Hector Castillo Aguiar

Frustration tolerance part 2: Billie Jean Most people quit during the "slow and boring" part. Right before the breakthrough... -> But, look at Billie Jean (Michael Jackson's drummer): 1 Beat, 20 Songs. video: youtube.com/watch?v=ThMfWv…

My drum teacher always talks about "frustration tolerance" I practice an exercise and immediately want to speed it up... But, ofc, I mess up. His rule: Stay at a slow, clean tempo. Master it. Then speed up In drumming, like in life, speed without control is just noise

I found we don’t outgrow friendship We outgrow forced conversations What brings people together now? - Shared passions - Low-friction context - Space to be themselves Jam sessions, anime tours, moto groups… These aren’t hobbies. They’re belonging without needing to explain

Why “solo travel” isn’t really solo Solo travel is growing fast But 70% of travelers still choose guided group tours. It’s not a contradiction, it’s a signal: People want freedom and community. To explore alone, but connect with those who “get it” (source: getyourguide)

🎯 Realization from building travel & music products: You’re not just helping people do the thing You’re helping them do it with the right people 🛠️ Community > UX polish ❤️ Shared vibes > roadmap features 📈 Retention = people feeling seen Don’t just promote features, promote

@TawohAwa Ohhh definitely trying this one. Lots of AI wrappers might be in trouble 😅

🚨BREAKING: Canva is now in Claude AI. You can now create and edit your Canva designs directly in Claude. I tested it and the results were insane 🔥 Here is how to try it👇

What if you built a product that only existed while you were traveling? Not always on. Not pushing. Just… present, when the mindset is open. Not a notification. Not an SDR. BUT a companion. A nudge. A well-timed whisper. Does that kind of digital presence even make sense?

Mid-trip, people aren’t thinking like they normally do. They’re hyped. Curious. Open. Their mental browser tabs are closed. That’s why they say things like: “I don’t want this feeling to end” “Where should we go next?” It’s not a CTA moment. It’s a trust moment.

Travel Insight: People book while they’re feeling, not planning. Found out they’re 3x more likely to buy their next experience while still on the current one Don’t wait until they get home. 🎯 Build for that dopamine moment, because feeling good beats a 10% discount. Every time

@JorgeSinCodigo Totalmente de acuerdo

Esta plataforma promete dejaste iniciar el proyecto con un prompt, para luego poder editarlo visualmente o a nivel de código con la ayuda de agentes de IA. Suena bien, pero no quiero tener que pagar "otra suscripción"

I wonder if MBA programs now require MVPs with traction… or if students still graduate pitching business plans. Someone mentioned theirs and I got curious. I finished mine in 2023. We built a prototype, but we had no Lovable, Cursor, Bolt, nothing. Different game now.

Plot twist: Users wanted MORE human involvement, not less. - The manual coordination was the feature, not the bug. - Now, how to replicate it without losing the "human" touch?... enhance community somehow? - Peopel wanna connection

Didn’t expect this: Gemini was faster at understanding UX/UI and mapping fields from a screenshot Claude reviews like a boss 🤖 🧩Nugget 1: Mobbin has tons of UI flows. Super helpful for user flows & early prototypes 🧠Nugget 2: I also used Mobbin to draft a new system design

Rebuilding JamsomMusic with an AI-first stack ⚡️ Prototyping → Lovable / Rork 🧠 Design → Figma + Notion + Mobbin 💻 Dev → Cursor + Claude / Gemini + Supabase ☁️ Backend → Firebase → Supabase 🔁 n8n + Stripe speed ≠ direction. That still comes from real users.

Tried to fix a problem with more tech. Didn’t work. The poll said it all. So I went full analog. - In-person meetups - No app - Just people talking about music And it worked. Sometimes, the “MVP” is just humans in a room. #Startups #UX #JamSessions #musictech

Most amateur musicians freeze in jam sessions Not because they lack talent, but because there’s no structure We added curated setlists by genre and level, and suddenly: 🎶 More confidence 🎶 More flow 🎶 More music Structure can unlock creativity...? #ProductDesign #UX #MusicTech

How to manage user anxiety before booking a jam? WhatsApp groups worked: lurk, chat, intimate enough Facebook groups/Meetups: wild jungle, but you trust it somehow Challenge: Bring that same "good feelings" to the app without losing the magic.

No 10k MRR yet. Instead? Silence. The kind of rejection no one talks about We moved users to a new & clean webapp But no one booked. No feedback. Just… quiet A quick poll on WA revealed: -Most New joiners had no jam exp. -Scared to be first, to play with strangers, to mess up...

Product lesson: At this phase, Users chose chaotic WhatsApp over my "smart" app - Community beats algorithms - Sometimes the best product decision is to listen, adapt, and iterate... Also, pick who to listen to as well

Phase 3: Designing the solution v01 Phase 4: Beta testing with musicians - Expected: "When can I use it?" - Got: "Can we keep WhatsApp?" - Realization: I needed to enhance UX for community to make them jump How do you design for community and not become a social media app?