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Score over time

908070605040Quorum 74 on Apr 12 (Wayback)Quorum 69 on Apr 27 (Wayback)Quorum 66 on May 5 (Wayback)Quorum 62 on Sep 20 (Live)Plural (Plural Policy) 58 on Jun 10 (Wayback)Plural (Plural Policy) 51 on Jul 7 (Wayback)Plural (Plural Policy) 52 on Jul 19 (Wayback)Plural (Plural Policy) 52 on Aug 1 (Wayback)Plural (Plural Policy) 48 on Aug 14 (Wayback)Plural (Plural Policy) 76 on Sep 15 (Wayback)Plural (Plural Policy) 73 on Sep 20 (Live)Hathr AI / GovDash alternative — GovDash 70 on Apr 19 (Wayback)Hathr AI / GovDash alternative — GovDash 73 on Aug 3 (Wayback)Hathr AI / GovDash alternative — GovDash 75 on Sep 20 (Live)Sweetspot 77 on Jul 13 (Wayback)Sweetspot 76 on Sep 20 (Live)Locke 55 on Aug 21 (Wayback)Locke 54 on Sep 10 (Wayback)Locke 54 on Sep 20 (Live)Aug 21Sep 10Sep 20
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  1. Sep 20, 202654LiveTrust +4 · Mobile web −4Viewing
  2. Sep 10, 202654Overall −1 · Trust −4View →
  3. Aug 21, 202655First tracked report — strongest Value props 68, weakest CTA 44View →

CTA

44Poor

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

Government Affairs
Locke
Quorum
Plural (Plural Policy)
Hathr AI / GovDash alternative — GovDash
Sweetspot

Problems

  • no hero CTA at all
  • nav item is a label, not an action
  • no action verb
  • hidden behind Menu on mobile

Trust

48Poor

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

Locke
Hathr AI / GovDash alternative — GovDash
Sweetspot
Plural (Plural Policy)
Trust read
Locke"Backed by Y Combinator" badge above the hero headline
QuorumQuincy product UI mockup with query "What are the sponsors of the bills saying about artificial intelligence on social m
Plural (Plural Policy)"Trusted by over 500 teams across advocacy, academia, and government affairs" above a logo row (Common Cause, NBCUnivers
Hathr AI / GovDash alternative — GovDash"300+ teams have won billions with GovDash" line beside the customer logo strip
SweetspotCompliance badges: "CMMC L2", "SOC 2 Type II", "FedRAMP® Moderate Authorization (In Progress)"

Mobile web

54Fair

The phone experience as a first-class citizen.

Mobile web annotations on the mobile capture1
  1. Six-line hero headline — The headline wraps into six lines and consumes most of the first viewport, pushing everything else down.

Information hierarchy

58Fair

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

Information hierarchy annotations on the desktop capture1234
  1. Government Affairs button — The only button-styled element in the fold is a nav exit, not a conversion action — the page has no primary CTA.
  2. Six-link nav bar — Home, Company, Careers, Blog, Contact and Government Affairs all sit at equal weight, leaking attention with no anchoring action.
  3. Mission section block — A second heading and dense paragraph crowd into the fold, competing with the hero as an equal-weight beat.
  4. Underlined body link — The 'Locke Government Affairs' link inside the subheadline routes hero attention off-page mid-sentence.

Value props

68Fair

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

Locke’s headline undersellsLocke builds AI agents that help companies and governments work together.Our agents power Locke Government Affairs, the first AI-native government affairs firm. We help companies monitor regulations, lobby policymakers, and win government contracts.

Working

  • Subhead names three concrete jobs
  • 'First AI-native' claims a category
  • YC badge adds instant credibility

Could improve

  • H1 'work together' is vague
  • No numbers or proof points
  • Hero imagery decorates, not demos