Ben Turtel is the Founder & CEO of Kazm.xyz, a data-driven CRM for Web3. Previously he founded Rivet, an AI-powered reading app for kids, within Area120, and spent 6+ years building applied machine learning solutions at Google. He advises startups through The Garage @ Northwestern and writes about philosophy, technology, and Web3.

**Intro & story**
How did you get into Maching Learning?
What’s your thoughts on current state of AI? (what’s your take on ChatGPT?)
How was working at Google?
What did you work on?
What is Area 120?
What’s the story behind Rivet? How did it start? How did it end?
How did you get into the web3 rabbit hole?
Web3 or AI or both? Is there a way to combine it?
Will NFTs upgrade everything?

**Kazm**
What is Kazm?
What’s the origin story of Kazm? How did it start?
How did you come up with the idea?
What were your first steps?
How big is the team?
How do you fund the project?
What are the next milestones for the project?

00:00 - Intro
00:46 - How did you get into Maching Learning?
02:02 - What’s your thoughts on current state of AI? (what’s your take on ChatGPT?)
05:02 - How was working at Google?
09:25 - What is Area 120?
13:30 - What made you start creating your own projects?
15:25 - What’s the story behind Rivet? How did it start? How did it end?
20:10 - What is your story with cryptocurrencies?
22:10 - Do you miss programming?
23:23 - Web3 or AI or both? Is there a way to combine it?
26:26 - Will NFTs change everything?
30:55 - What is Kazm?
32:00 - How did you come up with the idea?
35:00 - When did you onboard first community?
39:27 - How do you fund the project?
44:20 - What are the next milestones for the Kazm?
52:10 - Do you have any advice for beginning Founders?
53:25 - Can you eecommended/favorite books, podcasts, other materials?
56:00 - Where can we find you on the web? How to get in touch with you?

In this episode:
How did you get into Maching Learning?
How did you get into the web3 rabbit hole?
What’s the origin story of Kazm? How did it start?
What is Area 120?

See more: **Web3**
Your thoughts about the current state ot the crypto market?
Is it worth to start building in web3 space right now?

**Ending**
Recommended/favorite books, podcasts, other materials?
Where can we find you on the web? How to get in touch with you?

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