I'd like to see more datapoints for why you feel this way. And besides, one reason for a "layout" decision to keep prominent action buttons front and visible co

I'd like to see more datapoints for why you feel this way. And besides, one reason for a "layout" decision to keep prominent action buttons front and visible could be after successful A/B testing (see this for an example - http://www.abtests.com/ http://www.abtests.com/) I don't think any YC startup would want to piss off PG with a template found somewhere online - most YC startups do have a clear landing page with call to action items and hardly . Likewise, I am sure that was the reasoning behind this TechStars website you've shared. Of course, I would assume that since they've only crossed the demo day chasm, they probably might've borrowed some elements from online for lack of a full-time designer perhaps.