How to Run a Board Meeting

Notes from Colby

Prior to the board meeting we'll want to send out

• An agenda - use Board Meeting Agenda Template below
• summary financial information to discuss both the period in review since the last meeting, the current and the future
• major accomplishments and setbacks
• goals
• decide if there are any issues or actions to vote on

At the meeting we'll

• approve any minutes or documents from last meeting
• hold a guided discussion on the above content
• hold any votes
• discuss future business over the next period and strategic goals

Board Meeting Agenda Template

• Mission clarity: Creating the next trillion dollar economy - the open source economy.
• Welcome and Intros - Marcin. “How will this meeting help us do a better job at achieving this strategic goal?”

• Annual doubling goal for the next 10 years
• Collaboration protocols defined, vision defined
• Pain point - business scaling via bootstrapped production

• Year overview, budget, results, challenges. (in agenda for meeting)
• Pain Point Discussion - challenges and moving forward
• Strategic Solutions discussion - suggestions and brainstorming on pain points and solutions

Strategy

1. No agenda, no attenda
2. Make sure this is strategic, not wasting peoples' time as a formality
3. On time, on focus (OSE Mission)
4. Focus on strategic discussion and decisions, not on updates
5. Take minutes. Record meeting.
6. Get a good Board Chair

OSE Meeting Agenda Template

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