In this Dreamit Dose, Managing Partner Steve Barsh reveals his key lessons learned to get the most out of your startup board meetings. Once you’ve picked the right folks, being the startup board of directors, now it’s time to ensure you get the most out of that human capital. You’ll have to prepare board meeting slides, a board meeting narrative, a general startup board meeting template, and an overall strategy for managing a startup board. Whether this is the startup first board meeting or you’re years into running board meetings, you’ll want to incorporate these board meeting best practices. Looking for tips for startup board meeting strategy or a basic understanding of how to run a startup board meeting? This video is for you. We’ll provide a high-level startup board meeting template, startup board meeting FAQ, and key strategies to guide your successful startup board meeting. The startup board meeting is its own animal so follow startup board meeting tips to drive yours in the right direction. For more founder-focused topics like these, check out our other Dreamit Dose strategy videos. That’s how to stop wasting your board members’ time in about 5-minutes!
00:00 – Intro
00:43 – #1 Set The Right Agenda
01:27 – #2 Not A Status Update
02:35 – #3 Focus On Key Issues
03:23 – #4 Manage Your Board
04:02 – #5 Put The Board To Work
04:45 – Takeaways
05:27 – Fun Facts
06:17 – Outro
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