NdeaYC W26 landing page report.
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Score over time

70605040Safe Superintelligence (SSI) 53 on Aug 11 (Wayback)Safe Superintelligence (SSI) 53 on Aug 28 (Wayback)Safe Superintelligence (SSI) 49 on Sep 8 (Wayback)Safe Superintelligence (SSI) 47 on Sep 20 (Live)Symbolica 56 on Apr 3 (Wayback)Symbolica 58 on May 17 (Wayback)Symbolica 59 on Jun 14 (Wayback)Symbolica 56 on Jun 27 (Wayback)Symbolica 58 on Jul 12 (Wayback)Symbolica 56 on Jul 23 (Wayback)Symbolica 58 on Sep 22 (Live)Basis 55 on Apr 19 (Wayback)Basis 53 on May 19 (Wayback)Basis 51 on Jun 15 (Wayback)Basis 52 on Jul 21 (Wayback)Basis 50 on Sep 22 (Live)Sakana AI 44 on Jun 23 (Wayback)Sakana AI 43 on Jul 12 (Wayback)Sakana AI 45 on Jul 24 (Wayback)Sakana AI 46 on Aug 13 (Wayback)Sakana AI 44 on Aug 21 (Wayback)Sakana AI 46 on Sep 9 (Wayback)Sakana AI 43 on Sep 20 (Live)Reflection AI 62 on Mar 28 (Wayback)Reflection AI 64 on May 3 (Wayback)Reflection AI 62 on May 19 (Wayback)Reflection AI 62 on Jun 3 (Wayback)Reflection AI 64 on Jun 15 (Wayback)Reflection AI 63 on Jun 22 (Wayback)Reflection AI 51 on Sep 22 (Live)Ndea 52 on Jun 22 (Wayback)Ndea 49 on Jul 30 (Wayback)Ndea 50 on Sep 22 (Live)Jun 22Jul 30Sep 22
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  1. Sep 22, 202650LiveOverall +1 · Mobile web +4 · CTA +2Viewing
  2. Jul 30, 202649Overall −3 · CTA −12 · Trust −4View →
  3. Jun 22, 202652First tracked report — strongest Value props 62, weakest CTA 42View →

CTA

32Poor

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

Symbolica
Reflection AI
Introducing Basis ↗
Basis
Safe Superintelligence (SSI)

Problems

  • no CTA anywhere on the fold
  • nav links are the only actions
  • prose gives visitor nothing to do

Trust

38Poor

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

Trust read
NdeaNo visible trust signal identified.
Safe Superintelligence (SSI)"We are an American company with offices in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv"
SymbolicaNo visible trust signal identified.
BasisNo visible trust signal identified.
Sakana AIimplicit context Sakana AI may benefit from pre-existing familiarity among its target audience.
Reflection AINo visible trust signal identified.

Information hierarchy

58Fair

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

Information hierarchy annotations on the desktop capture123
  1. Three-paragraph text wall — Same-weight body paragraphs stack under 'AI for Scientific Advancement' with no scannable breaks, forcing linear reading.
  2. Podcast external link — An outbound external link in the top nav leaks attention off-site before any on-page action exists.
  3. Abstract network visual — The particle sphere occupies the right half but communicates nothing specific about Ndea's promise or outcome.

Value props

62Fair

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

Ndea’s headline undersellsNdea is building frontier AI systems that blend intuitive pattern recognition and formal reasoning into a unified architecture.AI for Scientific Advancement

Working

  • Names the technical thesis precisely
  • No buzzword inflation or hype
  • Credible research-lab tone

Could improve

  • Outcome buried in body prose
  • Zero numbers or proof points
  • Hero graphic decorates, not shows

Mobile web

62Fair

The phone experience as a first-class citizen.

Mobile web annotations on the mobile capture12
  1. Hero network graphic — Consumes half the viewport with a non-interactive decoration, displacing any tappable action below the fold.
  2. Plus icon nav toggle — Ambiguous '+' glyph is the only tappable element on the fold and reads as expand-content, not menu.