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