BEN Students from Purdue University
Students from Purdue University join the Blockchain Education Network podcast to share how they broke into Web3, launched their blockchain club, and found themselves at DCentral Miami 2021. From running an accelerator to building NFT-powered AI tools, their stories reflect the ambition and experimentation shaping the next wave of student founders. They describe how a simple trip to NFT NYC led to unexpected opportunities, how BEN gave them a place to plug in, and why hands-on exposure at conferences is a game-changer for anyone new to the space.
They also talk about what it’s like building from scratch—teaching themselves Solidity, supporting fellow students, and even launching SaaS startups while still in school. Beyond the tech, they dive into how meeting builders in real life changed everything. Whether it’s conversations about IPFS, decentralized creator platforms, or the contagious energy of the metaverse crowd, they left more inspired than ever. Their takeaway? The industry may be young, but this is the foundation—and students like them are already helping to shape what’s next.
In this podcast episode, we interview students from Purdue University that we flew to DCentral Miami 2021 and how they got involved in the blockchain space, as well as their perspectives on the current state of the industry and where it's going.
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