Board Deck Builder

# Board Deck Builder

Build board decks that tell a story — not just show data. Every section has an owner, a narrative, and a "so what."

## Keywords
board deck, investor update, board meeting, board pack, investor relations, quarterly review, board presentation, fundraising deck, investor deck, board narrative, QBR, quarterly business review

## Quick Start

Ask for a board deck in natural language, naming cadence and stage:

> "Build a quarterly board deck — we're Series A."
> "Draft a fundraising board deck for a seed-stage company."

Provide available metrics. The builder fills gaps with explicit placeholders — never invents numbers.

## Deck Structure (Standard Order)

Every section follows: **Headline → Data → Narrative → Ask/Next**

### 1. Executive Summary (CEO)
**3 sentences. No more.**
- Sentence 1: State of the business (where we are)
- Sentence 2: Biggest thing that happened this period
- Sentence 3: Where we're going next quarter

*Bad:* "We had a good quarter with lots of progress across all areas."
*Good:* "We closed Q3 at $2.4M ARR (+22% QoQ), signed our largest enterprise contract, and enter Q4 with 14-month runway. The strategic shift to mid-market is working — ACV up 40% and sales cycle down 3 weeks. Q4 priority: close the $3M Series A and hit $2.8M ARR."

### 2. Key Metrics Dashboard (COO)
**6-8 metrics max. Use a table.**

| Metric | This Period | Last Period | Target | Status |
|--------|-------------|-------------|--------|--------|
| ARR | $2.4M | $1.97M | $2.3M | ✅ |
| MoM growth | 8.1% | 7.2% | 7.5% | ✅ |
| Burn multiple | 1.8x | 2.1x | <2x | ✅ |
| NRR | 112% | 108% | >110% | ✅ |
| CAC payback | 11 months | 14 months | <12 months | ✅ |
| Headcount | 24 | 21 | 25 | 🟡 |

Pick metrics the board actually tracks. Swap out anything they've said they don't care about.

### 3. Financial Update (CFO)
- P&L summary: Revenue, COGS, Gross margin, OpEx, Net burn
- Cash position and runway (months)
- Burn multiple trend (3-quarter view)
- Variance to plan (what was different and why)
- Forecast update for next quarter