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Luis Calvillo

@luiscalvillo
San Diego, California, United States
@lcalvllo

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Previously built ShredSpots, a skate spot discovery app that reached 100K+ downloads and was acquired. Now focused on building WhattaEat.

Startup founders, builders: Let's connect.

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Startups & Projects

Luis Calvillo builds community-driven apps focused on discovery and real-world experiences.

My previous app, ShredSpots, helped skaters find new places to skate and grew to over 100K downloads before being acquired.

He is currently building WhattaEat, a social food discovery platform where people decide what to eat through short-form videos and local recommendations.

Luis also created the App Canvas, a framework to increase an app's success rate by improving retention.

  • WhattaEat
    $0/moPresent

    Find a place to eat

  • ShredSpots
    $0/moAcquired 2021

    Find Skate Spots

Recent activity

  • PostedLuis Calvillo on Building WhattaEat - Canvas Rebel2026-05-29
  • PostedTimeline: ShredSpots reaches 50k downloads (2020)2026-03-19
  • PostedTimeline: ShredSpots reaches 20k downloads (2020)2026-03-19
  • PostedTimeline: ShredSpots acquisition (2021)2026-03-19
  • PostedTimeline: Launching ShredSpots (2019)2026-03-19
  • PostedWhy We Built WhattaEat2026-03-16
  • PostedWe were featured on Hispanos Unidos!2026-03-05
  • PostedWe got featured on VoyageLA! Read our startup's story2026-02-16
  • PostedExciting news! Today is the official launch for WhattaEat 2.0 in the App Store!2025-12-26
  • Commented onThe four filter test I use to validate product ideas fast2025-11-09
  • Commented onI Spent 6 Months Building for Indie Hackers. My First Real Customer Taught Me I Was Wrong.2025-11-09
  • Commented onThe leverage paradox2025-11-09
  • Commented onCan you build in public without Twitter?2025-11-09
  • Commented onAre you sure your application is ready to scale? (Test)2025-11-08
  • Commented onFounders and Early Teams Don’t Just Build Startups — They Survive Them (Why I Built therappai)2025-11-08
  • Commented onWhen You Should Go Beyond Vibe-Coding2025-11-08
  • Commented onWhy naming takes longer than building (and how I’m trying to fix it)2025-11-08

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