This is just silly, Don. HN has gotten so mired in negativity that someone who's a genuine fan of a product, and dares to go against the narrative is now a "shill." Also: see definition of shill. I'm just a happy user that runs a startup, and my life is easier because of their existence.
We've raised $4.6M to date to help home service businesses (think HVAC, plumbing, landscaping, roofing) with their digital marketing, building everything with an AI-first mindset.
We are a small team still (16 total in the company).
I'm the founder/CEO and have 13 years experience as an SWE so we very much take an engineering-first approach. If you're interested and your Github profile goes back to at least 2019, email me directly - will[@]rebolthq.com
If I could make one recommendation: hire a UX/UI designer ASAP. The less technical the audience, the more intuitive and easy to navigate the UI needs to be.
Our company focuses on home service businesses and they get roadblocked super easily. I think you'll be glad you did it earlier rather than later. Otherwise, the ux debt will pile up and it will be quite a project a year down the line.
Many of the best SEO understand technical aspects but don't actually code. The vast majority. Source: built and sold company on the back of SEO and worked with many great SEOs.