Q2QYC W26 landing page report.
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Your landing page’s weakest score is Trust.

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  1. Sep 22, 202668LiveOverall +19 · Value props +40 · Information hierarchy +28Viewing
  2. Sep 9, 202649Overall −10 · Mobile web −24 · Value props −20View →
  3. May 14, 202659First tracked report — strongest Mobile web 82, weakest Value props 42View →

Trust

48Poor

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

Q2Q
Udu
Inven
Grata
Trust read
Q2Q"Backed by Y Combinator" badge above the waitlist CTA
GrataG2 badge row with "Rated 4.9/5" and Fall 2025 badges (Momentum Leader, Easiest Admin, Fastest Implementation, Users Love
Sourcescrub"connects them with the 290,000-and-growing sources where they can be found"
CyndxNo visible trust signal identified.
Udu"Trusted by:" logo bar with Grant Avenue, Fenwick Capital, ACG, RFE, Access Holdings, NexPhase Capital
InvenEmbedded product UI showing the '/build-CDD-deck for Solarys' workflow with completed steps and a slide titled 'The US H

Value props

62Fair

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

Q2Q’s headline sellsAI Deal Sourcing Engine That Never SleepsWe help deal teams get first calls booked with companies they want to buy.

Working

  • Names a real outcome: first calls booked
  • Always-on hook signals tireless coverage
  • YC badge adds instant credibility

Could improve

  • No numbers: volume, speed, or win rate
  • Hero graphic decorates, doesn't demo
  • 'Engine' claim is unquantified

CTA

72Fair

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

Q2Q

Problems

  • click buys waiting, not value
  • placeholder copy does no work
  • competes with two demo CTAs

Information hierarchy

76Fair

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

Information hierarchy annotations on the desktop capture1234
  1. Or Book a Demo link — Third conversion path right under the waitlist form splits intent with the nav's Book a Demo button.
  2. Nav Book a Demo button — Styled at full primary weight, it competes with the hero's Join the Waitlist for the visitor's first click.
  3. Join the Waitlist button — Dark green on a muted pill blends into the hero; the primary action deserves the fold's highest contrast.
  4. Headline inline icon — Logo badge wedged between "Never" and "Sleeps" breaks the headline's reading flow.

Mobile web

82Strong

The phone experience as a first-class citizen.

Mobile web annotations on the mobile capture1
  1. Book a Demo link — Small underlined text link is the only demo path on mobile — the desktop header button was dropped.

Competitors

inferred from product, audience, and value prop