diff --git a/backend/tsconfig.json b/backend/tsconfig.json
index b6bd1fc..8d77c59 100644
--- a/backend/tsconfig.json
+++ b/backend/tsconfig.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     "moduleResolution": "node",
     "types": ["node", "jest"],
     "outDir": "./dist",
-    "rootDir": "./src",
     "strict": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "skipLibCheck": true,
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 5ca8ac4..3558f34 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { ThemeProvider, CssBaseline } from '@mui/material';
 import { BrowserRouter as Router, Routes, Route } from 'react-router-dom';
 import theme from './theme';
+import StartPage from './pages/StartPage';
 import CreateSession from './pages/CreateSession';
 
 import SessionPage from './pages/SessionPage';
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ function App() {
       <CssBaseline />
       <Router>
         <Routes>
-          <Route path="/" element={<CreateSession />} />
+          <Route path="/" element={<StartPage />} />
+          <Route path="/create" element={<CreateSession />} />
           {/* Other routes will be added here */}
           <Route path="/session/:sessionId" element={<SessionPage />} />
         </Routes>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/StartPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/StartPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a701ec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/StartPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { Box, Typography, Container, Button } from '@mui/material';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+const StartPage = () => {
+    const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+    const handleCreateClick = () => {
+        navigate('/create');
+    };
+
+    return (
+        <Container maxWidth="sm">
+            <Box
+                sx={{
+                    marginTop: 8,
+                    display: 'flex',
+                    flexDirection: 'column',
+                    alignItems: 'center',
+                    textAlign: 'center'
+                }}
+            >
+                <Typography component="h1" variant="h4" gutterBottom>
+                    Welcome to Agree on Desires
+                </Typography>
+                <Typography variant="h6" color="text.secondary" paragraph>
+                    A simple tool to help groups of people make decisions together.
+                </Typography>
+                <Button
+                    variant="contained"
+                    size="large"
+                    sx={{ mt: 4 }}
+                    onClick={handleCreateClick}
+                >
+                    Create a New Session
+                </Button>
+            </Box>
+        </Container>
+    );
+};
+
+export default StartPage;