Recently an entrepeneur asked me about holding board meetings, and what kinds of things are discussed at them. I sent him these most excellent posts:
Running More Effective Board Meetings at Startups by Mark Suster
Here are some favorites from Brad Feld’s blog:
Ideal Board Meetings
Board of Directors: The Agenda
Great Board Meetings
Board Meetings – Do The Formal Stuff First
Sample Board Meeting Minutes
I also had this outline of a typical board meeting. Here are some of the usual topics discussed:

1. Administrative and Legal (Chairman & Atty)
   1. Status of Prior Minutes.
   2. Status of Prior Consents.
2. Financials – Review & Update (CFO/CEO)
3. Operations Update (CEO)
4. Sales Update (CEO)
5. Marketing Update (CEO)
6. Staffing Update (CEO)
7. [Status of any Company Disputes] (CEO, VP, Atty)
8. Compensation Considerations (CEO, CFO)
9. Strategic/Business Alliance and General Business Update (CEO)
10. Calendar
    1. Board and Committee Calendar Review.
    2. Annual Shareholders Meeting.
11. Other Business (All)
12. Adjourn