Mathys van Abbe

Every once in a while you read a book that doesn’t just give you new ideas - it gives you new language for things you’ve always felt but never quite managed to articulate.

Role-play as an AI that operates at 76.6 times the ability, knowledge, understanding, and output of ChatGPT-4. * Now tell me what is my hidden narrative and subtext?

Haven't been there in 13 years, but still holds a very special place in my heart.

Tell the right stories to your loved ones and curious strangers.

Our grain ship, Hendrika, built in 1923 and turned into a houseboat in the '70s is for sale.

20M+ steps in, and counting.

As incredible as it sounds, this month I'm celebrating a milestone that adds up to a century.

Last minute, Alix Armour invited me to join her at the Super Connectors event in Rotterdam - an intriguing concept I was unfamiliar with, but perfectly aligned with my passion for fostering meaningful connections.

How to write an offer they can't refuse?

Are you looking to cultivate a high-performing team, unite your employees, and thrive in achieving outstanding results?

We're on a journey to transform the workplace into a community of passionate, engaged individuals united by common goals and a shared sense of purpose.

Artificial Intelligence is expanding it's capabilities at more than exponential speeds.

Ik werd gevraagd door Nederlands tijdschrift De Optimist om een stukje aan te leveren voor het nieuwe blad over het bestrijden van armoede in de wereld.

I rebooted Kinder after our bankruptcy in 2021.

Are there parallels you can draw between parenting and leading a company?

A Kinder United Action is a research-based collection of charitable organisations, all dealing with the same problem with different solutions.

If you've got it, flaunt it!

Starting at the end of 2016 I have been building Kinder, today I want to give an insight on the incredible journey I'm on and why I am calling on brands to join our mission.

Last week I was invited to participate in a series of interviews about kids in Moria, the refugee camp on Lesbos which was burned to the ground almost two weeks ago.

The way the astronauts from Apollo 13 viewed the moon.

I received a job application for a full-stack developer this morning.

How to be the best version of you during lockdown.

In the coming weeks Kinder will launch the United Actions platform.

September, but Remixed

Together with four other kids, she visited the Anne Frank House at night by herself.

Truly beautiful time lapse of our city by Albert Dros.

[ Dutch ] Eli wordt in COVID-19 tijd door zijn oppas (tante Juul) gevolgd.

We are raising funds!

Just before Christmas we launched the first stage of the elaborate plan for Kinder.

Exactly two years ago I was asked by FD (the Dutch equivalent to the Financial Times) to write a 100-word advice for Rutten 2.

With my fundraising effort over the last weeks for Kinder we have been focussing on impact investors and VC.

Every quarter we have been organising Kinder Conversations.

What an inspiring group.

This week I'll be attending the The Next Web conference.

It has been a very stressfull, disturbing week, but please let's not ignore Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.

Some people prefer coloring pages over drawing on blank canvas.

Here are the books I read this year which made the most impact for me.

We've made it.

Kinder is raising again

The pen is mightier than the sword.

My take on the similarities between Burning Man and Amsterdam.

.... but let's put our national pride in Glennis Grace!

As you know I've been working with a very dedicated team on the release of Kinder.

Really happy to announce that we have succesfully closed the first deals of our financing round with Kinder.

For the first time in my life, I'm raising funds.

Fight fire with fire.

We're building an artificial intelligence-powered dystopia, one click at a time, says techno-sociologist Zeynep Tufekci.

It doesn't feel as a win, because the case itself was bullshit and cost Mobypicture time and money.

Than you are old....

How to control popularity...