Meet the Deconet Advisors: Matthew McGraw of The Bureau
He also serves as a member of the advisory council at Entrepreneurship at Cornell (his alma mater) and as a board member at several high growth startups in the fintech, blockchain, and professional services industries. He has served as a member of the Apple Consultants Network (ACN) Advisory Council and was the founder and CEO of Rocket Science Consulting.
We are thrilled that Matthew has chosen to become an advisor for Deconet, and we are eager to discover just how much his incredible depth of entrepreneurial experience can bring to this project. We asked him a few questions about why he decided to join forces with us on this project.
How did you hear about Deco.net?
I first heard about Deconet from the CTO of Dispatch Labs,
. He spoke very highly of Deconet CEO , and of the project. Then the Deconet team started working out of The Bureau’s offices and eventually became a Bureau Lab client!Tell us more about your background and experience in crypto.
I actually came to the scene from the blockchain side of the movement. I invested in a startup called SparkX that was investigating using blockchain in a supply chain module in the platform they were building. They asked my advice in an advisory capacity, and having been retired from the tech world for a few years, I was skeptical but interested in the technology.
I eventually decided to take a weekend to read up on it. I was expecting to spend an hour or two reading, but ended up not sleeping for a few days and was a total convert by Monday morning. I then told the startup guys to shut their business down — we were going into the blockchain and crypto scene full steam ahead.
I haven’t looked back since then. Now I’m the CEO of The Bureau, a governing organization for two protocol projects (Dispatch Labs and
), an Enterprise Advisory, and a Lab that we are building out to specifically accelerate blockchain and crypto projects. We’re in New York & San Francisco, we’re co-producing a lab in Manila, and are expanding in Asia significantly this quarter.It’s been the best personal and professional move of my life — I’ve found my people after 20 years in the tech industry.
Why did you choose to join Deconet as an advisor?
Because they’re so sexy, of course!
Jokes aside, I honestly see the industry and movement as it currently stands as super immature, and Deconet directly addresses my overarching goal to enable this scene to become the dominant technology framework on the planet. Crucial tools are needed to make blockchain mainstream, and your platform is one of them.
What do you plan to focus on as an advisor at Deconet?
I’m here to assist with industry introductions and community. I have a wee bit of experience scaling companies too.
Where do you see Deco.network in 3 years?
Great question. Maybe replacing the word Github in most articles about key tools for developers.
Matthew brings decades of experience to the Deconet team, and we are grateful to have him as an advisor. His expertise in scaling, community, and the crypto ecosystem as a whole will be invaluable. The depth of his knowledge of the crypto space, and his passion for what blockchain can make possible are a perfect fit for Deconet’s mission.
