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@immad We switched to a written memo format instead of slides for our own board meetings. Realized all that time we'd been spending on slides was a total waste. We actually wrote a whole blog post about it if you're interested: surfboard.team/blog/lessons-w…

For next week’s board meeting we are switching from slides to a doc and I am excited about it. Forces you to write in depth about the most important stuff and avoid mundane status updates (we have an appendix for those). Will report back on how it goes at the board meeting.

If you ask @plibin CEO and founder of @mmhmmapp there's one secret to having a good board meeting: stop trying to have a good board meeting

Episode three is live 🔥 youtu.be/kqqhQejVi4A?si…

Nobody has mastered the practice of board and investor communications better than Trevor Gary, founder and CEO of @Micruity On our next episode of Surf Sessions, we learn how Trevor has been leveraging async comms to increase efficiency and build trust—you don't want to miss it!

Good advice in life and in business 🔥

Surf Sessions episode 2 is live! youtu.be/l1fqXwTwReM?si… In this episode, we learn how founder Rob Kaczmarek is leveraging the board at @inbanx to navigate the unique challenges of growing a fintech startup. #startups #ceoinsights #founders

There's no one-size-fits-all solution to #boardmanagement. You have to find what works for you. Our advice? Start paying attention to the things that frustrate you. Why are they frustrating? What would make it better? Then experiment until you find something that works #startup

All you need is good food and good technology. @inbanx

If you want to succeed you need to have the right people rallied around you. On the next episode of Surf Sessions we talk to Rob Kaczmarek, founder and CEO of @inbanx about how finding the right investment partners—and truly leveraging their expertise—can set you up for success.

Communicating regularly will help you build strong relationships with your board members and investors. This, in turn, helps build trust. Putting important conversations off until quarterly meetings undermines this trust *and* your credibility as a leader. #StartupSuccess

✅ Actually follow through! Sometimes easier said than done, but holding your team, your board, and yourself accountable for the goals you've set is key to making meaningful progress.

🧩 Ideally, you should come out of board meetings clear on your next goals. Take those high-level goals and break them into smaller to-do items that will help you continuously make progress throughout the next quarter.

What you do after a #boardmeeting is just as important as how you prep for the meeting. Here are 4 things to do after your #Q2 board meetings: 1. Approve your meeting minutes 2. Debrief the meeting with your team 3. Create action items 4. Follow through #startups #startuplife

Episode 1 is live 🔥 youtu.be/elCK18wgb7Y Learn why first-time founder @OManolache threw conventional wisdom out the window and built her own board best practices @sequel_io #startups #startuplife

The countdown is on.

In the middle of board meeting crunch? This might be a good moment to save this article for your future self surfboard.team/blog/cost-of-b…

In theory AI generated content can save you a ton of time But in practice you still have to spend a lot of time writing prompts So we created 3 built-in AI prompts ✍ Company update 🔮 Objective retrospective 😕 Share bad news Let us know what you think! #AI #startup

Even Beach Ken needs a Surfboard. #Barbie #startuplife