diff --git a/pitch-deck/components/slides/USPSlide.tsx b/pitch-deck/components/slides/USPSlide.tsx
index 085942d..7159a89 100644
--- a/pitch-deck/components/slides/USPSlide.tsx
+++ b/pitch-deck/components/slides/USPSlide.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { Language } from '@/lib/types'
 import GradientText from '../ui/GradientText'
 import FadeInView from '../ui/FadeInView'
+import GlassCard from '../ui/GlassCard'
 import {
   FileCheck,
   Code,
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@ import {
   Shield,
   GitPullRequest,
   ArrowLeftRight,
+  ArrowRight,
+  ArrowDown,
+  RotateCw,
 } from 'lucide-react'
 
 interface USPSlideProps {
@@ -32,146 +36,143 @@ export default function USPSlide({ lang }: USPSlideProps) {
     ? ['SAST / DAST / SBOM-Analyse', 'Kontinuierliches Pentesting', 'Issue-Tracker-Integration', 'Automatische Code-Änderungen']
     : ['SAST / DAST / SBOM analysis', 'Continuous pentesting', 'Issue tracker integration', 'Automatic code changes']
 
-  const outerCapabilities = [
+  const capabilities = [
     {
       icon: GitPullRequest,
       color: 'text-indigo-400',
-      border: 'border-indigo-500/30',
+      border: 'border-indigo-500/20',
       bg: 'bg-indigo-500/10',
       label: de ? 'RFQ-Prüfung' : 'RFQ Verification',
-      desc: de ? 'Kunden-Dokumente gegen Code prüfen' : 'Verify customer docs against code',
-      position: 'top-left',
+      desc: de ? 'Kunden-Dokumente automatisch gegen Code prüfen' : 'Verify customer docs against code automatically',
     },
     {
       icon: ArrowLeftRight,
       color: 'text-purple-400',
-      border: 'border-purple-500/30',
+      border: 'border-purple-500/20',
       bg: 'bg-purple-500/10',
       label: de ? 'Bidirektional' : 'Bidirectional',
-      desc: de ? 'Code ↔ Docs synchronisiert' : 'Code ↔ Docs synchronized',
-      position: 'top-right',
+      desc: de ? 'Code ↔ Compliance-Docs immer synchron' : 'Code ↔ Compliance docs always in sync',
     },
     {
       icon: Zap,
       color: 'text-amber-400',
-      border: 'border-amber-500/30',
+      border: 'border-amber-500/20',
       bg: 'bg-amber-500/10',
       label: de ? 'Prozess-Compliance' : 'Process Compliance',
-      desc: de ? 'Finding → Ticket → Fix automatisch' : 'Finding → Ticket → Fix automatic',
-      position: 'bottom-left',
+      desc: de ? 'Finding → Ticket → Fix vollautomatisch' : 'Finding → Ticket → Fix fully automatic',
     },
     {
       icon: Shield,
       color: 'text-emerald-400',
-      border: 'border-emerald-500/30',
+      border: 'border-emerald-500/20',
       bg: 'bg-emerald-500/10',
       label: de ? 'Kontinuierlich' : 'Continuous',
-      desc: de ? 'Bei jeder Code-Änderung' : 'On every code change',
-      position: 'bottom-right',
+      desc: de ? 'Bei jeder Code-Änderung, nicht jährlich' : 'On every code change, not annually',
     },
   ]
 
   return (
     <div>
       <FadeInView className="text-center mb-6">
-        <h2 className="text-4xl md:text-5xl font-bold mb-3">
+        <h2 className="text-4xl md:text-5xl font-bold mb-2">
           <GradientText>{title}</GradientText>
         </h2>
         <p className="text-base text-white/50 max-w-3xl mx-auto">{subtitle}</p>
       </FadeInView>
 
