AdamYC W25 landing page report.
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Your landing page’s weakest score is Trust.

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Score over time

9080706050Blueprint 70 on Feb 11 (Wayback)Blueprint 68 on Mar 13 (Wayback)Blueprint 67 on May 10 (Wayback)Blueprint 66 on Jun 2 (Wayback)Blueprint 66 on Jun 9 (Wayback)Blueprint 72 on Jul 19 (Wayback)Blueprint 73 on Jul 27 (Live)Flux 80 on Jul 27 (Live)Zoo (Text-to-CAD) 56 on Feb 25 (Wayback)Zoo (Text-to-CAD) 58 on Mar 8 (Wayback)Zoo (Text-to-CAD) 56 on Mar 17 (Wayback)Zoo (Text-to-CAD) 56 on Apr 3 (Wayback)Zoo (Text-to-CAD) 54 on May 18 (Wayback)Zoo (Text-to-CAD) 54 on Jul 10 (Wayback)Zoo (Text-to-CAD) 54 on Jul 27 (Live)Leo AI 66 on Jan 29 (Wayback)Leo AI 71 on Apr 8 (Wayback)Leo AI 71 on Jul 27 (Live)Adam 64 on May 1 (Wayback)Adam 66 on May 21 (Wayback)Adam 64 on Jun 5 (Wayback)Adam 66 on Jun 13 (Wayback)Adam 67 on Jul 1 (Wayback)Adam 67 on Jul 23 (Wayback)Adam 67 on Jul 27 (Live)May 1May 21Jun 5Jun 13Jul 1Jul 23Jul 27
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  1. Jul 27, 202667LiveValue props −6 · Mobile web +4Viewing
  2. Jul 23, 202667Value props +4 · Trust −4View →
  3. Jul 1, 202667Overall +1 · CTA +6 · Value props +2View →
  4. Jun 13, 202666Overall +2 · CTA +4 · Information hierarchy +2View →
  5. Jun 5, 202664Overall −2 · Information hierarchy +6 · Value props −6View →
  6. May 21, 202666Overall +2 · Mobile web +8 · Information hierarchy −6View →
  7. May 1, 202664First tracked report — strongest Mobile web 76, weakest Trust 52View →

Trust

48Poor

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

Adam
Leo AI
Flux
Blueprint
Trust read
Adam"Backed by Y Combinator" badge
Blueprint"COMMUNITY PROJECTS" gallery showing rendered hardware prototypes (labeled smart glasses, robot, handheld radio)
FluxUsage counters: "1,099,361 Builders", "6,425,482 Projects", "821,334 Components"
Zoo (Text-to-CAD)"API Makeathon submissions are LIVE" banner with dates "JULY 22 - AUGUST 5, 2026"
Leo AI"Trusted by Industry Leaders" logo wall with Bosch, Scania, HP, MIT, Philips, Toyota, and Mobileye

Value props

56Fair

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

Adam’s headline vagueThe AI CAD workspace for hardware teams

Working

  • Names a clear audience: hardware teams
  • Clean category framing, no buzzword stack
  • YC badge adds a light proof point

Could improve

  • No subhead — H1 stands alone by sign-in
  • Zero numbers, outcomes, or emotion
  • Hero shows integration icons, not the product

CTA

68Fair

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

Adam
Flux
Blueprintin-product action
Leo AI

Problems

  • no 'free' despite free tier
  • three labels for one action
  • auth copy, no value promise
  • 'Continue' feels procedural

Information hierarchy

74Fair

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

Information hierarchy annotations on the desktop capture123
  1. Connected to Adam's tools — Carousel heading is larger and reads first, outranking the actual value proposition on the right.
  2. Carousel dot controls — Rotating panel means the fold's biggest surface changes messages instead of reinforcing one argument.
  3. Get Started for Free — Dark nav button matches the weight of Continue with Google, splitting the primary action into two competing targets.

Mobile web

88Strong

The phone experience as a first-class citizen.

Mobile web annotations on the mobile capture12
  1. Mobile header row — No Adam logo or brand mark — visitors landing from ads see only a 'Start Free' pill with no identity.
  2. Start Free pill — Duplicates the auth CTAs directly below it, adding a redundant choice in the first viewport.

Competitors

inferred from product, audience, and value prop