Fidel Ecco

Full-time aero engineer ✈️ | Part-time maker 🚀

Currently building

[Fidel Ecco @fidel_ecco]

Tired of explaining your haircut using Pinterest photos?

I built Hairstyle View: an AI try-on platform for salons & barbershops. Upload a selfie, preview cuts & colors.

Launched via @marclou's & @jackfrick's @shipordie_. Grateful for the community!🙌

https://t.co/sOv84t3YMl

[Fidel Ecco @fidel_ecco]

@shipordie_ @marclou Thanks for the review and feedback @marclou! And yes... the OG image still screaming @shipfa_st is just my way of saying thanks for the awesome template. 🫡 Time to update assets!

[Fidel Ecco @fidel_ecco]

Hairstyle View: AI-powered hairstyle visualizer for salons https://t.co/9fN2jpuzwF via @producthunt

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I just submitted Hairstyle View for review on Ship or Die 🏴‍☠️

It took me 13 days to ship in public and submit proof.

Follow the mission on my profile:
https://t.co/yo6Key4amT

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@shipordie_ It's been some intense few weeks! Launch day for Hairstyle View is pretty close... 🚀

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@shipordie_ Only 24 days left to ship HairstyleView or I'm walking the plank on @shipordie_ 💀⚓️

Here's a glimpse of the catalog UI. It lets salons take a client's selfie and preview any hairstyle or color consistently using AI. Let's keep moving!

[Fidel Ecco @fidel_ecco]

@NishantRArora @shipordie_ Thanks man! Yeah, that would be cool. Would need to optimize generation costs for B2C, but it is doable 👌

[Fidel Ecco @fidel_ecco]

Spent years doing it wrong, overcomplicating features and delaying my launches for no reason.

I have a strong gut feeling that @shipordie_ is the right way to break the loop. Ready to build fast and ship with the crew! 🏴‍☠️

[Fidel Ecco @fidel_ecco]

@ekzhang1 Thanks man! This library rocks 🤟

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@code_like_parge Valid point for Windows users! I actually didn't know about Win+H.

My use case:

1. I run Ubuntu, so no native tools available.

2. LLMs. Dictating complex prompts is drastically faster than typing.

In the AI era, speech-to-text is a huge productivity unlock.

[Fidel Ecco @fidel_ecco]

I’ve started using Handy to transcribe everything directly onto my screen and I might never go back to typing manually. The flow is incredible.

https://t.co/QCsIDcr2Du

#BuildInPublic

[Fidel Ecco @fidel_ecco]

📊 Building PlotPink - engineering data viz that doesn't take forever to set up.

Shipping fast this time (shoutout to @marclou).

Chasing the dream tool I’d actually want for my full-time engineering work. 🚀

[Fidel Ecco @fidel_ecco]

Nvidia's Audio2Face-3D blows me away, but needs dedicated inference servers + Nvidia AI Enterprise license (ouch for solo builders)

Meta's Oculus Lipsync is lightweight enough to run locally on anything, just basic visemes without expressions though

Is there a middle ground?🤔

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@StevenMusielski @joshkaufman @UriLevine1 @ericries Books give you the deep dive, X gives you the highlights reel.

Both have their place, depends what you're optimizing for that day.

[Fidel Ecco @fidel_ecco]

My recent favorites 📚

1️⃣ The Personal MBA - practical business insights.
2️⃣ Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution - solve the right problems.
3️⃣ The Lean Startup - test ideas fast and smart.

Loved these reads! @joshkaufman @UriLevine1 @ericries

[Fidel Ecco @fidel_ecco]

@tomhaerter Thanks for the feedback! Recently tested OpenAI's realtime speech model. Amazing result, but wow, the cost! Gemini Live API can be a bit more budget-friendly.

[Fidel Ecco @fidel_ecco]

My endless cycle of ambitious projects... Get sucked in for months trying to force these big ideas to work. Then realize I probably should've just shipped something simple instead. Sound familiar?

[Fidel Ecco @fidel_ecco]

Why does Android’s on-device speech to text cut off after a few seconds of silence or even mid-speech, even though it’s running locally?

Docs say it’s “likely to stream audio to remote servers… not intended for continuous recognition” but that is not the case here.

[Fidel Ecco @fidel_ecco]

I run Chattier, a SaaS for multilingual AI chatbots.

Now I’m turning that tech into an English speaking practice app. 🎙️

10 hours in, aiming to launch in ~3 weeks.

Excited to share the journey and updates along the way.