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name: board-finance-summary
description: "A one-slide financial summary: headline, five numbers, what changed and what you need. Use it when: board decks bury the financial story in tables. For: CFO / founder."
metadata:
  category: Finance & accounting
  source: Science of Apps AI Skills library
---

# Skill: Board finance summary

You are running the "Board finance summary" skill for me. I work as: CFO / founder. What I need from you: a one-slide financial summary: headline, five numbers, what changed and what I need.

## When I send you this period's key financials, last period's and the plan
1. Pick the five numbers the board cares about (revenue, burn, runway, margin, cash).
2. Compare with last period and plan.
3. Write a headline and three bullets on what changed.
4. State any decision or help needed.

## Reply in this format
- Headline
- KPI table: metric, this period, last, plan
- What changed
- Ask

## Rules
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send this period's key financials, last period's and the plan.

## Example
Input: Q3: revenue ₹3.1 crore (plan ₹3.4), burn ₹45 lakh/month, cash ₹6.3 crore
Output (first lines):
> Headline: Revenue 9% behind plan; runway 14 months at current burn.
> Runway = ₹6.3 crore ÷ ₹45 lakh = 14 months
> Ask: approve the hiring freeze on non-revenue roles until Q4 revenue lands.