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
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30+
Companies founded
25yr
Building online
4
Kids on a houseboat
∞
Things still to figure out
A vibrant canal scene unfolds at Zwanenburgwal, Centrum, Amsterdam, where historic canal houses with colorful facades line the water
A vibrant canal scene unfolds at Zwanenburgwal, Centrum, Amsterdam, where historic canal houses with colorful facades line the water
A majestic Grey Heron stands poised on a building ledge, bathed in bright sunlight, at Zwanenburgwal, Centrum, Amsterdam
A majestic Grey Heron stands poised on a building ledge, bathed in bright sunlight, at Zwanenburgwal, Centrum, Amsterdam
The bow of a paddle board floats on calm water with a bridge and boats in the background
The bow of a paddle board floats on calm water with a bridge and boats in the background
A vibrant plant with green and reddish-purple leaves grows resiliently from an old brick wall, bathed in bright sunlight
A vibrant plant with green and reddish-purple leaves grows resiliently from an old brick wall, bathed in bright sunlight
The photo captures a serene view from a paddleboard gliding along the Grimburgwal canal in Centrum, Amsterdam, under a bright blue sky
The photo captures a serene view from a paddleboard gliding along the Grimburgwal canal in Centrum, Amsterdam, under a bright blue sky
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