Great project! Love the focus on speed as well compared to other web IDE competitors out there.
However, that carefree plan 8 lines of code thing seems ridiculous, no? Most of the templates are already longer than 8 lines.. I think if you just removed many of the other "nice-to-have" features like publishing, npm packages, etc. but made it unlimited lines of code / time per day, the free plan would be much more compelling!
Also i agree with the other commentors that the logos on the homepage are a bit off-putting. I'd prefix it with "Used by engineers at...", as others have suggested as well.
I agree, this limitation 8 lines and 20 minutes if over, sounds strange.
One user from Google suggested me to make just 30 min daily or feature limited. Both of them makes 3 times smaller conversion.
Still the same choice: let it be maximum Freemium or focus on paid users who really value the product because I need to work full-time on playcode? A thin line. I do not know. Maybe it is better to take seed round.
The best talk ever on self-funding (bootstrapping): https://youtu.be/otbnC2zE2rw - some of what he says should be immediately relevant to you.
> Maybe it is better to take seed round
I would be very cautious about that: 1. search likely to be distracting , 2. do you want to be your own boss, or not? 3. generally investors want you to become a gigadollar business which I would guess is not your goal.
Elsewhere you wrote: “I am pretty bad at B2B sales”
Perhaps join up with someone who complements your skills that you like working with? Not easy, but I think easier and more flexible than taking money.
However, that carefree plan 8 lines of code thing seems ridiculous, no? Most of the templates are already longer than 8 lines.. I think if you just removed many of the other "nice-to-have" features like publishing, npm packages, etc. but made it unlimited lines of code / time per day, the free plan would be much more compelling!
Also i agree with the other commentors that the logos on the homepage are a bit off-putting. I'd prefix it with "Used by engineers at...", as others have suggested as well.
All in all great job though!