2023年5月2日

你的目標:溝通進步明顯,引起建設性反饋艾米Cheetham Costanoa Ventures合夥人,她專注於在特殊早期fintech創業投資。所有事情的早期創始人必須弄清楚,最意想不到的是如何獲得最大的從你的董事會。但有效地利用你的董事會指導和支持是至關重要的。你使用的幻燈片可以幫你有效運行,有效的董事會會議,得到他們引起的討論。很多有關最佳董事會會議節奏,過程,和衛生,但為了完整性,在早期階段,往往較短(約1.5小時),更頻繁的會議(~ 6周)是有意義的。每個委員會都有自己的偏好,最終節奏需要對每個人都有效。你要把你的材料提前24 - 48小時之內,讓參與者有時間複習材料和製定他們的問題。也是必不可少的,包括你的“頭…”功能的領導人,討論他們的專業領域是什麼。然後深入材料!作為首席執行官,你的目標是交流業務的進展顯然和誘發建設性的反饋。 So the information in your deck is more important than the visual design as you put together your board deck, although both matter. The slides in this article aren’t meant to be a complete board deck. They are examples of real, early-stage board slides from seed and Series A stage companies that did a great job informing their boards and driving constructive discussions. [Disclosure: Costanoa Ventures has invested in Highnote and Highline.] Showing business progress: Where the rubber meets the road Image Credits: Costanoa Ventures This is a strong open: it briefly recaps major accomplishments and sets the stage for the company’s key priorities until the next board update. It also effectively frames the CEO’s key discussion points with the board. While ideally your board will have read slides in advance, they often won’t. This slide helps everyone level-set up front, creating a framework for helpful discussion.Remember, that’s what a board meeting is all about: discussion, not a presentation or a read-out. Image Credits: Costanoa Ventures Here’s another great slide: the “business metrics overview” is a snapshot of the key metrics by which the board should measure the company. Each company will have its own key metrics, but it’s good to open with a summary that sets the context for how progress should be measured. Your board members typically work with many companies, and don’t always know the best ways to measure your company’s progress. So this is where you frame how best to understand your specific key metrics. For early-stage companies, revenue is usually a lagging indicator, so not your most important metric. By setting out what are your key metrics, and flagging them with red or green dots, for instance, your board can quickly see what is/isn’t on track, which they always need to know. Unlike you, they don’t live and die by your plan, so you’ll need to remind them here. Image Credits: Costanoa Ventures