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 If something we published is out of date or wrong, I want to hear it.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:
Ten industries, one pattern: what the research actually taught us
10 July 2026 · 4 min
Insurance brokers and AI: the inbox gets smart, the portfolio stays untouched
10 July 2026 · 4 min
Freight forwarding and AI: the bottleneck has moved from the cab to the dispatch office
10 July 2026 · 4 min
Austria's filing quota in year two: why only 31 percent of tax firms hit it on time
10 July 2026 · 4 min
Staffing firms and AI: automate everything except the selection
10 July 2026 · 4 min