Mathys in your Advisory Board
The slide above shows it all. 30 ideas in 30 years. Some made me cry, some didn't.
|Ideas are easy. Execution is not.
It takes a lot of optimism to start a business.
40% of businesses fail within the first three years, 49.9% within five years, 65.8% within 10 years, 73.3% within 15 years, and nearly 80% within 20 years.
Why? Not because of the idea itself.
But because of three things.
Execution, execution, execution.
From bootstrapping my first startup right out of university to leading companies that caught the eye of Red Herring and The Next Web, I've gathered a treasure trove of insights. And now, I’m ready to open up my vault of knowledge to you.
SO What do you need as a founder?
Effective advisors bring more to the table than just experience—they provide perspective, resources, and hands-on support. Knowing what you don't know can be the difference between a minor setback and a major breakthrough. I offer not just guidance, but a strategic partnership that navigates the complex terrain of building a startup, from securing the right funding, focussing on first things first to making the smart choices.
Some lessons I learned the hard way myself:
"Mathys has a fantastic sixth sense for the business of technology. New frontiers where technology, market and businesses meets are the places he feels very much at home. If you need a commercial thinker or a solid partner for realizing your new business, Mathys is the person you should talk to first.
"The founding of Tag The Love was the most important opportunity for us to engage the Rabobank Cycling team fans all over the world. Since then we have build a dozen more platforms amongst which one for the National Dutch Field Hockey teams and for our Olympic campaigns."sponsor manager Rabobank
So what do you get?
Here's what partnering with me looks like:
- Monthly Strategy Sessions (2-4 hours): Deep dives into your business challenges and growth opportunities.
- Unlimited Access: Email, calls, and even WhatsApp messages for those urgent matters and quick feedback needs.
- Extensive Network Access: Whether you need a co-founder with a tech background, an introduction to venture capitalists, or advice from seasoned experts in advertising, media, or education, my network is your network.
Help with:
- overall mentoring
- product
- strategy
- tech development
- funding
- finding a co-founder
- introductions
Opening my network:
- design and tech
- investors
- people from diverse industries
"Mathys is a creative highly experienvced professional in the Internet and online advertising domains. Dedicated to all the projects he works on. I hope to stay in contact with Mathys for many years to come and build successful deal in the near future such as Transavia.com."
EXTENSIVE NETWORK ACROSS VARIOUS INDUSTRIES?
My 10.000+ networks spreads across many different industries:
- tech / startups / investors / founders
- adverting agencies / media buying
- philanthropy / NGO
- travel
- sports
- media / tv / film
- advertising
- education
- web3
"Mathys has a true feeling for business and knows how to stimulate people to excellerate their perfomances. Besides that he has great knowledge in the IT/Internet branch and he and his companies survived the Dot-Com Bubble of the '90s." :)
To conclude, there's a brilliant video by David Dunning titled "Why incompetent people think they're amazing." It sheds light on how often people overestimate their knowledge or ability. That's where I come in. With over two decades of mentoring founders, I've honed the ability to pinpoint what you might be missing and steer you towards what you truly need to succeed.
