# Board Deck Outline: [company] – [quarter]

> The board meeting narrative – one message per section, metrics
> before narrative, asks explicit.

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Meeting | [Q N] board meeting |
| Date | YYYY-MM-DD |
| Presenter | @name |
| Pre-read sent | YYYY-MM-DD |

## 1. Summary (the one slide that matters)

- Period headline: [what happened in one line]
- Biggest win: [win]
- Biggest problem: [problem]
- Asks: [what you need from the board]

## 2. Metrics dashboard

| Metric | Last Q | This Q | Target | Trend |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|
| Revenue / MRR | $N | $N | $N | up / flat / down |
| Burn | $N | $N | $N | |
| Runway | N mo | N mo | | |
| [north-star metric] | N | N | N | |

## 3. Highlights

- [win with numbers]
- [win]

## 4. Lowlights (builds trust faster than highlights)

- [miss + what changed because of it]
- [miss]

## 5. Product & roadmap

- Shipped: [list]
- Next: [priorities + dates]

## 6. GTM / pipeline

- Pipeline: $N across N deals
- Wins: [notable]
- Losses: [notable + reason]

## 7. Team

- Headcount: N -> N plan
- Key hires / gaps: [list]

## 8. Financials

| | Actual | Budget | Var |
|--|--------|--------|-----|
| Revenue | $N | $N | N% |
| Spend | $N | $N | N% |

## 9. Asks of the board

1. [specific ask – intro, hire, decision]
2. [ask]

## 10. Appendix

- Detailed financials / cohort data / competitive notes