# Getting Started: Your First AI Boardroom Session in 90 Seconds

> A quick walkthrough of launching your first SynthBoard session — from describing your decision to receiving a synthesized recommendation with consensus scores.

**Category:** Tutorial  
**Reading time:** 4 min read  
**Published:** March 2026  
**Canonical URL:** https://www.synthboard.ai/blog/getting-started-first-boardroom-session

**Keywords:** SynthBoard tutorial, AI boardroom session, getting started, consensus scoring, AI decision tool

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SynthBoard is designed to get you from question to structured recommendation as fast as possible. Here's exactly how to run your first AI boardroom session, step by step.

## Step 1: Describe Your Decision

After signing in, you'll land on the session setup screen. Describe the strategic question or decision you're facing in plain language. Be specific — the more context you provide, the sharper the agent responses will be.

**Good example:** "We're a B2B SaaS company with 200 customers doing $80K MRR. Should we raise a Series A now at a lower valuation, or wait 6 months to hit profitability milestones that would support a higher valuation?"

**Weak example:** "Should I raise funding?"

The difference matters. Specific context lets the AI agents engage with your actual tradeoffs rather than generating generic frameworks.

## Step 2: Choose Your Synths

SynthBoard offers 24 AI advisors — called Synths — each with a distinct persona and reasoning style. For your first session, the platform suggests a balanced panel, but you can customize it. A few combinations to try:

- **Strategic planning:** The Strategist + The Devil's Advocate + The Operator + The Data Scientist
- **Product decisions:** The Designer + The PM + The Futurist + The Skeptic
- **Investment analysis:** The Analyst + The Skeptic + The Investor + The Ethicist

Each Synth runs on its own AI model thread with a dedicated personality and set of priorities. The Devil's Advocate will genuinely push back. The Skeptic will model downside scenarios. This diversity is intentional.

## Step 3: Start the Boardroom

Click "Start Boardroom" and the agents will each deliver their opening analysis based on your question and context. This initial burst typically takes 15-30 seconds as each agent reasons through the problem independently.

You'll see each agent's response appear in real time with key claims highlighted. This is where the magic starts — you'll immediately notice where agents agree and where they diverge.

## Step 4: Direct the Conversation

This is where SynthBoard differs from every other AI tool. You're not a passive observer — you're the chair of this boardroom. You can:

- **Ask follow-up questions** to specific agents or the whole panel
- **Request a debate** between two agents who disagree on a key point
- **Challenge weak arguments** — push an agent to defend or revise its position
- **Add new agents** mid-session if you want a perspective that's missing

The conversation is persistent. Agents remember everything said in the session, so follow-ups build on prior context rather than starting fresh.

## Step 5: Synthesize and Get Your Recommendation

When you're ready, click "Synthesize" to generate the final output. SynthBoard produces:

- **A structured synthesis** that reconciles the key arguments
- **Consensus scores** showing where agents aligned and where they didn't
- **Minority opinions** that flag important dissents
- **Recommended next steps** grounded in the analysis

The entire session is saved, shareable, and resumable. You can come back tomorrow with new information and continue the conversation exactly where you left off.

## Start Free — 100 Credits Every Month

No credit card required. Every new account includes 250 bonus credits on signup plus 150 credits every month — more than enough for multiple full boardroom sessions. [Sign up free →](/signup), describe your decision, and let the boardroom do what it does best — think about your problem from angles you haven't considered yet.

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## About SynthBoard

SynthBoard is a standing board of AI experts that argue with each other on purpose, remember every call you make, and learn from how those calls played out. Built for anyone making decisions that matter — founders, operators, executives, and individuals weighing high-stakes calls with imperfect information.

Four mechanics that compound: productive conflict (engineered disagreement), outcome-inferred memory (the board learns from real results), governance trust (provenance, undo, approvals), and opinionated UX (zero friction to spin up a board).

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