+      {/* Main bridge: Compliance ← BreakPilot → Code */}
       <FadeInView delay={0.2}>
-        <div className="relative max-w-4xl mx-auto" style={{ height: '420px' }}>
-
-          {/* Outer rotating ring */}
-          <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center">
-            <div
-              className="w-[340px] h-[340px] rounded-full border-2 border-dashed border-indigo-500/20 animate-[spin_20s_linear_infinite]"
-            />
-          </div>
-
-          {/* Inner solid ring */}
-          <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center">
-            <div className="w-[300px] h-[300px] rounded-full border border-white/[0.08] bg-white/[0.02]" />
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-11 gap-2 items-center max-w-5xl mx-auto mb-6">
+          {/* Left: Compliance */}
+          <div className="col-span-4">
+            <GlassCard hover={false} className="p-4 h-full">
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3">
+                <div className="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg bg-indigo-500/10 border border-indigo-500/20 flex items-center justify-center">
+                  <FileCheck className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-indigo-400" />
+                </div>
+                <span className="text-sm font-bold text-indigo-400">Compliance & Audits</span>
+              </div>
+              <ul className="space-y-2">
+                {complianceItems.map((item, idx) => (
+                  <li key={idx} className="flex items-start gap-2 text-xs text-white/60">
+                    <span className="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-indigo-400 mt-1 shrink-0" />
+                    {item}
+                  </li>
+                ))}
+              </ul>
+            </GlassCard>
           </div>
 
           {/* Center: BreakPilot Hub */}
-          <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center">
-            <div className="w-20 h-20 rounded-full bg-gradient-to-br from-indigo-500 to-purple-600 flex items-center justify-center shadow-xl shadow-indigo-500/30 z-10">
-              <div className="text-center">
-                <span className="text-[10px] font-black text-white block leading-tight">Break</span>
-                <span className="text-[10px] font-black text-white block leading-tight">Pilot</span>
+          <div className="col-span-3 flex flex-col items-center justify-center py-4">
+            {/* Arrow left */}
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3">
+              <ArrowRight className="w-4 h-4 text-indigo-400/40 rotate-180" />
+              <span className="text-[9px] text-white/20 uppercase tracking-wider">{de ? 'synchron' : 'sync'}</span>
+              <ArrowRight className="w-4 h-4 text-purple-400/40" />
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Spinning ring + hub */}
+            <div className="relative w-28 h-28">
+              <div className="absolute inset-0 rounded-full border-2 border-dashed border-indigo-500/20 animate-[spin_15s_linear_infinite]" />
+              <div className="absolute inset-2 rounded-full border border-white/[0.06]" />
+              <div className="absolute inset-4 rounded-full bg-gradient-to-br from-indigo-500 to-purple-600 flex items-center justify-center shadow-xl shadow-indigo-500/30">
+                <div className="text-center">
+                  <span className="text-xs font-black text-white block leading-tight">Break</span>
+                  <span className="text-xs font-black text-white block leading-tight">Pilot</span>
+                </div>
               </div>
             </div>
-          </div>
 
-          {/* Left half: Compliance & Audits */}
-          <div className="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 -translate-x-[190px] -translate-y-1/2 w-[130px]">
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 mb-2">
-              <FileCheck className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-indigo-400" />
-              <span className="text-[11px] font-bold text-indigo-400">Compliance</span>
+            {/* Cycle indicator */}
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 mt-3">
+              <RotateCw className="w-3 h-3 text-white/20" />
+              <span className="text-[9px] text-white/20 uppercase tracking-wider">{de ? 'Kreislauf' : 'Loop'}</span>
             </div>
-            <ul className="space-y-1.5">
-              {complianceItems.map((item, idx) => (
-                <li key={idx} className="flex items-start gap-1.5 text-[10px] text-white/50 leading-tight">
-                  <span className="w-1 h-1 rounded-full bg-indigo-400 mt-1 shrink-0" />
-                  {item}
-                </li>
-              ))}
-            </ul>
           </div>
 
