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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Mathys van Abbe
Right now
BuildingPlaybook — creative tools for teams
StealthPeter's Pan — kids & the internet
LivingHouseboat · Amsterdam · four kids
MentoringStartupbootcamp & Rockstart
Full /now page
30+
Companies founded
25yr
Building online
4
Kids on a houseboat
∞
Things still to figure out
A family enjoying cotton candy at an outdoor street festival
A family enjoying cotton candy at an outdoor street festival
A lively outdoor party with people gathered in a public square surrounded by trees, with tables of food and gifts
A lively outdoor party with people gathered in a public square surrounded by trees, with tables of food and gifts
Two children eating breakfast indoors at a cafe
Two children eating breakfast indoors at a cafe
This photo captures a hand holding a bottle of Hitachino Nest beer at a dimly lit restaurant in Koningsstraat, Nieuwmarktbuurt, Amsterdam
This photo captures a hand holding a bottle of Hitachino Nest beer at a dimly lit restaurant in Koningsstraat, Nieuwmarktbuurt, Amsterdam
Two men are diligently working on a boat engine, surrounded by tools and wooden boat details
Two men are diligently working on a boat engine, surrounded by tools and wooden boat details
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