slevinbuilds.com
2026
17/VAIL, CO → AUSTIN/GAP YEAR/ADS AGENCY/PARTY BRACELET/AI COMMUNITY/BUILT TO LAST/17/VAIL, CO → AUSTIN/GAP YEAR/ADS AGENCY/PARTY BRACELET/AI COMMUNITY/BUILT TO LAST/
[ 17 — Vail, CO → Austin — gap year ]
John
Slevin
§01What I'm building
Hard CrackSept 23
A polished steel cuff that opens a bottle and shotguns a can. Serialized, built to last. The party bracelet.
Club VDiscord
Free community for people building AI agencies. Levels, calls, and receipts.
knauer.Live
We book replacement estimates onto HVAC calendars. You only pay when someone's actually on it.
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§03Work with me
DIY$500/mo · free trial
Start your agency
My $500/mo operating system — yours free with the trial. Go build it yourself.
Self-serve
With me · free20 min
Start your agency with me
We get it moving together. You get my OS, extra materials, and every question answered — free.
Claim a spot
Book a callPartners & inquiries
A normal booking for partners, press, or anything else.
Direct inquiries
§04About
17, grew up in Vail, Colorado, now in Austin taking a gap year instead of college. I run an ads agency, I'm manufacturing a steel bottle-opener cuff, and I'm growing an AI community — posting what actually happens, including the parts that don't work.
17 · Vail → ATX
gap year