BOARD UPDATE · Q[#] [YEAR]
[COMPANY NAME]
[ONE-LINE POSITIONING — "We [verb] [thing] for [audience]."]
[Field 1][Value]
[Field 2][Value]
[Field 3][Value]
[Field 4][Value]
[YOUR LOGO]
02 / 12
Executive summary

[The 3 things the board needs to know before page 3.]

[Headline, headline, headline. One sentence each.]

01

[CARD 1 HEADLINE]

[Two-sentence body explaining the point. Be specific — name the user, the pain, the cost.]

02

[CARD 2 HEADLINE]

[Two-sentence body explaining the point. Be specific — name the user, the pain, the cost.]

03

[CARD 3 HEADLINE]

[Two-sentence body explaining the point. Be specific — name the user, the pain, the cost.]

[YOUR LOGO]
03 / 12
North-star metrics

[Where we are vs. plan vs. last quarter.]

[Same metrics every quarter — trends matter more than levels.]

[METRIC 1][VALUE][+/− vs. prior]
[METRIC 2][VALUE][+/− vs. prior]
[METRIC 3][VALUE][+/− vs. prior]
[METRIC 4][VALUE][+/− vs. prior]
[YOUR LOGO]
04 / 12
Financial results

[P&L summary — actuals vs. plan.]

[Net burn, runway, cash on hand are non-negotiable.]

[Line]
[Plan]
[Actual]
[Δ]
[Row 1 · A]
[Row 1 · B — short description]
[C]
[D]
[Row 2 · A]
[Row 2 · B — short description]
[C]
[D]
[Row 3 · A]
[Row 3 · B — short description]
[C]
[D]
[Row 4 · A]
[Row 4 · B — short description]
[C]
[D]
[Row 5 · A]
[Row 5 · B — short description]
[C]
[D]
[YOUR LOGO]
05 / 12
Revenue breakdown

[ARR / MRR by segment, by cohort, or by motion.]

[Pick the cut that explains the slope.]

[VALUE]
[VALUE]
[VALUE]
[VALUE]
[VALUE]
[Source: e.g. internal data, prior quarter, or third-party report.]
[YOUR LOGO]
06 / 12
Product & engineering

[What we shipped, what we learned, what's next.]

[Tie shipped work to KPI movement.]

01

[CARD 1 HEADLINE]

[Two-sentence body explaining the point. Be specific — name the user, the pain, the cost.]

02

[CARD 2 HEADLINE]

[Two-sentence body explaining the point. Be specific — name the user, the pain, the cost.]

03

[CARD 3 HEADLINE]

[Two-sentence body explaining the point. Be specific — name the user, the pain, the cost.]

[YOUR LOGO]
07 / 12
GTM / sales performance

[Pipeline, win rate, ACV, cycle time.]

[Quota attainment + new logos + churn.]

[Pipeline]$[X]M[+/− QoQ]
[Win rate][X]%[+/−]
[ACV]$[X]K[+/−]
[Cycle][X] days[+/−]
[YOUR LOGO]
08 / 12
Team & hiring

[Who joined, who we're hiring, key gaps.]

[Headcount, key roles, attrition.]

01

[CARD 1 HEADLINE]

[Two-sentence body explaining the point. Be specific — name the user, the pain, the cost.]

02

[CARD 2 HEADLINE]

[Two-sentence body explaining the point. Be specific — name the user, the pain, the cost.]

03

[CARD 3 HEADLINE]

[Two-sentence body explaining the point. Be specific — name the user, the pain, the cost.]

[YOUR LOGO]
09 / 12
Risks & mitigations

[The honest list — what could break us this quarter.]

[Each risk gets a named owner and a mitigation.]

01

[ITEM 1 HEADLINE]

[One-sentence body — keep it specific and scannable.]

02

[ITEM 2 HEADLINE]

[One-sentence body — keep it specific and scannable.]

03

[ITEM 3 HEADLINE]

[One-sentence body — keep it specific and scannable.]

04

[ITEM 4 HEADLINE]

[One-sentence body — keep it specific and scannable.]

[YOUR LOGO]
10 / 12
Next quarter priorities

[The 3-5 things that matter most.]

[If everything is a priority, nothing is.]

01

[ITEM 1 HEADLINE]

[One-sentence body — keep it specific and scannable.]

02

[ITEM 2 HEADLINE]

[One-sentence body — keep it specific and scannable.]

03

[ITEM 3 HEADLINE]

[One-sentence body — keep it specific and scannable.]

04

[ITEM 4 HEADLINE]

[One-sentence body — keep it specific and scannable.]

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11 / 12
Asks of the board

[Specific, actionable — intros, decisions, expertise.]

[Don't waste the slot on generic 'support'.]

01

[ITEM 1 HEADLINE]

[One-sentence body — keep it specific and scannable.]

02

[ITEM 2 HEADLINE]

[One-sentence body — keep it specific and scannable.]

03

[ITEM 3 HEADLINE]

[One-sentence body — keep it specific and scannable.]

[YOUR LOGO]
12 / 12
Appendix · discussion

[Detail backup for live Q&A.]

[Org chart, cohort retention, GTM detail, etc.]

[TOPIC A]

  • [Point 1 — concrete and specific.]
  • [Point 2.]
  • [Point 3.]
  • [Point 4.]

[TOPIC B]

  • [Point 1.]
  • [Point 2.]
  • [Point 3.]
  • [Point 4.]