-          {/* Right half: Code & Security */}
-          <div className="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 translate-x-[60px] -translate-y-1/2 w-[130px]">
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 mb-2">
-              <Code className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-purple-400" />
-              <span className="text-[11px] font-bold text-purple-400">Code & Security</span>
-            </div>
-            <ul className="space-y-1.5">
-              {codeItems.map((item, idx) => (
-                <li key={idx} className="flex items-start gap-1.5 text-[10px] text-white/50 leading-tight">
-                  <span className="w-1 h-1 rounded-full bg-purple-400 mt-1 shrink-0" />
-                  {item}
-                </li>
-              ))}
-            </ul>
-          </div>
-
-          {/* Connecting arrows inside circle */}
-          <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center pointer-events-none">
-            <div className="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 -translate-x-[48px] -translate-y-1/2 text-indigo-400/40 text-lg">&#x25C0;</div>
-            <div className="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 translate-x-[38px] -translate-y-1/2 text-purple-400/40 text-lg">&#x25B6;</div>
-            <div className="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 -translate-x-[5px] -translate-y-[48px] text-white/20 text-lg">&#x25B2;</div>
-            <div className="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 -translate-x-[5px] translate-y-[32px] text-white/20 text-lg">&#x25BC;</div>
-          </div>
-
-          {/* Outer capability cards — 4 corners */}
-          {outerCapabilities.map((cap, idx) => {
-            const Icon = cap.icon
-            const posClass = idx === 0 ? 'top-0 left-0'
-              : idx === 1 ? 'top-0 right-0'
-              : idx === 2 ? 'bottom-0 left-0'
-              : 'bottom-0 right-0'
-            return (
-              <div key={idx} className={`absolute ${posClass} w-[180px]`}>
-                <div className={`border ${cap.border} ${cap.bg} rounded-xl p-3`}>
-                  <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 mb-1">
-                    <Icon className={`w-3.5 h-3.5 ${cap.color}`} />
-                    <span className={`text-[11px] font-bold ${cap.color}`}>{cap.label}</span>
-                  </div>
-                  <p className="text-[10px] text-white/40 leading-tight">{cap.desc}</p>
+          {/* Right: Code & Security */}
+          <div className="col-span-4">
+            <GlassCard hover={false} className="p-4 h-full">
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3">
+                <div className="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg bg-purple-500/10 border border-purple-500/20 flex items-center justify-center">
+                  <Code className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-purple-400" />
                 </div>
+                <span className="text-sm font-bold text-purple-400">Code & Security</span>
+              </div>
+              <ul className="space-y-2">
+                {codeItems.map((item, idx) => (
+                  <li key={idx} className="flex items-start gap-2 text-xs text-white/60">
+                    <span className="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-purple-400 mt-1 shrink-0" />
+                    {item}
+                  </li>
+                ))}
+              </ul>
+            </GlassCard>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </FadeInView>
+
+      {/* Arrow down */}
+      <FadeInView delay={0.3} className="flex justify-center mb-4">
+        <ArrowDown className="w-5 h-5 text-white/15" />
+      </FadeInView>
+
+      {/* Bottom: 4 capability cards */}
+      <FadeInView delay={0.4}>
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-4 gap-3 max-w-5xl mx-auto">
+          {capabilities.map((cap, idx) => {
+            const Icon = cap.icon
+            return (
+              <div key={idx} className={`border ${cap.border} ${cap.bg} rounded-xl p-3`}>
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 mb-1.5">
+                  <Icon className={`w-4 h-4 ${cap.color}`} />
+                  <span className={`text-xs font-bold ${cap.color}`}>{cap.label}</span>
+                </div>
+                <p className="text-[11px] text-white/45 leading-relaxed">{cap.desc}</p>
               </div>
             )
           })}
-
-          {/* Dashed connection lines from corners to circle */}
-          <svg className="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full pointer-events-none" viewBox="0 0 800 420">
-            <line x1="180" y1="60" x2="310" y2="160" stroke="rgba(99,102,241,0.2)" strokeWidth="1" strokeDasharray="4 4" />
-            <line x1="620" y1="60" x2="490" y2="160" stroke="rgba(168,85,247,0.2)" strokeWidth="1" strokeDasharray="4 4" />
-            <line x1="180" y1="360" x2="310" y2="260" stroke="rgba(245,158,11,0.2)" strokeWidth="1" strokeDasharray="4 4" />
-            <line x1="620" y1="360" x2="490" y2="260" stroke="rgba(16,185,129,0.2)" strokeWidth="1" strokeDasharray="4 4" />
-          </svg>
         </div>
       </FadeInView>
     </div>