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I’m so excited to introduce you to Ben Reinhardt. He’s a fellow tech fanatic taking a unique approach to advancing our civilization.
Ben is the CEO of Speculative Technologies, a nonprofit industrial research lab. Their mission is “to create an abundant, wonder-filled future by unlocking powerful materials and manufacturing technologies.”
Ben shares his journey as a non-profit founder and his passion for supporting innovative startups.

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:45 - Studying both Medieval History and Engineering
07:13 - Speculative Technologies
08:56 - Defining “Useful” in Ben’s work
11:25 - Building the roadmap of discoveries to unlock futuristic possibilities
15:10 - The need for new institutions
23:41 - Ben’s area of focus for SpecTech
46:45 - The inspiration for building and the day-to-day work at SpecTech