New directors
Cliff-note cheat sheets
Cliff-note cheat sheets for new board directors by board type — startup/VC portco, nonprofit, municipal/library, chamber, public company. Educational aid only — not legal advice.
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.
New director cheat sheet — startup / VC portfolio company
First 30 days on a venture-backed board: fiduciary basics, observer vs director, reserved matters, and how to read a board pack.
6 min
New director cheat sheet — nonprofit / land trust
Duty of care, loyalty, and obedience; Form 990 board review; gift and conflict habits for 501(c)(3) boards.
6 min
New director cheat sheet — municipal / public library board
Public-meeting norms, town-funded oversight, and outcome monitors that are not Form 990 theater.
5 min
New director cheat sheet — chamber of commerce board
501(c)(6) member organization habits: Form 990/990-EZ board review, dues politics, and related-party care.
5 min
New director cheat sheet — public / pre-IPO board
Audit and compensation charter hygiene, MNPI / trading-window policy acks, and what Prepared does not claim (SOX, EDGAR, exchange listing).
7 min