Reading this comment, it occurs to me that if just anyone can sign up for a trial, then candidates may be able to game the system and prepare for the specific work sample tests that this product provides. If so, then that's unfortunate, because I like the idea behind this product.
1) This is actually why I was going back and forth on offering a trial version, and decided to use a form so that I can qualify employers who legitimately need this vs candidates just trying to game the system
2) It might not actually matter if candidates get preliminary access to Litebulb interview code bases. Our interviews aren't brainteasers that have a specific optimal solution, they're just regular feature requests, ie build a CRUD API for this new resource model, so it almost doesn't matter how long you have. From what we've seen with submissions so far, having extra time doesn't necessarily make your code quality better. Potential idea: open source all Litebulb interview codebases?
This would be such a wonderful contribution to the industry. Imagine having a hundred JS front end questions, it’s not really game-able any more. I agree with your take. Keep qualifying your leads though, for the sake of your funnel.