EmdashYC W26 landing page report.
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Emdashhttps://emdash.com/

Your landing page’s weakest score is Value props.

How Emdash ranks

  1. 1.Conductor81
  2. 2.Emdash74
  3. 3.Vibe Kanban62
  4. 4.Sculptor54
  5. 5.Terragon49
Fix Value props
74Growth scoreupdated

category scores

Value props72Mobile web72Trust74Information hierarchy76CTA78
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Value props72Mobile web72Trust74Information hierarchy76CTA78

Score over time

90807060504030Conductor 77 on Apr 23 (Wayback)Conductor 78 on May 7 (Wayback)Conductor 76 on Jul 17 (Wayback)Conductor 74 on Aug 7 (Wayback)Conductor 81 on Sep 20 (Live)Terragon 45 on Apr 22 (Wayback)Terragon 52 on May 17 (Wayback)Terragon 48 on Jun 8 (Wayback)Terragon 44 on Jul 25 (Wayback)Terragon 49 on Sep 20 (Live)Vibe Kanban 67 on Apr 26 (Wayback)Vibe Kanban 67 on May 12 (Wayback)Vibe Kanban 68 on Jun 13 (Wayback)Vibe Kanban 67 on Jul 12 (Wayback)Vibe Kanban 66 on Jul 27 (Wayback)Vibe Kanban 62 on Sep 22 (Live)Sculptor 53 on May 8 (Wayback)Sculptor 54 on Jun 6 (Wayback)Sculptor 56 on Jun 16 (Wayback)Sculptor 56 on Jul 22 (Wayback)Sculptor 58 on Aug 27 (Wayback)Sculptor 56 on Sep 6 (Wayback)Sculptor 54 on Sep 20 (Live)Emdash 46 on Jun 7 (Wayback)Emdash 72 on Aug 11 (Wayback)Emdash 75 on Aug 22 (Wayback)Emdash 72 on Sep 8 (Wayback)Emdash 74 on Sep 22 (Live)Jun 7Aug 11Aug 22Sep 8Sep 22
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  1. Sep 22, 202674LiveOverall +2 · Trust +6 · Mobile web +4Viewing
  2. Sep 8, 202672Overall −3 · Trust −8 · Information hierarchy +4View →
  3. Aug 22, 202675Overall +3 · Mobile web +14 · Information hierarchy −4View →
  4. Aug 11, 202672Overall +26 · Value props +48 · CTA +34View →
  5. Jun 7, 202646First tracked report — strongest Trust 62, weakest Value props 28View →

Value props

72Fair

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

Emdash’s headline undersellsOpen-source agentic development environmentRun agents in parallel, schedule repeat work, preview apps in the built-in browser, and manage prompts, skills, and MCP tools from one place.

Working

  • Subhead lists concrete capabilities
  • Strong proof: 1M downloads, YC, 5.8k stars
  • "No lock-in" defuses a real objection

Could improve

  • Headline is a category label, not a benefit
  • No emotional payoff or pain named
  • Desktop hero graphic decorates, not demos

Mobile web

72Fair

The phone experience as a first-class citizen.

Mobile web annotations on the mobile capture123
  1. Announcement bar — Wraps to three lines and consumes the top of the viewport with a competing Download link before the hero.
  2. Hero headline — Desktop-scale type wraps into four tall lines, pushing the primary CTA to the fold's edge.
  3. Download button — Sits at partial width instead of a full-bleed, thumb-friendly tap target.

Trust

74Fair

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

Trust read
Emdash"[Over 1M downloads]" caption directly beneath the Download button
Conductor"feels like going from typing with two fingers to having eight arms" — Frank, Product Designer, Thinking Machines
TerragonNo visible trust signal identified.
Vibe Kanban"Works with" integration icon row showing recognizable AI tool logos (including OpenAI) beneath the CTA
SculptorNo visible trust signal identified.

Information hierarchy

76Fair

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

Information hierarchy annotations on the desktop capture1234
  1. Nav link cluster — Five nav links plus Discord and GitHub counter give attention eight exits before the hero CTA.
  2. Header Download button — Duplicates the hero CTA at equal visual weight (banner link is a third copy), splitting the one action.
  3. Dark hero parallelogram — The diagram's central shape is unlabeled and shows nothing about the product it anchors.
  4. Announcement banner link — Red 'Download ->' link at the very top intercepts the scan path before the value prop lands.

CTA

78Fair

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

Emdash
Conductor

Problems

  • no 'free' despite open-source offer
  • hero button small vs. huge headline
  • no platform specificity on click

Competitors

inferred from product, audience, and value prop
#1Conductorconductor.build81
#2Emdash74
#3Vibe Kanbanvibekanban.com62 #4Sculptorimbue.com54 #5Terragonterragonlabs.com49—Crystalstravu.comfailed