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The Deck Is Dead. Long Live the Phone.

The Deck Is Dead.

Long Live the Phone.

Expo AI · IntDev · Seattle

The Deck Is Dead.

The Projector Had a Good Run.

Landscape slides. 16:9. Designed for a screen 20 feet away, in a room with controlled lighting, with everyone seated, paying attention.

Built for boardrooms that no longer exist

Optimized for audiences who no longer sit still

Shared as files no one ever opens again

Even McKinsey is moving on from decks

The format assumed the room. The room is gone.

The Projector Had a Good Run.

The Phone Wins. Here's Why.

Portrait is the native human orientation in 2025

Your audience reads it alone, at their own pace, anywhere

It gets shared like a message, not attached like a file

Touch-first interaction beats click-through every time

AI can generate it in seconds. Distribution is instant.

The most-watched video format on earth is vertical. The most-read content is scrolled, not clicked. Presentations are just catching up.

The Phone Wins. Here's Why.

Stop Building for the Room.

Build for the pocket.

The next great presentation format isn't a file you attach. It's a flow you send. Mobile-first, AI-generated, built to travel.

You're holding the best presentation device ever made. It's in your pocket right now.

Stop Building for the Room.
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