# Building Jam: The Board Meeting (Ep. 8)

[Building Jam: The Board Meeting (Ep. 8)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLrWZWGackI)

We’re trying something new: hitting record on an unfiltered conversation about building our startup each week. No fluff, just real decisions, moments and challenges.

What’s happening at Jam this week? Our founders Dani & Irtefa are prepping for a board meeting by analyzing a ton of data to get a bird’s eye view of Jam.

This week, we discuss:

- [0:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLrWZWGackI&t=22s&ref=strawberryjam.ghost.io) Why Dani loves getting the board deck ready + who’s on Jam’s board
- [4:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLrWZWGackI&t=270s&ref=strawberryjam.ghost.io) What happens in a Jam board meeting
- [6:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLrWZWGackI&t=379s&ref=strawberryjam.ghost.io) How Dani & Irtefa show up for the board is different than every day at Jam
- [7:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLrWZWGackI&t=447s&ref=strawberryjam.ghost.io) How does the board influence Jam founders’ decisions & what gets voted on
- [10:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLrWZWGackI&t=657s&ref=strawberryjam.ghost.io) What we talk about in Jam board meetings & taking their feedback to the rest of the team
- [12:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLrWZWGackI&t=766s&ref=strawberryjam.ghost.io) Ivanha’s takes on SEO (and learning with ChatGPT)

**Related show links:**  
- Jam's [board meeting template](/content/blog/the-board-deck-template-we-wish-we-had-as-first-time-founders/?ref=strawberryjam.ghost.io) (make a copy and use it yourself!)  
- Jam's [Series A led by Notable Capital](/content/blog/jam-raises-8-9m-series-a-led-by-ggv-capital/?ref=strawberryjam.ghost.io)  
- Jam founder learnings on [finding product-market fit](/content/blog/7-tips-product-market-fit/?ref=strawberryjam.ghost.io)  
- Dani's [10 lessons about growing a startup](/content/blog/what-i-learned-about-growing-a-startup-in-2023/?ref=strawberryjam.ghost.io)

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