# VibeTokens LLC — Pitch Deck **Prepared:** April 10, 2026 **Format:** 12 slides, markdown source for Keynote / PowerPoint / PDF conversion **Voice:** Confident, specific, evidence-forward. No hype, no "disrupting," no "AI-powered synergy." Pulls directly from `NARRATIVE.md`, `BUSINESS-PLAN.md`, `USE-OF-FUNDS.md`. **Use case:** Grant applications (OOD, 2Gether-International, Knight, Ohio Humanities), accelerator pitches, banking diligence, partnership conversations. **Legal entity:** VibeTokens LLC (New Mexico), EIN 42-1841146, operating from Akron, OH. Founder & sole member: Jason Matthew Murphy. > **How to use this file:** Each `## SLIDE N —` heading is one slide. Body text underneath is the slide content. `> Speaker note:` lines are what to say, not what to put on the slide. Keep slides visually sparse — the speaker note carries the detail. --- ## SLIDE 1 — Title # VibeTokens ### An agency run by one operator and a fleet of AI agents. Jason Matthew Murphy · Founder VibeTokens LLC · Akron, Ohio vibetokens.io > Speaker note: Don't read the slide. Say: "I'm going to show you a business that runs the way a ten-person agency used to run, except there's one person and a lot of software. It's live, it has clients, and the thing I'm asking for is stability — not seed capital to build something new." --- ## SLIDE 2 — The Thesis **In an era of affordable AI compute, one experienced operator can deliver what a ten-person agency used to deliver.** Four forces converged in late 2025: 1. AI model quality crossed a production-reliability threshold 2. Agent orchestration frameworks matured 3. API pricing fell by an order of magnitude 4. Voice-first input became reliable enough for a primary workflow This business model was not feasible in 2023. It is feasible now. > Speaker note: The thesis is the whole pitch. Don't bury it on slide 7. Say it explicitly and then spend the next ten slides proving it. --- ## SLIDE 3 — Who I Am **Jason Murphy — 20-year marketing and creative operator.** - Creative direction, strategy, and brand consulting since 2006 - Active Toptal consultant — live client engagements - Self-taught Next.js / Vercel / Stripe / Anthropic operator - Built production systems in public at vibetokens.io - Documented Dystonia (neurological movement disorder) — business workflow designed as the accommodation > Speaker note: Two decades of pattern recognition, plus enough technical capability to ship the system myself. The Dystonia line is delivered matter-of-factly — it's context, not the lead. --- ## SLIDE 4 — The Problem I'm Solving Small businesses in the $500K–$5M revenue range have two bad options: 1. **Traditional agencies** at $3K–$15K/month — priced out 2. **Freelancers and DIY tools** — fragmented, inconsistent Neither delivers the **integrated, always-on brand management** these businesses need to compete in a search landscape now dominated by Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and voice assistants in addition to traditional SEO. > Speaker note: This is a real gap. If the audience is a grant committee with limited marketing literacy, simplify to: "Small businesses can't afford agencies and can't get what they need from Fiverr. I sit in the middle." --- ## SLIDE 5 — The Product ### Website + Content Engine — $199/month A fully managed marketing retainer: - Website build or migration (Next.js, Vercel) - Monthly blog posts, service pages, location pages - Technical SEO and AI visibility - Monthly audits and content refreshes - A **chat dashboard** at `requests.vibetokens.io/{slug}` — the customer types change requests and they flow automatically into production **Same-day delivery. No contracts. Cancel anytime.** > Speaker note: Price is on the slide. The $199 is non-negotiable to the pitch — it's what makes the business uniquely positioned. A ten-person agency cannot profitably serve a client at this price. I can. --- ## SLIDE 6 — The Operational Proof This is not a pitch deck for an idea. It is a pitch deck for a live system. **Already built and running:** - Automated 5-module brand audit pipeline at `/start` (Google Business Profile, site speed, keyword gaps, missing pages, AI visibility) - Automated follow-up email sequences (Day 3, 7, 14) - Client dashboard that turns chat requests into GitHub Issues into deployed code - 4-point integrity gate that blocks broken audits before they're sent - Automated content pipeline (blog, social, schema) - Inbound email classification and routing **Real proof point from earlier today:** A client request arrived at 12:50:48 PM. The fix shipped at 1:25:08 PM. **34 minutes, no humans in the loop.