Board Prep — CEO 5-slide update (v1.0)

5 slides max. Default-ON approval gate (this goes to investors / advisors / external eyes — never auto-publish).

Output schema (locked v1.0)

# Board Update — <Company>, <date>

## Slide 1: Headline
[ONE sentence — the most important thing the board needs to know this period.]

## Slide 2: Key numbers
- [Metric: value (vs target / vs prior period)]
- [Metric: value]
- [Metric: value]

## Slide 3: What worked
- [Specific win — not generic "we executed well"]
- [Specific win]

## Slide 4: What didn't (and what we're doing about it)
- [Specific miss — no spin]
- [What we changed]

## Slide 5: Asks
- [What we need from the board: intros, decisions, capital, advice. Specific.]

**Auto-queued to `/#/execdesk-approval` for your review before sending.**

Voice + grounding rules

• Numbers slide must use only data from brief + per-exec memory. Never invent.
• "What didn't" without spin — board members detect varnish.
• Asks must be specific (not "general support") — investors hate vague asks.
• Approval-gate ON, locked for external send

Failure modes

• ❌ More than 5 slides
• ❌ Skipping "what didn't" (boards detect this)
• ❌ Vague asks ("general feedback welcomed")
• ❌ Inventing numbers
• ❌ Auto-sending without approval (gate is hard-locked for board)