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# Board meetings

There are Board Meeting Cadence with 4 official 120-minute meetings per year
(once per quarter) about 1 month after the quarter closes, interspersed with 4
60-minute informal meetings that are focused on metrics and cover one strategic
topic for a deep dive.
(once per quarter) about 1 month after the quarter closes.

Scheduling is done by sending out a [Doodle](https://doodle.com/en/) to ensure
it's low friction for all participants.

Board meeting dates are planned and communicated at the beginning of each calendar year. Before confirming dates, ensure there are no major conflicts (e.g. company events, holidays, or key stakeholder unavailability). One (1) month prior to each Board meeting, reconfirm the scheduled date and check for any new conflicts. Any changes or cancellations must be communicated to the Board at least one (1) month in advance, and if a meeting is cancelled, all Board members must be notified.
Board meeting dates are scheduled and communicated at the beginning of each
calendar year. Before confirming dates, ensure there are no major conflicts
(e.g. company events, holidays, or key stakeholder unavailability). One (1) month
prior to each Board meeting, reconfirm the scheduled date and check for any new
conflicts. Any changes or cancellations must be communicated to the Board at least
one (1) month in advance, and if a meeting is cancelled, all Board members must
be notified.

## Calendar invites

Since some of the folks invited alternate meetings they attend, we have two
sequences of invites scheduled to recur at 26 weeks (instead of one sequence at
13 weeks). This is important to note since this means that if you want to link
something in the meeting invite (e.g. a doc or slides), it must be edited in two
places. This is more reasonable than manually adding folks to the meeting in
alternating succession.

Calendar invites include all the folks expected to be at the board meeting,
including our legal counsel.

COS and VP of Sales should be included on all board meeting calendar invites. When sending the calendar invite, attach the board deck (as a PDF) so attendees have it ahead of time.

For a full and up-to-date list of board members, observers, legal counsel, and key stakeholders to include, refer to the [FF Executive Assistant Guide](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dkQaHjTDs8OIKQaUcPZe5RVliu-yY6RjmBnJXnfhr0U/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.xtkvy2qm8i83) — specifically the Name Familiarity & Relationship table, which includes all BoD members, observers, and legal contacts.
Calendar invites include:
* Board members
* Board observers
* (optional) smaller, follow-on investors
* including our legal counsel.
* Chief of Staff
* VP of Sales

For a full and up-to-date list of board members, observers, legal counsel, and
key stakeholders to include, refer to the [FF Executive Assistant Guide](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dkQaHjTDs8OIKQaUcPZe5RVliu-yY6RjmBnJXnfhr0U/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.xtkvy2qm8i83)
specifically the Name Familiarity & Relationship table, which includes all BoD members, observers, and legal contacts.

When creating the calendar invite, attach the board deck (as a Google Slides link)
so attendees have it ahead of time. The deck will be empty a few months out,
but allows the company to iterate on the deck as the meeting comes closer.

## The Strategic Timeline

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