** Full breakdown with commit link at [`vibetokens.io/blog/ericas-request-at-1250`](https://www.vibetokens.io/blog/ericas-request-at-1250). > Speaker note: If you remember one slide, remember this one. The difference between "I'm going to build this" and "this is already running" is the entire credibility of the pitch. --- ## SLIDE 7 — The Assets Already Owned VibeTokens is asking for funding to **stabilize and scale** an existing system, not to build something new. | Asset | Status | |---|---| | `vibetokens.io` marketing site | Live, auto-deployed | | Brand audit pipeline (5 modules) | Live, production | | Client dashboard | Live, verified working end-to-end | | Social publishing system | Facebook + X working; LinkedIn via browser | | claude-ceo-os (productized OS) | Shipped at github.com/vibetokens/claude-ceo-os | | ScoreVera (credit-dispute platform) | Foundation built, commercialization pending | | Engagement framework | Standardized from Toptal consulting work | > Speaker note: This slide answers the "is this real?" question with receipts. Every line is verifiable at a URL. --- ## SLIDE 8 — The Current Client Base (Honest Snapshot) **Four engagements in active delivery:** - **Ilya's Tree Service** — 100+ service and location pages built, subscription pending - **Beyond Care HC** — paying client, $640 lifetime invoiced (Mar 2026) - **Mavon Beauty** — editorial bridal brand, active content publishing - **Maverick Meyer** — secondary engagement **Stripe reality as of April 10, 2026:** $0 MRR, $640 lifetime paid, 4 engagements not yet on the recurring plan. **This is the starting line, not a number to hide.** The gap between "delivering work" and "collected recurring revenue" is exactly what this funding ask is structured to close. > Speaker note: Lead with honesty. Grant committees have been burned by founders who inflate numbers; they reward founders who don't. The $640 line lands. --- ## SLIDE 9 — The Community Impact Layer ### AI Literacy Workshops — Akron-Summit County Public Library A free community workshop series that teaches Akron residents the same AI techniques the founder uses to run the business. - 6-module curriculum (drafted, in `workshops/curriculum.md`) - Partnership proposal sent to Kaitlin Booth at ASCPL - YouTube series follows the in-person workshops at distance - Rust Belt cities rarely produce AI-native founders — this is a local demonstration **Why this matters to the funding story:** The community impact arm is not a bolt-on. It unlocks education/humanities funders (Ohio Humanities, Knight Akron) who do not fund pure commercial operations but do fund operators with a local mission. It also compounds: every workshop is a marketing asset, every attendee is a potential client or referrer. > Speaker note: Community impact reads as window dressing unless you can show mechanics. Name the library. Name the counterpart (Kaitlin Booth). Name the curriculum file path. Mechanics beat adjectives. --- ## SLIDE 10 — The Disability Accommodation Layer The business workflow is **the accommodation** for the founder's documented Dystonia. - Voice-first input (Wispr Flow → Claude Code) replaces high-volume typing - Multi-agent orchestration delegates repetitive execution work - Same-day delivery is possible precisely because physical effort per deliverable is low - Workstation, ergonomic equipment, dedicated workspace, and assistive software are line items in the Use of Funds — not luxuries, accommodations **Eligibility unlocks confirmed:** - Ohio OOD Self-Employment Program (primary funding path, highest EV) - Disability:IN DOBE certification (supplier diversity contracts) - 2Gether-International accelerator (disabled-founder cohort) - Disability-specific grant set-asides across Hello Alice and other rolling rounds > Speaker note: Frame this as a **qualifier**, not the centerpiece. The business is credible on its own. The disability angle is a structural reality that also happens to open specific funding doors. Don't lead with it and don't hide it. --- ## SLIDE 11 — Use of Funds **Target: $26,800 minimum / $50,000 full.