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Office hours are weekly meetings you will have with OCV partners. The goal of these meetings is to address your most pressing concerns/blockers and help you accelerate growth. OCV Founders regularly attend group meetings with other founders, and confidential information may be shared. This information is not to be shared.

Office hours with OCV partners should be highly leveraged. Think of your meeting time as a force multiplier: 25 minutes of face time, amplified by preparation, yields maximum value. This is your chance to get answers you can't get anywhere else. Make every minute count by being highly prepared and highly specific.

When meeting with Sid, share your draft agenda with the OCV team at least a day before the meeting. We will review and help prep to ensure you get the most out of your time. If there are common questions that have already been addressed in the handbook or a blog post, the OCV team will share reference links ahead of the call. Please read the provided material before the meeting and adjust your questions to address any follow-up questions or company-specific nuances you’d like to cover.

Meeting Prep

Every meeting must have an agenda attached to the meeting invitation. No agenda = no meeting. Agendas should be prepared before the meeting begins. You will use your individual office hours doc for most meetings.

Meeting etiquette

1. Always have an agenda prepared ahead of the meeting.
2. Ensure all meeting attendees have access.
3. Add a header for each new meeting that includes the meeting date and lists attendees.
4. Use a numbered list for agenda items. A numbered list makes it easy to reference where you are in the agenda.
5. Founders and any additional meeting attendees are expected to take notes in the doc during the meeting. This helps clarify understanding in real time.
6. Founders should confirm takeaways, action items, and timelines before the end of the call.

Individual Office Hours

Individual office hours are 1:1 meetings you have with OCV partners. They are typically 25 minutes and time-constrained to help you focus on the most important topics. OCV will schedule a recurring, biweekly individual office hour and ad hoc 1:1s with Sid Sijbrandij. You can request additional ad hoc office hours as needed.

This is your meeting, and you are responsible for ensuring it is productive. Prepare your agenda in advance and take notes during the meeting.

Agenda dashboard

Every company has a reporting dashboard at the top of its office hours agenda. Update your dashboard before each office hour.

1. Cash on hand: Utilize the month-end financial report via the Bank Recon tab for the latest “Total Cash.” Account for any burn since the report date. For example, if half a month has passed since the reporting period, then subtract half a month’s burn.