Slide 5 · Why now · six directions

Each board is a 16:9 mockup of the slide. Every board is a single static frame, exactly what an investor sees on the page. No stats are invented, and token mechanics are marked designed.

3 Receipt · most creative2 Window · boldest1 AI 1.0 / 2.0 · cleanestAvoid 6 · can read as invented data
01

AI 1.0 / AI 2.0

Same subscription, new owner.
WHY NOW
AI 1.0:You pay. Shareholders own.
AI 2.0:You pay. You own.
Models commoditizeAI holds your lifeUsers reject equityThe rails exist

Draws on LinkedIn's 2004 deck: "Internet 1.0 = flat directories / Internet 2.0 = networks", with two lines and lots of white space. Teardown

02

The window just opened

A keynote moment at the turn of the story.
WHY NOW

The window just opened.

Models commoditizeAI holds your lifeUsers reject equityThe rails exist

Draws on Mixpanel's dark one-sentence slides and Apple-style keynotes. It reuses the deck's own title-slide type, so it's on brand. Teardown

03

The receipt

The bill investors already pay, with a new owner.
WHY NOW

Users pay for AI every month. The upside still goes to shareholders.

AI SUBSCRIPTION · MONTHLY
RECURRING · EVERY MONTH

Top models✓
Your chats→ their servers
Upside→ shareholders
Ownership→ none

THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS
PERSPECTIVE · MONTHLY
RECURRING · EVERY MONTH

Top models✓
Chats→ encrypted in your browser
Revenue→ buys $POV (designed)
Ownership→ you

USER OWNED AI

Draws on Themis, which shows a real artifact instead of describing it, and Clanbeat, whose slide looks like the product. Why-now gallery

04

Four forces converge

Four shifts, one destination.
WHY NOW
Models commoditize
AI holds your life
Users reject equity
The rails exist
User owned AI

Draws on Klaff's converging market forces (economic, social, technology) and Airbnb, where the shape of the slide makes the point. Klaff summary

05

AI until now / AI now

The old world beside the new one.
WHY NOW

AI until now

You rent the model. They keep your data. Shareholders keep the upside.

Perspective model picker

AI now

You own the agent. Your chats stay encrypted. Revenue buys $POV (designed).

Draws on Uber's "Cabs in 2008", which uses a photo to make the old world feel real, and LinkedIn's 1.0 / 2.0 split. Teardown

06

The gap

Users carry the cost. Ownership never followed, until now.Risky: can read as invented data
WHY NOW

Users pay for AI every month.
The upside still goes to shareholders.

What users put in: money, data, life What users own User owned AI (designed)
Illustrative · not data

Draws on Coinbase's seed deck, where one curve is the only thing on the slide. The curve here isn't based on data, which is why this board is marked risky. Teardown