Rupert L. Matthews

I am a lecturer in business and management, having received by PhD in 2013, and since 2009, researching and writing about operations management. The majority of the writing I have done since co-authoring my first book in 2009 has been in academic conferences and journals, covering topics such as small business management, organisational learning, process improvement, public sector improvement and craft manufacturing. Since late 2022, my research has branched out to include research on bitcoin, where I have worked with NGO's, published in Bitcoin Magazine and published in the Challenges journal special issues on bitcoin, that was put together by The Satoshi Action Fund. From one of the two papers I published in Challenges, I had the idea of writing my second book, taking the form of a novel, with the aim of communicating some of the ideas I've covered in my research. In places it was a bit of a challenge, but for anyone who can manage to read the book, I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Since releasing the first edition in April 2025, I have worked extensively to improve to clarity of the writing and well as the explanation of a range of topics to reflect my own learning.