** Detailed line items in `USE-OF-FUNDS.md`. | Category | Minimum | Full | |---|---|---| | Dedicated workspace (office + setup) | $5,600 | $6,800 | | Workstation + hardware | $6,550 | $7,500 | | Assistive tech + ergonomics | $1,850 | $2,950 | | Enterprise AI infrastructure | $6,600 | $11,000 | | Enterprise software + hosting | $2,340 | $3,180 | | Workshop production (camera, lights, materials) | $1,990 | $4,290 | | Business operations (legal, accounting, BP consulting) | $1,891 | $3,291 | | Working capital cushion | — | $11,000 | | **Total** | **$26,821** | **$50,011** | **Source stack (full scenario, updated 2026-04-11):** **Direct funding (cash):** - Ohio OOD IPE → workspace, workstation, assistive tech: **$15K–$20K** - 2Gether-International cohort stipend → working capital: **$5K–$10K** (corrected from $10K–$25K — verified against 2025 cohort data) - Ohio Humanities / Knight Akron → workshop arm: **$2K–$20K** - Hello Alice rolling rounds → portfolio support: **$5K–$25K** **Cascade unlocks (credits, downstream of 2GI admission):** - Anthropic Startup Program → API credits: **~$5K** *(VC/accelerator-partner gated in 2026 — only accessible via 2GI alumni referral)* - GitHub for Startups → Enterprise + platform credits: **~$10K** *(same gating)* - Vercel for Startups → hosting credits: **~$240** *(same gating)* > Speaker note: The cascade matters. Anthropic, GitHub, and Vercel are no longer programs you can apply to directly — in 2026 they require accelerator or VC partner referrals. **2GI admission is the unlock for all three.** That makes 2GI not just a stipend opportunity but the gateway to ~$15K of additional infrastructure credit. The funding math is much more reachable when credits are a downstream prize instead of a separate ask. No single source has to land at the top of its range for the target to be hit. --- ## SLIDE 12 — What I'm Asking For **Stability, not seed capital.** The vision is built. Grant funding unlocks: 1. **Dedicated private workspace** — full-time focus outside a shared apartment 2. **Reliable workstation** — the infrastructure to run multi-agent AI workflows 3. **Enterprise AI tier** — remove the concurrent-agent cap 4. **Continuous education** — ongoing TechCred-eligible cert pathway 5. **Community programming** — the workshop arm that closes the local-impact loop **3-year revenue target (conservative):** - **2026:** $20K (4 in-delivery clients converted, 6 added) - **2027:** $113K (40 recurring clients by year-end) - **2028:** $225K (75 recurring clients by year-end) ### Contact Jason Matthew Murphy · Founder · VibeTokens LLC vibetokens.io · hello@vibetokens.io · Akron, Ohio EIN 42-1841146 > Speaker note: Closer. Say: "The business is running. The clients are real. The infrastructure is built. What I need is the floor under it. If you fund that floor, the numbers on the left slide — 40 clients by end of 2027, 75 by end of 2028 — are not a forecast, they're a schedule." --- ## Appendix — Slide-to-Source Map For updating specific slides from source documents: | Slide | Primary source | Line range | |---|---|---| | 2 (Thesis) | `BUSINESS-PLAN.md` | "Why This Business Can Only Be Built Now" section | | 3 (Who I Am) | `NARRATIVE.md` | "Why the Founder is Credible" section | | 4 (Problem) | `BUSINESS-PLAN.md` | "The Problem Small Businesses Face" | | 5 (Product) | `BUSINESS-PLAN.md` | "Primary Offering — Website + Content Engine" | | 6 (Proof) | `data/posts/ericas-request-at-1250.mdx` (live blog post) + `BUSINESS-PLAN.md` "Existing Assets" | | 7 (Assets) | `BUSINESS-PLAN.md` "Existing Assets and Infrastructure" | | 8 (Clients) | `BUSINESS-PLAN.md` "Current Client Base" + `vt-revenue.mjs` live output | | 9 (Workshops) | `workshops/curriculum.md` (if exists) + `BUSINESS-PLAN.md` "Planned Offering" | | 10 (Disability) | `NARRATIVE.md` "Eligibility Levers Confirmed" + `ood/intake-package.md` | | 11 (Use of Funds) | `USE-OF-FUNDS.md` "Totals" + per-category subtotals | | 12 (Ask + Projections) | `BUSINESS-PLAN.md` "3-Year Revenue Projection" | Update this deck whenever any source document changes. Never cite a dollar figure from this deck without verifying against the live source — the `revenue-from-stripe` rule applies here too. --- ## Production Notes - **Format for delivery:** Convert this markdown to a Keynote or PowerPoint file before any actual pitch. Grant committees and accelerator interviews expect slide decks, not markdown files. This is the source of truth for the content. - **Visual direction:** Dark theme, Space Grotesk for headings, Inter for body, VibeTokens green (`#00FFB2`) for accents. Match the aesthetic of `vibetokens.io` so every artifact looks like it came from the same company. - **Image slot per slide:** Slides 6 and 7 benefit from a screenshot or a code snippet. Slide 8 benefits from a Stripe dashboard screenshot (after redacting anything sensitive). Slide 11 benefits from a simple bar chart of the budget categories. - **Do not mention Claude or Anthropic by name in public grant applications** unless the committee is technical. Default framing: "AI agents and modern automation infrastructure." - **Revenue numbers on slide 8 must be pulled live from `vt-revenue.mjs` before every presentation.** If the number has changed, update the deck before presenting.