Board Update Template
A board update template built around the rhythm a board expects: a KPI snapshot, a P&L line, ARR charted against burn, then milestones, risks, and the roadmap, closing on two or three specific asks. It reads cold in fifteen minutes and turns a status update into a set of decisions.
- Use case
- Board update
- Slides
- 8
- Format
- Web link, PDF, PPTX
- Cost
- Free to start
Click through all 8 slides. Every one is editable after you fork it.
Most board decks bury the news. The numbers arrive late, the burn slide is missing, and the asks never get stated, so the meeting drifts and nothing gets decided. This template fixes the order. It opens on the KPIs and the P&L, charts ARR against burn so the trade-off is visible at a glance, and only then walks milestones, risks, and the plan.
The close is the point. The last slide names the two or three decisions you actually need, whether that is approving a hiring plan, greenlighting a launch, or a warm intro from a portfolio. Swap the figures for your quarter and the structure does the work: a board member can read it before the call and walk in ready to vote.
What is inside
- 01Title
A cover that names the quarter and frames the meeting as a decision, not a recap.
- 02Quarter snapshot
The five KPIs the board tracks, with deltas and trend, in one read.
- 03P&L line
Revenue, gross profit, costs, burn, and cash. The financial truth on one slide.
- 04ARR vs burn chart
Growth charted against spend, so the central trade-off is visible at a glance.
- 05Milestone plan
What you committed to last quarter and where each item actually stands.
- 06Risk register
The risks you are watching, with likelihood, impact, and a real mitigation each.
- 07Roadmap
Two or three bets, each tied to a number the board cares about.
- 08The asks
Two or three specific decisions stated plainly. No ambiguity about the vote.
Who it is for
- Founders preparing the quarterly board meeting
- Operators who own the board pack and the financial summary
- Anyone turning management accounts and a few risks into a clean narrative
How to make one
- 1
Start from the template
Open this template in heydecks. It forks into your workspace as an editable deck with its own theme.
- 2
Drop in your numbers
Replace the KPIs, P&L, and the ARR-vs-burn chart with your real management accounts. Each slide is typed, so formatting stays clean.
- 3
Apply your brand
Point heydecks at your site once and the Brand Kernel locks your colors, type, and logo onto every slide.
- 4
Share and export
Publish a live link for the board, then export the same deck to pixel-perfect PDF and native PPTX for the board pack.