For many chiefs of staff, the board meeting is the highest-stakes recurring event they own, and most of the outcome is decided before anyone sits down. This kit is the complete cycle in one PDF: a six-to-eight-week T-minus prep timeline you can lift straight into your calendar, a board deck outline with guidance for every section, the pre-read discipline (what ships, when, and the one-page cover memo every director actually reads), a structure for the CEO's pre-meeting director calls, a minute-by-minute run of show, a framing template that puts decisions and asks in front of the board cleanly, and the follow-through system that turns the meeting into action.
The free playbook article on the site gives you the principles. This is the version you run a real quarter from, built on published guidance from experienced board operators (Sequoia's board-deck guide, Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator's board guidance, and the Amazon narrative-memo practice). Three worked examples on a fictional Series B company with realistic numbers show every piece filled in: the shipped cover memo, a fully framed pricing decision, and the post-meeting follow-through pack.
What's inside:
- The T-minus timeline, six weeks out through the week after, with the three dates you defend and a fill-in calendar map
- The board deck outline, section by section (CEO summary, operating results, strategic discussions, asks and approvals, appendix), plus a pre-flight checklist
- The pre-read discipline: the full package contents, the three-to-four-day ship window, and the one-page cover memo template
- The pre-meeting one-on-one call structure, the CEO's half-page prep format, and a per-director tracker
- The run-of-show template with timings, assigned roles, and a day-before logistics checklist
- The decision framing template: question, options, recommendation, and the decide/advise/know ask
- The follow-through system: minutes, the action log, director follow-ups, and closing the loop
- Three worked examples on one fictional company, end to end
Format: designed PDF, instant download. 30-day money-back guarantee: full refund within 30 days, no justification required.
For many chiefs of staff, the board meeting is the highest-stakes recurring event they own, and most of the outcome is decided before anyone sits down. This kit is the complete cycle in one PDF: a six-to-eight-week T-minus prep timeline you can lift straight into your calendar, a board deck outline with guidance for every section, the pre-read discipline (what ships, when, and the one-page cover memo every director actually reads), a structure for the CEO's pre-meeting director calls, a minute-by-minute run of show, a framing template that puts decisions and asks in front of the board cleanly, and the follow-through system that turns the meeting into action.
The free playbook article on the site gives you the principles. This is the version you run a real quarter from, built on published guidance from experienced board operators (Sequoia's board-deck guide, Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator's board guidance, and the Amazon narrative-memo practice). Three worked examples on a fictional Series B company with realistic numbers show every piece filled in: the shipped cover memo, a fully framed pricing decision, and the post-meeting follow-through pack.
What's inside:
- The T-minus timeline, six weeks out through the week after, with the three dates you defend and a fill-in calendar map
- The board deck outline, section by section (CEO summary, operating results, strategic discussions, asks and approvals, appendix), plus a pre-flight checklist
- The pre-read discipline: the full package contents, the three-to-four-day ship window, and the one-page cover memo template
- The pre-meeting one-on-one call structure, the CEO's half-page prep format, and a per-director tracker
- The run-of-show template with timings, assigned roles, and a day-before logistics checklist
- The decision framing template: question, options, recommendation, and the decide/advise/know ask
- The follow-through system: minutes, the action log, director follow-ups, and closing the loop
- Three worked examples on one fictional company, end to end
Format: designed PDF, instant download. 30-day money-back guarantee: full refund within 30 days, no justification required.
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