Amsterdam · Entrepreneur · Father

Mathys
van Abbe.

Builder of companies, father of four,
watcher of things.

Serial entrepreneur since 1999. I've built 30+ companies — from Mobypicture (mobile photo-sharing before Instagram) to Kinder (tech-for-good, honest failure) to Playbook (how teams do creative work). I live on a houseboat in Amsterdam.

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Right now

BuildingPlaybook — creative tools for teams

StealthPeter's Pan — kids & the internet

LivingHouseboat · Amsterdam · four kids

MentoringStartupbootcamp & Rockstart

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30+

Companies founded

25yr

Building online

Kids on a houseboat

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Things still to figure out

A cozy cafe scene unfolds at Commandantsbrug, Marineterrein, Amsterdam, where a child is engrossed in coloring while adults relax with knitting and drinks

A Great Cormorant with outstretched wings perches atop a red and white mooring pole in the tranquil waters of Mr

Several fish are gracefully swimming just beneath the surface of the water, their forms subtly illuminated by the light filtering through

A beautiful Mute Swan leads a line of eight fluffy cygnets across the calm grey water, creating gentle ripples behind them

This photo captures a cozy indoor meal featuring homemade burgers with various toppings and a side of green beans, likely enjoyed at a home in Oudeschans, Uilenburg, Amsterdam

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