{
  "$schema": "https://pointcast.xyz/for-agents",
  "generatedAt": "2026-04-27T06:20:45.591Z",
  "name": "Nouns Cola",
  "status": "alpha operating board",
  "human": "https://pointcast.xyz/nouns-cola",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/nouns-cola/nouns-cola-pack.png",
  "intent": "Create a Nouns Cola pilot on PointCast covering formulation, contributions, inventory financing, production, profit, and yield.",
  "companionGame": {
    "name": "Nouns Cola Crush",
    "human": "https://pointcast.xyz/nouns-cola-crush",
    "manifest": "https://pointcast.xyz/nouns-cola-crush.json",
    "role": "playable match-3 arcade surface for the Nouns Cola pilot"
  },
  "formulation": {
    "product": "12 oz carbonated cola concept",
    "targets": {
      "brix": 10.8,
      "phRange": "2.8-3.2",
      "caffeineMgPer12oz": 34,
      "sodiumMgPer12oz": 35,
      "qaRounds": 3
    },
    "notes": [
      "Recipe and nutrition details require beverage formulator and co-packer validation before sale.",
      "Brand language uses Nouns-inspired CC0 visual grammar."
    ]
  },
  "fundraising": {
    "targetUsd": 120000,
    "uses": [
      {
        "item": "Recipe R&D and lab validation",
        "amountUsd": 12000
      },
      {
        "item": "Pilot can run deposit",
        "amountUsd": 38000
      },
      {
        "item": "Inventory, freight, cold storage",
        "amountUsd": 44000
      },
      {
        "item": "PointCast launch media and sampling",
        "amountUsd": 16000
      },
      {
        "item": "Compliance, reserve, surprises",
        "amountUsd": 10000
      }
    ],
    "routes": [
      "preorder crates",
      "sponsor pallets",
      "DAO-style proposal",
      "direct community support"
    ]
  },
  "contributionPlan": {
    "principle": "Separate product/community contributions from any inventory-financing facility.",
    "lanes": [
      {
        "lane": "Taste panel",
        "ask": "$0 / time",
        "unlocks": "Formula feedback, blind tasting notes, reorder signal",
        "status": "open",
        "financialClaim": false
      },
      {
        "lane": "Case preorder",
        "ask": "$72",
        "unlocks": "One 24-can case reserved from the pilot run",
        "status": "draft",
        "financialClaim": false
      },
      {
        "lane": "Crate sponsor",
        "ask": "$576",
        "unlocks": "Eight cases for team, studio, shop, event, or local door",
        "status": "draft",
        "financialClaim": false
      },
      {
        "lane": "Retail door",
        "ask": "10-case PO",
        "unlocks": "Wholesale demand proof before production cash is locked",
        "status": "target",
        "financialClaim": false
      },
      {
        "lane": "Pallet sponsor",
        "ask": "$3,456",
        "unlocks": "Forty-eight cases plus sponsor credit on PointCast",
        "status": "target",
        "financialClaim": false
      },
      {
        "lane": "Inventory facility",
        "ask": "$5k+ draft",
        "unlocks": "Short-term inventory float repaid from receipts if approved",
        "status": "legal review",
        "financialClaim": "not live; requires counsel approval"
      }
    ]
  },
  "inventoryFinancingPlan": {
    "status": "draft term sheet for legal review; not live",
    "targetFacilityUsd": 120000,
    "uses": [
      {
        "use": "Co-packer deposit",
        "amountUsd": 38000,
        "source": "facility + crate sponsors"
      },
      {
        "use": "Landed inventory",
        "amountUsd": 44000,
        "source": "facility + case preorders"
      },
      {
        "use": "Fulfillment float",
        "amountUsd": 14000,
        "source": "case preorders"
      },
      {
        "use": "Retail terms buffer",
        "amountUsd": 14000,
        "source": "facility reserve"
      },
      {
        "use": "First-loss reserve",
        "amountUsd": 10000,
        "source": "treasury / sponsor holdback"
      }
    ],
    "gatesBeforeRelease": [
      "formula locked",
      "co-packer quote received",
      "label and nutrition review complete",
      "pilot purchase order packet complete",
      "counsel signs off on any financing terms"
    ],
    "receiptWaterfall": [
      "Product preorders and sponsor crates reserve product, not financial upside.",
      "Inventory facility funds are released only after gates are complete.",
      "Sales receipts first replenish fulfillment costs and pay supplier balances.",
      "If counsel approves an inventory facility, receipts then repay approved facility principal before surplus routing.",
      "Remaining surplus follows the yield policy: next run, PointCast treasury, growth, and team pool."
    ]
  },
  "production": {
    "pilotCases": 2400,
    "cansPerCase": 24,
    "steps": [
      "bench formula",
      "co-packer sample",
      "label and carton",
      "pilot run",
      "PointCast drop"
    ]
  },
  "modelDefaults": {
    "cases": 2400,
    "directSharePct": 64,
    "directPricePerCanUsd": 3.75,
    "wholesalePricePerCanUsd": 1.85,
    "productionCostPerCanUsd": 0.82,
    "fixedLaunchCostUsd": 42000,
    "raiseTargetUsd": 120000,
    "surplusYieldSplitPct": 30,
    "freightPerCaseUsd": 4.2,
    "paymentAndSpoilagePerCanUsd": 0.16
  },
  "surplusPolicy": [
    {
      "bucket": "next production run",
      "pct": 40
    },
    {
      "bucket": "PointCast treasury",
      "pct": 30
    },
    {
      "bucket": "Nouns Cola growth",
      "pct": 20
    },
    {
      "bucket": "team bonus pool",
      "pct": 10
    }
  ],
  "caveats": [
    "Planning math only.",
    "Not an offer, investment product, or promise of financial return.",
    "Food, label, and nutrition compliance require qualified review before sale."
  ],
  "links": {
    "human": "https://pointcast.xyz/nouns-cola",
    "game": "https://pointcast.xyz/nouns-cola-crush",
    "gameManifest": "https://pointcast.xyz/nouns-cola-crush.json",
    "yieldSandbox": "https://pointcast.xyz/yield",
    "pointcast": "https://pointcast.xyz/"
  }
}