console :: about
about.ethan --people --systems --story
I'm a UF student and founder building Resonate. I got pulled deeper and deeper into AI, systems, and community-building because I like being close to the action — close enough to build the thing, sell it, and own what breaks. I care about products people actually use, rooms where ambitious people meet each other, and tools that make the operating loop faster.
- n01 I like building the dashboard and then using it in the messy real workflow.
- n02 I learned a lot of sales from restaurants, cold calls, campus events, and founder conversations.
- n03 I am happiest around people who are technical, intense, funny, and generous with what they know.
On-camera interview from the AI2 Summit.
// photo_roll
Terminal-native placeholders for now; real approved photos can drop into these slots later.
┌────────────────────┐
│ UF_AI :: GNV │
│ workshops + demos │
│ caffeine + cursor │
└────────────────────┘
Campus events, AI demos, late-night docs, and an agent OS that got a little out of hand.
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║ BRIEF -> AGENTS -> ║
║ VERIFY -> SHIP ║
║ memory compounds ║
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One orchestrator, eleven specialists. Briefs out, verified work back, and lessons that compound across every project.
[friend]──┐
[mentor]──[EP]──[org]
[builder]─┘
relationship > reach
The strongest parts of the site should eventually point back to the friends, mentors, and orgs that made the work possible.
// people_graph
Force-directed view of live org nodes and their links back to Ethan. Drag, zoom, and keyboard-focus to inspect.
Interactive relationship graph. Use arrow keys to move focus, Enter to select a node, drag nodes to reposition, scroll to zoom, and drag the background to pan.
Few live person nodes right now — friend, family, and mentor shoutouts still need names and approval before they appear on the graph.
drag nodes · scroll zoom · drag background pan · ←→ focus · Enter inspect
- Ethan Pecora — self: Hub node for Ethan's relationship graph.
- UF AI² Student Club — campus AI ecosystem: The place where the AI builder/community thread became real: events, programming, partnerships, and a lot of people worth knowing.
- Perplexity AI campus network — campus GTM and ambassador program: A high-signal learning ground for campus adoption, ambassador expansion, workshops, and relationship-driven growth.
- Bracket Partners — real estate finance systems work: A private, high-context operating environment that pushed me to translate domain complexity into cleaner internal tools.
- Geotarget — B2B SaaS outbound: Where the cold-call and pipeline muscle got much more real — full SDR cycle from prospecting through qualification and handoff.
// relationship_graph
A place to credit the people and groups behind the visible work.
friends (1)
the people who made the build season more human
Friend shoutout slots
friends / collaborators / people who kept the build fun
helped: Reserved for real names, approved photos, and inside-joke-safe captions. I want this section to feel personal, but nobody gets added publicly without a quick okay.
pending names/photos
family (1)
the people who were home base
Family shoutout slots
family / the people who were home base
helped: Reserved for the family who grounded the whole thing — kept me fed, sane, and pointed in the right direction.
pending names/photos
mentors (1)
people who sharpened the thinking
Mentor shoutout slots
professors, managers, founders, operators
helped: Reserved for the people who taught me how to think sharper, sell better, build cleaner, or handle responsibility with more maturity.
pending names/photos
orgs (4)
places where the relationships compounded
UF AI² Student Club
campus AI ecosystem
helped: The place where the AI builder/community thread became real: events, programming, partnerships, and a lot of people worth knowing.
Perplexity AI campus network
campus GTM and ambassador program
helped: A high-signal learning ground for campus adoption, ambassador expansion, workshops, and relationship-driven growth.
Bracket Partners
real estate finance systems work
helped: A private, high-context operating environment that pushed me to translate domain complexity into cleaner internal tools.
Geotarget
B2B SaaS outbound
helped: Where the cold-call and pipeline muscle got much more real — full SDR cycle from prospecting through qualification and handoff.
