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 person sits alone on public transit, looking down with their hand near their face
A person sits alone on public transit, looking down with their hand near their face
A person wearing red sunglasses is seen through a train window
A person wearing red sunglasses is seen through a train window
A child looks at a large portrait on a wooden stand while an adult stands nearby on a sunny street
A child looks at a large portrait on a wooden stand while an adult stands nearby on a sunny street
A lively scene unfolds at Amstelveld, Centrum, Amsterdam, where people are gathered around a cotton candy stand
A lively scene unfolds at Amstelveld, Centrum, Amsterdam, where people are gathered around a cotton candy stand
The photo captures a bustling outdoor market scene at Amstelveld, Centrum, Amsterdam, filled with people browsing and selling various goods
The photo captures a bustling outdoor market scene at Amstelveld, Centrum, Amsterdam, filled with people browsing and selling various goods
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