Board Deck Analyzer

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Analyzes board decks for trends, flag issues, prepare discussion points

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Then ask your AI: use the Board Deck Analyzer skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by a5c-ai/babysitter in library/specializations/domains/business/venture-capital/skills/board-deck-analyzer/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Overview

The Board Deck Analyzer skill reviews portfolio company board materials to identify trends, flag issues, and prepare board members for effective engagement. It enables consistent, thorough board preparation across the portfolio.

Capabilities

Deck Analysis

Parse board deck content
Extract key metrics and updates
Identify significant changes
Compare to prior periods

Trend Identification

Track metric trends across meetings
Identify improving/declining patterns
Spot concerning trajectories
Highlight positive momentum

Issue Flagging

Flag missed targets and goals
Identify cash/runway concerns
Spot team and execution issues
Highlight strategic concerns

Discussion Preparation

Generate discussion questions
Prepare talking points
Identify topics requiring attention
Support pre-board preparation

Usage

Analyze Board Deck

Input: Board deck document
Process: Parse and analyze content
Output: Analysis summary, key findings

Compare to Prior Periods

Input: Current deck, historical decks
Process: Trend analysis
Output: Trend report, change highlights

Generate Discussion Points

Input: Deck analysis, concerns
Process: Develop questions and topics
Output: Discussion preparation document

Flag Issues

Input: Board materials, thresholds
Process: Identify concerns
Output: Issue flags, priority ranking

Analysis Categories

Category	Key Elements
Financial	Revenue, burn, runway, KPIs
Product	Roadmap, delivery, metrics
Team	Hiring, departures, org changes
Market	Competition, customers, pipeline
Strategy	Direction, pivots, priorities

Integration Points

Board Engagement Process: Core preparation skill
KPI Aggregator: Connect to historical metrics
Action Item Tracker: Link to follow-up tracking
Board Member Assistant (Agent): Support board prep

Common Flags

Flag Type	Trigger
Cash Concern	Runway < 12 months
Performance	Significant miss to plan
Team	Key departure or hiring delays
Market	Competitive threat
Strategy	Major pivot or change

Best Practices

Review decks well before board meetings
Track metrics consistently over time
Prepare specific, constructive questions
Focus on strategic value-add
Follow up on prior meeting items

Signals

GitHub stars: 2k
Forks: 112
Last commit: Sep 2026

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Item type: skill
Key: board-deck-analyzer
Source: github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter

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