Lifecycle map
Board & board-member lifecycle
Full lifecycle of a board member and of a board — where Prepared Board doubles down (announcement→first meeting, nominating search, CEO evaluation), what is live today, honest grades, and packaging tiers. Not legal advice.
Enduring product doc: product/BOARD-LIFECYCLE-MAP-2026-10-05.md. Claims stay within /facts.
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Announcement → first meeting
Incoming-director window with guided checklist from this board's real record, chair progress, Board Go soft cue, and board-specific one-pager.
In-app route (sign-in):
/app/incoming-directors#2 · Shipping toward B+
Board member search / nominating
Chair-run pipeline tied to skills-matrix gaps, conflict/independence prompts, interview bank, decision record. No scraping, no outreach send.
In-app route (sign-in):
/app/board-search#3 · Shipping toward B+
CEO / leadership evaluation
Annual cycle: goals, confidential director inputs, chair summary, feedback checklist, compensation/succession decision record. No computed scores.
In-app route (sign-in):
/app/ceo-evaluation
Member lifecycle
- Sourcing / search
- Diligence on the board
- Offer & announcement
- Announcement → first meeting
- Onboarding (30–90 days)
- First year / steady state
- Committee roles
- Evaluation
- Renewal or rotation
- Offboarding & record handoff
Board lifecycle
- Formation
- Annual cycle
- CEO evaluation & compensation
- Succession
- Crisis
- Transactions
- Renewal
- Wind-down / exit
New-director cliff-note cheat sheets
Cliff-note educational aid for new directors — not legal advice, not a substitute for counsel, bylaws, or the board packet. Public sheets are generic by board type. Board-specific one-pagers use only this board's recorded data and never invent minutes, decisions, or policy status.
Try a demo board
Sample boards are shown on request during the invite-only beta.