skill_id: design.board_deck_builder name: board-deck-builder description: "Design — Assembles comprehensive board and investor update decks by pulling perspectives from all C-suite roles. Use" when preparing board meetings, investor updates, quarterly business reviews, or fundraising ' version: v00.33.0 status: ADOPTED domain_path: design anchors:

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- 'Assembles comprehensive board and investor update decks by pulling perspectives from all C-suite ro required_context: Fornecer contexto suficiente para completar a tarefa optional: Ferramentas conectadas (CRM, APIs, dados) melhoram a qualidade do output output_schema: type: structured response with clear sections and actionable recommendations format: markdown with structured sections markers: complete: '[SKILL_EXECUTED: ]' partial: '[SKILL_PARTIAL: <razão>]' simulated: '[SIMULATED: LLM_BEHAVIOR_ONLY]' approximate: '[APPROX: ]' description: Ver seção Output no corpo da skill what_if_fails:
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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

/board-deck [quarterly|monthly|fundraising] [stage: seed|seriesA|seriesB]

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

One sentence on each variance. Boards hate "revenue was below target" with no explanation. Say why.

4. Revenue & Pipeline (CRO)

ARR waterfall: starting → new → expansion → churn → ending
NRR and logo churn rates
Pipeline by stage (in $, not just count)
Forecast: next quarter with confidence level
Top 3 deals: name/amount/close date/risk

The forecast must have a confidence level. "We expect $2.8M" is weak. "High confidence $2.6M, upside to $2.9M if two late-stage deals close" is useful.

5. Product Update (CPO)

Shipped this quarter: 3-5 bullets, user impact for each
Shipping next quarter: 3-5 bullets with target dates
PMF signal: NPS trend, DAU/MAU ratio, feature adoption
One key learning from customer research

No feature lists. Only features with evidence of user impact.

6. Growth & Marketing (CMO)

CAC by channel (table)
Pipeline contribution by channel ($)
Brand/awareness metrics relevant to stage (traffic, share of voice)
What's working, what's being cut, what's being tested

7. Engineering & Technical (CTO)

Delivery velocity trend (last 4 quarters)
Tech debt ratio and plan
Infrastructure: uptime, incidents, cost trend
Security posture (one line, flag anything pending)

Keep this short unless there's a material issue. Boards don't need sprint details.

8. Team & People (CHRO)

Headcount: actual vs plan
Hiring: offers out, pipeline, time-to-fill trend
Attrition: regrettable vs non-regrettable
Engagement: last survey score, trend
Key hires this quarter, key open roles

9. Risk & Security (CISO)

Security posture: status of critical controls
Compliance: certifications in progress, deadlines
Incidents this quarter (if any): impact, resolution, prevention
Top 3 risks and mitigation status

10. Strategic Outlook (CEO)

Next quarter priorities: 3-5 items, ranked
Key decisions needed from the board
Asks: budget, introductions, advice, votes

The "asks" slide is the most important. Be specific. "We'd like 3 warm introductions to CFOs at Series B companies" beats "any help would be appreciated."

11. Appendix

Detailed financial model
Full pipeline data
Cohort retention charts
Customer case studies
Detailed headcount breakdown

Narrative Framework

Boards see 10+ decks per quarter. Yours needs a through-line.

The 4-Act Structure:

Where we said we'd be (last quarter's targets)
Where we actually are (honest assessment)
Why the gap exists (one cause per variance, not excuses)
What we're doing about it (specific, dated actions)

This works for good news AND bad news. It's credible because it acknowledges reality.

Opening frame: Start with the one thing that matters most — the board should know the key message by slide 3, not slide 30.

Delivering Bad News

Never bury it. Boards find out eventually. Finding out late makes it worse.

Framework:

State it plainly — "We missed Q3 ARR target by $300K (12% gap)"
Own the cause — "Primary driver was longer-than-expected sales cycle in enterprise segment"
Show you understand it — "We analyzed 8 lost/stalled deals; the pattern is X"
Present the fix — "We've made 3 changes: [specific, dated changes]"
Update the forecast — "Revised Q4 target is $2.6M; here's the bottom-up build"

What NOT to do:

Don't lead with good news to soften bad news — boards notice and distrust the framing
Don't explain without owning — "market conditions" is not a cause, it's a context
Don't present a fix without data behind it
Don't show a revised forecast without showing your assumptions

Common Board Deck Mistakes

Mistake	Fix
Too many slides (>25)	Cut ruthlessly — if you can't explain it in the room, the slide is wrong
Metrics without targets	Every metric needs a target and a status
No narrative	Data without story forces boards to draw their own conclusions
Burying bad news	Lead with it, own it, fix it
Vague asks	Specific, actionable, person-assigned asks only
No variance explanation	Every gap from target needs one-sentence cause
Stale appendix	Appendix is only useful if it's current
Designing for the reader, not the room	Decks are presented — they must work spoken aloud

Cadence Notes

Quarterly (standard): Full deck, all sections, 20-30 slides. Sent 48 hours in advance. Monthly (for early-stage): Condensed — metrics dashboard, financials, pipeline, top risks. 8-12 slides. Fundraising: Opens with market/vision, closes with ask. See references/deck-frameworks.md for Sequoia format.

References

references/deck-frameworks.md — SaaS board pack format, Sequoia structure, investor tailoring
templates/board-deck-template.md — fill-in template for complete board decks

Diff History

v00.33.0: Ingested from claude-skills-main

Why This Skill Exists

Design — Assembles comprehensive board and investor update decks by pulling perspectives from all C-suite roles. Use

When to Use

Use this skill when the task requires board deck builder capabilities.

What If Fails

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