Applied KineticsYC F26 landing page report.
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Your landing page’s weakest score is Trust.

How Applied Kinetics ranks

  1. 1.Applied Kinetics68
  2. 2.C3 AI67
  3. 3.Cognite61
  4. 4.Beyond Limits51
  5. 5.SparkCognition (Avathon)49
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Score over time

75706560555045SparkCognition (Avathon) 59 on Feb 9 (Wayback)SparkCognition (Avathon) 56 on Feb 19 (Wayback)SparkCognition (Avathon) 58 on Mar 21 (Wayback)SparkCognition (Avathon) 55 on Apr 3 (Wayback)SparkCognition (Avathon) 58 on Apr 20 (Wayback)SparkCognition (Avathon) 49 on Jul 28 (Live)C3 AI 58 on Apr 21 (Wayback)C3 AI 60 on May 4 (Wayback)C3 AI 59 on May 20 (Wayback)C3 AI 53 on Jun 17 (Wayback)C3 AI 57 on Jul 1 (Wayback)C3 AI 57 on Jul 11 (Wayback)C3 AI 67 on Jul 27 (Live)Cognite 61 on Jul 28 (Live)Beyond Limits 49 on Apr 4 (Wayback)Beyond Limits 49 on Apr 16 (Wayback)Beyond Limits 50 on May 13 (Wayback)Beyond Limits 49 on Jun 12 (Wayback)Beyond Limits 52 on Jul 7 (Wayback)Beyond Limits 51 on Sep 20 (Live)Applied Kinetics 68 on Sep 20 (Live)Sep 20

Trust

48Poor

Proof that the product is real, competent, and safe to try.

Applied Kinetics
Cognite
Trust read
Applied Kinetics"Backed by Y Combinator" badge in the footer
SparkCognition (Avathon)No visible trust signal identified.
C3 AIimplicit context C3 AI may benefit from pre-existing familiarity among its target audience.
CogniteDetailed Cognite Flows dashboard screenshot showing alarm cards ("Critical — Pump P-401") and AI query prompts
Beyond LimitsAnnouncement bar: "We're heading to LNG Operations North America Summit"

Value props

52Fair

Title, subtitle, hero — do they sell the product's true value?

Applied Kinetics’s headline vagueAI for the industries that power America

Working

  • Hero footage shows the actual industry served
  • "Request a deployment" implies real-world hardware
  • YC badge adds credibility in the fold

Could improve

  • No subhead — zero specifics on what it does
  • "AI for industries" fits almost any product
  • No outcome, number, or proof point named

CTA

68Fair

Copy, size, verb, cost-feel — does the primary CTA earn the click?

Applied Kinetics

Problems

  • 'Request' feels like petitioning sales
  • 'deployment' reads heavy/committal
  • no low-commitment path for browsers
  • two labels split the ask

Information hierarchy

84Strong

Does the design help or inhibit what the page is trying to say?

Information hierarchy annotations on the desktop capture123
  1. Talk to us button — Filled white button styled at the same weight as the primary CTA, splitting the first click between two doors.
  2. Headline over horizon — White type crosses the bright sunset band, dropping contrast on 'industries' at a glance.
  3. Request a deployment CTA — White fill matches the header button and turbine tones; no accent color to make it the unmistakable single action.

Mobile web

86Strong

The phone experience as a first-class citizen.

Mobile web annotations on the mobile capture12
  1. Hero headline contrast — White type sits on a bright sky/panel background with no scrim, hurting legibility outdoors.
  2. Washed-out header bar — The pale translucent header blends into the sky, muting the white "Talk to us" pill's edges.