Which hero direction feels right for this founder-focused brand?

While working on the homepage for Sean Parsons, a brand focused on empowering non-technical founders to launch tech startups, I explored two different visual directions for the hero section. Same message, same structure, just a different mood and color system.

Option 1 - Warm Olive. Dark, grounded, and editorial, giving a warm, established, expert feel.

Option 2 - Light Purple. Clean, modern, and vibrant, giving a fresh, SaaS-like, approachable feel.

Would love your honest UX/UI take, which direction feels more trustworthy, engaging, and aligned with a founder-focused brand, and why?

I like worm Olive most because it has different personality

Day 3 of working on my project for the Lovable Challenge.

And somehow, almost one full day of those three went into the intro you see when the page first opens.

Not because it was necessary — mostly because I’ve wanted to try something like this for a long time.

Web design and development are far from my main field, so I kept putting this idea off. This challenge finally gave me a reason to test it properly — and seeing it actually work is ridiculously satisfying.

The video was converted into an image sequence and tied directly to scrolling on desktop and swiping on mobile, so the animation is controlled by the user as they move through the page.

Right now the project is already at Build 4.2.3.

The backend is working properly, the main mechanics are in place, but visually… there’s still a lot to redo. The current plan is to rebuild almost the entire visual layer before the final version.

I also found out today that Lovable reduced the number of prize spots quite significantly — apparently, there will only be 3 finalists.

That definitely makes the odds a little more painful 😅

But either way, I’m already getting a new portfolio case out of this project, and I’m finally experimenting with things I’ve wanted to build for a long time.

How’s everyone else doing?

Still working on your project, or have you already submitted it?

Or did you decide not to participate at all? If so, I’m curious — what made you skip it?

That intro effect looks sick! 🔥 By the way, I'm working on a car showroom project too, but not sure if I'll manage to finish and submit it on time. If luck is on my side, it’s going to be a really fun competition haha. Good luck!