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Board Meeting Presentation Template
Free
Startup template
Do you need to start making board papers for investors?
Not sure what to do and include? Here is a template.
Board presentation deck template for early-stage startups with advice on best practices in running effective board meetings with your investors.
- PowerPoint and Keynote
- Template to use
- Best practice
testimonials
Recommended
Simon King
Partner at Octopus VenturesI am constantly asked by early stage founders what a good board deck looks like and I can't send examples because they are highly confidential. Having a good tempalte to start feom is super helpful!
Chris White
Exec Director at 888X ConsultingThe Board pack cuts through the operational malaise that is usual Board reporting to focus on strategic imperatives and Board matters
Robin Laine
Co-Founder & CEO at TransectYou board deck was incredibly helpful, and I see it being increasingly more useful as our company grows and faces new challenges. I will be referencing it for many board meetings to come.
Sophie Friedrich
Head of Incubation at FintechcubeI really like your insights and tools! Great stuff to get inspired and hopefully to get going
Cynthia Kirkeby
Co-founder of Inkable ArtsThe Board template is a great layout. I've recommended it for a number of teams that I work with. Great job.
Gus Bartholomew
Founder of SupplycompassI've been really impressed with a lot of your content and found it extremely useful, especially the Board Report Template and OKRs. They are great tools for more efficiently running your team - saving a lot of time and organising. I would highly recommend.
Jade Garrett
Strategist at Applied Impact RoboticsI just read an article that you wrote about founders getting a board seat and keeping control. It has been the clearest and most reasonable thing I have found. I wanted to say thank you for publishing that and know that it has made an impact with someone. Thank you. I will definitely be reading a lot more of your content from now on.
Matt Jones
CEO of GlaresisAs always Alexander never ceases to amaze. The Board Deck is no acceptation, everything you need, and the relevant content to boot. Simply amazing!
Ray Iskander
CEO of Novela NeurotechLook no further for board deck template... whether this is your first board meeting or you have been running boards for years, this template is the best! The template pretty much covered everything and I had to remove some topics since we are still starting. I plan to continue to use it for future board meetings and suggest improvements as we go
Talia Cohen Solal
CEO of Genetika+It [Board Deck] made my life so much better. I was very intimidated by my first board meeting and your framework gave me the confidence to move forward.
Kim Christofte
CEO of CastBox
The Board deck template can be used as is and improve the quality of board meetings immediately.
I find it useful especially for people that did participate in or did not have a board before. Great to provide experience tools like this for easy implementation.
Well done Alexander.
Adetayo Teluwo
Group Portfolio Manager at Swap MoneyThe board deck template is well-thought-through and quite extensive. The practicality of adoption is not in question. A proficient tool to have.
Sebastien Le Bihan
CEO at DealchaVery comprehensive and well structured board deck template, fully customizable, perfect for startups! Thanks again for all the resources on your website, very useful, as usual.
Guilherme Lahr
Head of Finance at Resilia EducaçãoIt saved me a lot of time. The deck is organized, objective and full of good insights. Definitely recommend it!
William Boll
CEO at Ingenex CorpThis template has made our Board meeting much more productive and efficient. From the first meeting!
David Williams
Managing Partner at IntersysAU Professional ServicesWell designed and easy to use
Fernanda Esparza
Investor Relations Associate at Addem CapitalI found it very useful, it was a great guideline as to what a board presentation should have.
Jake Dimarco
CEO at VenueNowJust a quick note to thank you for the board pack - it's fantastic! I'll certainly be using (and recommending) it going forward.
Barry Keogh
Founder at Keogh ConsultingOne stop shop for the good, bad and ugly of pitching.
Joe Garza
Co-Founder of Blackline PartnersAlejandro does it again!!! He provides free information that not only saves time but also thousands of dollars. The knowledge that I have gained from his free material is helping to shape my deal. As Alejandro says "keep hustling".
Nicolai Danmark Johannesen
Co-Founder & CEO of ReshopperIt was great to see your detailed deck. It gave me a lot of insight and inspiration to make my own deck. I used it as a kind of check list.
Sangeeta S. Bahl
CEO at Ritco Travels and ToursThe board deck was definitely very useful. A very crisp and visually appropriate ppt.
Talia Cohen Solal
CEO at Genetika+It [Board Deck] made my life so much better. I was very intimidated by my first board meeting and your framework gave me the confidence to move forward.
Virtue Josef
FounderIt's [board deck] good. I love it!
Michael Schaack
CEO, Redstone Group International LLCAfter weeks of searching and drafting unsatisfactory Board Presentations, I, finally and thankfully, stumbled across Alexander Jarvis's template: done, success! The best template on the internet, bar none!
