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How To/Engineer/Run A Meeting

• Before setting up a meeting
  • Have a clear outcome in mind: why do we need to meet, what do we hope to achieve
  • Who needs to be there; who would be satisfied with notes?
  • Be careful with peoples' time; potentially use meetings as a fallback in case async doesn't work
• Preparation
  • Share an agenda at least a day before, preferably a week.
  • Be prepared to hold people accountable for action items from the previous meeting
• During the meeting
  • Make everyone speak, particularly on VC: reduce friction to speak
  • Keep the agenda & notes on screen with a clear sense of timing
  • Mark any explicit action items so that they don't get lost
• After the meeting
  • Share notes again / publish any decisions for records
  • Make sure people with action items are prepared for them

— Kunal