal Counsel (have your attorney’s present during

the meeting)

Agenda• Approval of previous board minutes• State of the Company• Sales• Product• Business Development• Marketing • Team• Board Resolutions• Board Executive Session • Summary

Approval of Previous Board Meeting Minutes• Provide a draft to the board of the previous minutes

and use this time to review it, discuss it and approve it

Company Review…

State of the Company

• Cash in the Bank: $$• Monthly Revenue: $$• Monthly Burn Rate: $$• Number of Customers: <>• Number of Partners: <>• Number of Enterprise Signups: <>• Other important metrics: <>

Sales…

Sales: Current Plan• What are the current goals for the quarter? • Revenue?• Number of customers/users?• Team

Sales: Current Progress• What have we accomplished?• Number of customers-users• Revenue• Team

Sales: Challenges• Clearly outline the current challenges that might

request help from the board

Product…

Product: Current Plan• What are the current goals for the quarter? • New capabilities

Product: Current Progress• What have we accomplished?• Milestones• Current backlog• Changes from the original plan

Product: Challenges• Clearly outline the current challenges that might

request help from the board

Business Development…

Business Development: Current Plan• What are the current goals for the quarter? • New strategic alliances • Commercialization channels

Business Development : Current Progress• What have we accomplished?• Strategic alliances• New channels• Changes from the original plan

Business Development: Challenges• Clearly outline the current challenges that might

request help from the board

Marketing…

Marketing: Current Plan• What are the current goals for the quarter? • Marketing campaigns• Conferences• Publications• Other events

Marketing: Current Progress• What have we accomplished?• Marketing campaigns• Conferences• Publications• Other events

Marketing: Challenges• Clearly outline the current challenges that might

request help from the board

Team…

Team• New hires• Challenges

Board Resolutions• List the resolutions that need to be approved by the

board

Board Executive Session

Summary• To Be Completed …….