The person behind it

Robert Van Ysendyck
Founder & CEO, modernagents
I have built and run technology where mistakes are expensive: as a startup CTO and operator in consumer goods, management consulting and, for the last years, AI.
modernagents is the team I always wished for on the other side of the table: senior people who scope honestly, build what they promised and stay reachable after the implementation. When we work together, that is my personal commitment.
Every article on this site is written or signed off by me, and every intro call is with me directly. If something we published is out of date or wrong, I want to hear it.
In short
- Founder and CEO of modernagents, an AI automation agency for SMEs in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the EU
- INSEAD MBA
- Background: startup CTO, operator in consumer goods, management consulting, AI
- Based in Austria, works in German and English
Writing
Recent articles, all fact-checked against primary sources before publishing:
The EU AI Act from August 2026: what actually applies to SMEs
9 July 2026 · 3 min
Draft plus sign-off: why our AI systems send nothing on their own
9 July 2026 · 3 min
AI funding for SMEs in 2026: what is actually still open
9 July 2026 · 3 min
What AI automation really costs an SME in 2026
9 July 2026 · 5 min
Why most SME AI projects die as demos
6 July 2026 · 2 min