Now

(This is a now page, and if you have your own site, you should make one, too.)

Where am I?

In Bangkok and Chiang Mai for two weeks. I’m here every year for DCBKK, the Dynamite Circle meetup. It’s where I meet all my friends, realise I’m not the only weirdo out there, and oh yes, learn a lot of business tactics and strategy at the conference.

Home base is Nijmegen, the Netherlands, with my wife and our three kids.

Any life updates?

Getting ready for a 6-month family trip

In 2027 we’re leaving for six months of travelling as a family. That’s the big focus right now, and a lot needs to be done: sorting out school for the kids, planning the trip (probably somewhere in Asia, although our youngest really wants to go to Australia to see koalas), and preparing the business for six months of us travelling and doing a lot less work.

The house is almost done

The renovation is in its last stretch: painting, skirting boards, some lights and electrics. It’s been a monster project where everything has gone wrong, so I can’t wait to call it finished.

Closing open loops

Nothing new on my plate. I’m trying to close as many open loops as possible, to make life less stressful and to leave for our trip with a clear head.

What am I working on?

Psychogoed.nl

Together with my wife I run Psychogoed.nl, an online platform where we help parents raise their children in a positive, solution-focused way. She’s a child psychologist and the knowledge expert; I do business development and the technical side. Right now I’m finishing the last funnels so the business keeps running while we’re away, and we’re preparing the anniversary launch of Opvoedkracht, our membership, in November.

Go Super Papa

Personal support for busy dads: an email every morning and an AI chat coach on WhatsApp, both tuned to your family. It’s also my lab for testing new marketing channels. The new site and the dad test are live, Instagram is next.

AI agents

A big part of getting ready for the trip: AI agents that run parts of the business, like customer support and our weekly reports. The goal is a business that keeps going while I’m on a beach with the kids.

What else am I doing?

Running, bouldering and lifting

I just ran a half marathon trail run and I’m training for two more before we leave. I’m bouldering a lot and finally seeing progress. And I’ve started weight training, because I jokingly told my wife I’d be ripped for our trip. :p

Reading

Re-reading the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, currently in book 4. You can find my reading list on Goodreads.