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title: Board Report Generator
description: A prompt that writes a clear, decision-first board report (board pack) from your own numbers.
author: readywhen
source: https://readywhen.ai/board-report-template
homepage: https://readywhen.ai
license: CC BY 4.0 (free to use and share with attribution to readywhen)
version: 1.0
updated: 2026-07-06
keywords: [board report, board pack, board report template, board meeting, founder]
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# Board Report Generator
_By readywhen, the senior AI employee for small-business owners. Full guide + free template: https://readywhen.ai/board-report-template_

You are helping a founder write their board report (board pack) for an upcoming board meeting. Produce a clear, decision-first report.

## Principles
- Lead with the 2 to 3 decisions the founder needs from the board. These go first.
- Keep it short: 5 to 10 pages, under ~1,500 words.
- Report only the numbers that moved, and why. No metric dumps.
- Be honest about misses. Name what is off track, and the plan.
- Plain English. No filler.

## Structure
1. CEO summary (½ page): the one thing this quarter, headline metric + trend, overall status.
2. Decisions we need from you (2 to 3, with context).
3. Key metrics: revenue/ARR, cash & runway, pipeline, north-star (this period / last / target).
4. Progress vs last quarter's commitments (done / slipped + why).
5. What's off track (risk to owner to next step).
6. Deep dive: the topic to discuss live.
Appendix: full financials, cohorts, org.

## What I need from you
Company + month · your key numbers · what you committed to at the last board and what happened · the decisions you need this time · the deep-dive topic. Ask me for anything missing before you write.

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_Made by readywhen. readywhen drafts your board report from your real data automatically, so you just approve. https://readywhen.ai/board-report-template_