# Matthew Howells-Barby

> Growth for the frontier of finance. Operating record, essays, press and contact.

## Public pages

- [Matthew Howells-Barby: Growth for the frontier of finance](https://mhb.xyz/index.md): Matthew Howells-Barby's operating record, writing and approach to growth in crypto and finance. Cofounder of Traffic Think Tank, acquired by Semrush.
- [Advisory and angel investing - Matthew Howells-Barby](https://mhb.xyz/advisory/index.md): Matthew Howells-Barby's approach to selective advisory work and angel investing, including the companies he has backed.
- [Contact - Matthew Howells-Barby](https://mhb.xyz/contact/index.md): Contact Matthew Howells-Barby about advisory work, speaking, press or another relevant opportunity.
- [Writing - Matthew Howells-Barby](https://mhb.xyz/essays/index.md): Essays by Matthew Howells-Barby on growth, crypto, leadership and economics, drawn from building companies and leading teams.
- [Operating record - Matthew Howells-Barby](https://mhb.xyz/operating-record/index.md): Matthew Howells-Barby's work at Breakout, Kraken, Traffic Think Tank and HubSpot, from founding a business to leading growth teams at scale.
- [Press - Matthew Howells-Barby](https://mhb.xyz/press/index.md): Selected press coverage and commentary featuring Matthew Howells-Barby, with links to the original publications.
- [Privacy - Matthew Howells-Barby](https://mhb.xyz/privacy/index.md): How mhb.xyz handles contact messages, website analytics and privacy choices.
- [Growing a $1mm+ ARR community business: The story of Traffic Think Tank - Matthew Howells-Barby](https://mhb.xyz/essays/1mm-arr-community-business/index.md): The build behind the exit: how a paid community reached seven figures.
- [Ordinals and the Rise of Bitcoin NFTs - Matthew Howells-Barby](https://mhb.xyz/essays/bitcoin-nfts-ordinals/index.md): How Bitcoin Ordinals work, why inscriptions attracted attention, and what they mean for NFTs and Bitcoin block space.
- [From Bootstrap to Buyout: How We Sold Our Side Hustle to a Public Company - Matthew Howells-Barby](https://mhb.xyz/essays/bootstrap-to-buyout/index.md): The Traffic Think Tank sale, told from the founder side of the table.
- [How to Grow a Successful Career in Marketing - Matthew Howells-Barby](https://mhb.xyz/essays/careers-in-marketing/index.md): How to build a career in marketing through practical experience, relationships and the skills that increase your influence.
- [CBDCs: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing - Matthew Howells-Barby](https://mhb.xyz/essays/central-bank-digital-currencies/index.md): How central bank digital currencies could change payments, monetary policy and financial privacy, and why their design matters.
- [Life Beyond Email: Chatbot Marketing - Matthew Howells-Barby](https://mhb.xyz/essays/chatbot-marketing/index.md): An examination of chatbot marketing, messaging platforms and the opportunities and limits of reaching customers beyond email.
- [Our Fearless Leader: the Cult Problem in Crypto - Matthew Howells-Barby](https://mhb.xyz/essays/cult-problem-in-crypto/index.md): How personality cults develop around crypto founders, and why loyalty to a leader can undermine independent judgment.
- [A Look to the Future: Speed, Convenience and the Rise of AI - Matthew Howells-Barby](https://mhb.xyz/essays/future-of-marketing/index.md): How speed, convenience and artificial intelligence are changing customer expectations and the channels marketers use to reach them.
- [Going All-In - Matthew Howells-Barby](https://mhb.xyz/essays/going-all-in/index.md): On leaving the safe version of a career to own the outcome.
- [You Can't Buy Product-Market Fit - Matthew Howells-Barby](https://mhb.xyz/essays/incentive-systems/index.md): Why incentives can rent behavior but never buy the product truth underneath it.
- [The Remote Leader's Guide to Managing a Team - Matthew Howells-Barby](https://mhb.xyz/essays/remote-leadership/index.md): Lessons from managing remote teams: communication, hiring, meetings and the habits that help people work well across locations.
- [This Time It's Different - Matthew Howells-Barby](https://mhb.xyz/essays/this-time-its-different/index.md): Why the next crypto cycle could differ from earlier ones: Bitcoin halvings, institutional demand, liquidity and changing market conditions.
- [Understanding Inflation - Matthew Howells-Barby](https://mhb.xyz/essays/understanding-inflation/index.md): An explanation of inflation, its causes and consequences, and the choices facing central banks as prices rise.
- [Composability, Community, and Ownership: Web3 Gaming's Future - Matthew Howells-Barby](https://mhb.xyz/essays/web3-gaming-future/index.md): An examination of web3 gaming, ownership and incentives, and the challenges of building games people want to play.