What
What Is a Board Meeting Presentation Template?
You’ve raised funds and formality has begun. This means monthly or quarterly meetings with your Board and your newly appointed members from investors.
As per their information rights, they need updates from you. Darn. Another thing to do!
To help you, I’ve put together a board presentation template to lighten the load.
Why
Why did I make this template?
Once upon a time, there were some naughty founders that didn’t prepare material for board meetings.
Since I roll up my sleeves to ‘value add’ when I’m on board with startups, I made them a template to fill in so there were no excuses.
Then I shared it with you in case it helped.
- Is it perfect? No
- Would I love feedback from VCs and founders to improve? Yes
- Would I like to make another free version for later-stage? Yes (Email me)
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who
Who Needs a Board Meeting Presentation Template?
Everyone in startup-related land needs to know about this topic. So whether you are a founder, investor or advisor, why not have a little play with this!
Startup Founders
Any startup is a huge pain in the rear! There is just so much to learn and figure out!
All my tools are designed to help you with one specific thing you can apply to either action on, or build on your learnings.
Even if you don’t need the tool now, you won’t waste your time reading the supporting blog (or watching a video if I made one) and then playing with the tool for 20 minutes.
You’ll be able to start getting some latent learnings that could help you understand the topic when it is a focus.
If the tool does help you now, then fantastic! Let me know about it over email or leave a comment on the page!
Investors
Investors are meant to know everything! The thing is, we both know that you don’t and you are always learning!
All my tools will help you to build on your learnings (for free) so you can be more proficient in your job and support founders better.
If you don’t understand founder needs, how are you going to do the ‘value add’ you keep talking about!
Startup Advisors
If you are advising founders, then you know you can never stop learning! Regardless of the niche you focus on, it is always useful to be able to touch on a topic.
My free tools will help you to understand a topic you don’t know a Scooby Clue about, or something you want to build knowledge on.
Note: These aren’t for sale or to white-label.
Need
Why Do You Need a Board Meeting Presentation Template?
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Take Control
- If you don’t run the meeting, someone else will
- Don’t end up an employee of your own company
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Create Value in Meetings
- Your board is there to support you
- Give them homework to do and track they deliver
- Focus on the topics you want feedback on
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Investors Will Ask For One
- Post-seed venture capital investors expect proper board meetings
- They expect to receive a board pack 2 days before the board
features
What Can the Model Do?
These are some of the features in the model.
Mac and PC
Designed for anyone to use
- Made in PowerPoint & Keynote
- 28 slides
- Fully editable
Starting point
Get going
- Use as the starting point
- Fill in and see what doesn’t work for you
- Learn and improve
Edit to your needs
You need to edit to your needs
- Add or remove slides
- Customise each slide according to the needs
- Reuse structures for new topics
FAQs
Check the FAQs if you are having issues. Don’t message me if “I can’t download the file”.
Fill in your name and email in the submission form and it will be emailed to you.
My (automated) system works. You’ve made a basic mistake.
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- Check your spam folder (Whitelist me if you found the email in spam)
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When you press download in an email from me, it normally saves to your Downloads folder.
So go there first to find the file.
I normally have to ZIP the file so it will work with SaaS automation systems.
So get WinZip, WinRAR, or use whatever Mac/PC offers these days. Unzip the file (Right click and press “uncompress” etc). If you don’t know how to do this, then use Google.
Once you uncompress, the ZIP file will remain, and you will see a new file (sort the download folder by date modified if confused).
I assure you that everything I provide works, so if you can’t access it, it’s a ‘you’ problem.
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You can share a link to this page, which would be much appreciated!
Please share the link to this page. It would be super-appreciated, but only if you like it!
If you don’t like it, then leave a comment or shoot me an email first so I can take your feedback on board first and see if I can improve!
Need
Why Is My Tool Worth Getting
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1
I Make Cool Things (and am capable)
- There is a lot of blah around by people who aren’t terribly good at Excel/PowerPoint etc
- You’ll see the attention to detail and actual thought put into what I gift you (so you aren’t wasting your time)
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2
My Free Tools Are Better Than What Some Charge For
- I only made tools because I couldn’t find anything I would use myself
- Even if you don’t ‘actually need the tool’, the point is to teach you concepts you can apply
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3
I Don’t Have a Hardcore Marketing Funnel
- I make tools to actually help founders
- You aren’t going to be hounded with emails to get you to buy things
- Whilst I do sell some stuff, seeing the quality I give for free is way better marketing than using fancy words to convince you
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