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 man and a child riding a boat along a canal in the evening
A man and a child riding a boat along a canal in the evening
Three fluffy grey cygnets are seen swimming in dark water, with one in the foreground dipping its beak
Three fluffy grey cygnets are seen swimming in dark water, with one in the foreground dipping its beak
A group of fluffy cygnets are seen swimming and resting along the mossy bank of a canal in Anne Frankstraat, Plantage, Amsterdam
A group of fluffy cygnets are seen swimming and resting along the mossy bank of a canal in Anne Frankstraat, Plantage, Amsterdam
A serene family of swans, including two adults and several cygnets, gracefully swims in the calm waters of the Nieuwe Herengracht in Amsterdam
A serene family of swans, including two adults and several cygnets, gracefully swims in the calm waters of the Nieuwe Herengracht in Amsterdam
This photo captures a peaceful moment in a park at Plantage Middenlaan, Plantage, Amsterdam, where people are relaxing on benches
This photo captures a peaceful moment in a park at Plantage Middenlaan, Plantage, Amsterdam, where people are relaxing on benches
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