A founder's update to an informal advisory board often becomes a long read that ends before anyone is asked for help. This board pack template keeps the meeting short: progress against plan, the numbers behind it, three problems that need advice, and the specific asks to vote on or help with. It is written for advisers who read a lot, so the conclusion comes first and every number carries its change from the last quarter.

The sample is for Glenmoor Capital, a fictional lending startup with $240K of monthly recurring revenue, $4.2M of cash and a burn of $260K a month, which gives 16 months of runway. It shows churn rising to 3.1 percent, two engineering roles slipping, and three asks: a bridge plan, an onboarding pilot and a hiring change. Replace the numbers, targets and asks with your own, and check that each ask matches a resolution you will put to the advisers.