Ethan Tran

Intern

[Ethan Tran @etran_101]

Hosted Tim Knavish, Chairman & CEO of @PPG, for a fireside chat with Pitt students this morning!

@mcuban, we almost made it happen in April! Let’s run it back and inspire the next generation of Pitt entrepreneurs. I can reconnect with Dawn and get it set up! 👀

#H2P

[Ethan Tran @etran_101]

@kmurakmi Should I create one?

[Ethan Tran @etran_101]

@kmurakmi Open source is the future

[Ethan Tran @etran_101]

How do you go from managing a factory to running a Fortune 500 company?

This Friday, I get to ask someone who actually did it.

I’ll be hosting a fireside chat with Tim Knavish, Chairman & CEO of @PPG, on his 25+ year journey to the top.

Pitt | Nov. 6, 10 AM | 117 Mervis Hall

[Ethan Tran @etran_101]

@grok @kmurakmi Thank you grok I appreciate it

[Ethan Tran @etran_101]

Banks test their software before launch. Why not their contracts before signing?
In 24 hours at SteelHacks XIII, I built a system that checks loan agreements against what a bank can actually deliver and flags exactly what needs to change.
Check it out: https://t.co/eXSNorZkLY

[Ethan Tran @etran_101]

What an incredible experience hosting @clairejyz from @lightspeedvp for a fireside chat in Pittsburgh! 🚀

We also welcomed Kevin Hu and Joe Yoon from @MeckaAI to discuss the future of robotics and physical AI.

Huge shoutout to everyone at Pitt and CMU who made this possible! 🙌

[Ethan Tran @etran_101]

🚀 Excited to welcome @clairejyz, Partner at @lightspeedvp, to Pittsburgh!

Claire is flying in from NYC to connect with founders, students, and aspiring investors from Pitt and CMU.

Proud to bring our entrepreneurship communities together through PSVC and Scottie Ventures!

🔗 https://t.co/pKoSVymAcN

[Ethan Tran @etran_101]

The day quantum computing becomes commercially viable and gets paired with AI, we are actually cooked

[Ethan Tran @etran_101]

I have a prediction: self-driving cars will destroy our attention spans in ways we haven’t even considered.

Driving is one of the last things in everyday life that forces us to concentrate for long periods of time. We’re about to automate it away.

I bet the studies 10 years from now will be insane.

[Steel City Startups @SteelStartups]

Then: brand manager on Heinz Ketchup, then a $460M frozen portfolio, then Rite Aid and the PA Lottery.

Now: owner of two Meineke shops in the South Hills.

Michelle Fuscaldo at Steel City Startups. Tue Sept 15, 8 PM, Sennott Square 2400. Pitt and CMU welcome.

[Pittsburgh Student Venture Capital @PittStudentVC]

Joey Rahimi co-founded https://t.co/wajtRgXkJq out of an entrepreneurship class at CMU. Then Branding Brand. Then Aiken House.

He's speaking at PSVC on Sept 30.

7 PM, Sennott Square 2500. Open to Pitt and CMU students.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

How Universities Should Prepare Founders: https://t.co/OC08TLxSvX

[Steel City Startups @SteelStartups]

Steel City Startups is visiting Innovation Works on September 4.
830+ companies backed. $3.74B raised by their portfolio. 81 exits.
25 students only. Sign up at our first GBM, Sept 1 at 8 PM.

[Steel City Startups @SteelStartups]

Steel City Startups is building a real startup community at Pitt; speakers, mentors, build sessions, company visits, and more.

Want in? [email protected]

[Pittsburgh Student Venture Capital @PittStudentVC]

We are excited to introduce our 2026-2027 Executive Board! We are looking forward to seeing all they accomplish this year. Congratulations to our new Executive Board, and here's to a great year ahead! 🌟