diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 9bffa11..d435a3e 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
     <title>PodMan — the teammate that sees what git can’t</title>
     <meta
       name="description"
-      content="PodMan is an ambient AI teammate that watches your pod's screens in realtime and catches merge collisions before anyone pushes."
+      content="PodMan is an ambient AI teammate that watches your pod's screens in realtime and catches merge collisions before anyone pushes. Top 3 at the AI Engineer World's Fair 2026 Hackathon — built by Karti Tripathi, Ramis Hasanli, Yahya Alhinai, and Shakthi Bachala."
     />
+    <meta name="author" content="Karti Tripathi, Ramis Hasanli, Yahya Alhinai, Shakthi Bachala" />
+    <link rel="canonical" href="https://podman.live/" />
 
     <meta property="og:type" content="website" />
     <meta property="og:site_name" content="PodMan" />
@@ -31,6 +33,42 @@
     />
     <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://www.podman.live/og.png" />
 
+    <script type="application/ld+json">
+      {
+        "@context": "https://schema.org",
+        "@type": "SoftwareApplication",
+        "name": "PodMan",
+        "url": "https://podman.live",
+        "applicationCategory": "DeveloperApplication",
+        "operatingSystem": "Web",
+        "description": "An ambient AI teammate that watches your pod's screens in realtime and catches merge collisions, duplicated work, and missed handoffs before anyone pushes.",
+        "award": "Top 3 — AI Engineer World's Fair 2026 Hackathon (2nd overall of 95+ teams, LiveKit track winner, DigitalOcean Best Use)",
+        "author": [
+          {
+            "@type": "Person",
+            "name": "Karti Tripathi",
+            "url": "https://karti.ai",
+            "sameAs": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/kartitripathi/"
+          },
+          {
+            "@type": "Person",
+            "name": "Ramis Hasanli",
+            "sameAs": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasanliramis/"
+          },
+          {
+            "@type": "Person",
+            "name": "Yahya Alhinai",
+            "sameAs": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/yhinai/"
+          },
+          {
+            "@type": "Person",
+            "name": "Shakthi Bachala",
+            "sameAs": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/shakthi-bachala-09401510a/"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    </script>
+
     <script>
       // Tear down any service worker we shipped earlier (vite-plugin-pwa).
       // PodMan runs no PWA in production: we deploy continuously and SW-driven
diff --git a/frontend/src/Landing.tsx b/frontend/src/Landing.tsx
index 49d22c8..25e86ae 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Landing.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Landing.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
-import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import {
   TrophyIcon,
-  ArrowRightIcon,
   ChevronDownIcon,
   EyeIcon,
   GitMergeIcon,
@@ -18,8 +16,16 @@ import {
 /**
  * Public marketing landing page for podman.live.
  * Rendered at "/" without ClerkProvider — needs no secrets.
- * The live app lives at "/app".
+ * The app (private beta) lives at "/app".
  */
+
+const TEAM = [
+  { name: 'Karti Tripathi', url: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/kartitripathi/' },
+  { name: 'Ramis Hasanli', url: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasanliramis/' },
+  { name: 'Yahya Alhinai', url: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/yhinai/' },
+  { name: 'Shakthi Bachala', url: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/shakthi-bachala-09401510a/' },
+];
+
 export function Landing() {
   const scrollToStory = useCallback(() => {
     document.getElementById('story')?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'start' });
@@ -39,12 +45,10 @@ export function Landing() {
           <img src="/podman-logo.svg" alt="PodMan" className="h-7 w-7" />
           <span className="text-[15px] font-semibold tracking-tight text-white">PodMan</span>
         </a>
-        <Link
-          to="/app"
-          className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-white/15 bg-white/5 px-4 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-white/90 transition-colors hover:bg-white/10"
-        >
-          Launch app <ArrowRightIcon className="size-4" />
-        </Link>
+        <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-white/15 bg-white/5 px-4 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-white/70">
+          <LiveDot />
+          Beta soon
+        </span>
       </header>
 
       {/* hero */}
@@ -93,12 +97,7 @@ export function Landing() {
           >
             Read the story <ChevronDownIcon className="size-4" />
           </button>
-          <Link
-            to="/app"
-            className="inline-flex h-11 items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-white/15 px-7 text-sm font-semibold text-white/90 transition-colors hover:bg-white/5"
-          >
-            Launch PodMan <ArrowRightIcon className="size-4" />
-          </Link>
+          <BetaPill />
         </div>
 
         <button
@@ -193,23 +192,37 @@ export function Landing() {
         </div>
       </Section>
 
-      {/* final CTA */}
+      {/* built by / team */}
+      <Section id="team" eyebrow="Built by" title="The team behind PodMan.">
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-3">
+          {TEAM.map((p) => (
+            <a
+              key={p.name}
+              href={p.url}
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noopener noreferrer"
+              className="rounded-full border border-white/10 bg-white/[0.03] px-4 py-2 text-[15px] font-medium text-white/80 transition-colors hover:border-cyan-300/40 hover:text-white"
+            >
+              {p.name}
+            </a>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </Section>
+
+      {/* final CTA — beta coming soon */}
       <section className="relative z-10 mx-auto max-w-3xl px-6 py-24 text-center">
         <div className="rounded-3xl border border-white/10 bg-gradient-to-b from-white/[0.06] to-transparent px-8 py-14">
           <MicIcon className="mx-auto size-8 text-cyan-300" />
           <h2 className="mt-5 text-3xl font-semibold tracking-tight text-white sm:text-4xl">
-            Put PodMan in your pod.
+            The private beta is coming soon.
           </h2>
           <p className="mx-auto mt-4 max-w-md text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-white/60">
-            Open a room and let it watch the work. It&apos;s an early build we&apos;re actively
-            shaping — jump in and try it.
+            We&apos;re building PodMan out from the hackathon prototype into something a team runs
+            every day. The private beta opens soon.
           </p>
-          <Link
-            to="/app"
-            className="mt-8 inline-flex h-12 items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-gradient-to-r from-indigo-500 to-cyan-400 px-8 text-sm font-semibold text-[#0b0f17] shadow-lg shadow-indigo-500/20 transition-transform hover:scale-[1.02]"
-          >
-            Launch PodMan <ArrowRightIcon className="size-4" />
-          </Link>
+          <div className="mt-8 flex justify-center">
+            <BetaPill className="px-6 py-3 text-[15px]" />
+          </div>
         </div>
       </section>
 
@@ -227,6 +240,26 @@ export function Landing() {
   );
 }
 
+function LiveDot() {
+  return (
+    <span className="relative flex size-1.5">
+      <span className="absolute inline-flex h-full w-full animate-ping rounded-full bg-cyan-400/70" />
+      <span className="relative inline-flex size-1.5 rounded-full bg-cyan-400" />
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
+function BetaPill({ className = '' }: { className?: string }) {
+  return (
+    <span
+      className={`inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-white/15 bg-white/5 px-5 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium text-white/70 ${className}`}
+    >
+      <LiveDot />
+      Private beta — coming soon
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
 function Section({
   id,
   eyebrow,