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
This intimate photo captures two individuals sharing a tender moment indoors, likely in a home interior in Oudeschans, Uilenburg, Amsterdam
This intimate photo captures two individuals sharing a tender moment indoors, likely in a home interior in Oudeschans, Uilenburg, Amsterdam
A crowd of people stands attentively on the cobblestone Dam Square in Centrum, Amsterdam, looking towards an unseen focal point
A crowd of people stands attentively on the cobblestone Dam Square in Centrum, Amsterdam, looking towards an unseen focal point
A vast crowd fills Dam Square in Amsterdam, facing towards the National Monument under an overcast sky
A vast crowd fills Dam Square in Amsterdam, facing towards the National Monument under an overcast sky
A child sits on a man's shoulders, smiling at the camera amidst a large crowd gathered in Dam Square, Centrum, Amsterdam
A child sits on a man's shoulders, smiling at the camera amidst a large crowd gathered in Dam Square, Centrum, Amsterdam
This photo captures a lively scene at Dam Square in Centrum, Amsterdam, where numerous pigeons mingle among pedestrians on the cobblestone ground
This photo captures a lively scene at Dam Square in Centrum, Amsterdam, where numerous pigeons mingle among pedestrians on the cobblestone ground
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