About

Hi, I'm Remco.

I live in Lachen, on Lake Zurich, with my wife and our two kids. I've spent more than twenty years in marketing and sales, and this is where I write about what I'm learning, at work and away from it.

Long essays when something deserves one. Short notes when it doesn't. German and Dutch are my first languages; I write here in English.

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Pen portrait of Remco Livain

Right now

Updated 3 November 2026

  1. Building something new every week with Bart. We call it Just Build It. →
  2. Chasing a consistent sub-60-minute Alpe du Zwift, and one day a double.
  3. Moving this site off Ghost onto something I fully own and can update from my phone.

What I write about

AI & Marketing What changes, and what it means in practice Ride & Ruck Zwift, outdoor rides, rucking, training Family & life Trips, weekends, the kitchen table Things I use Gear, apps and tools I stand behind

How I got here

  1. Age 4–26Judo Competitive judoka, up to international level. Still shapes how I train and how I work.
  2. StudiesInternational Business Marketing major, in Maastricht, Madrid and Helsinki.
  3. 2005FriendScout24 Where I started in online marketing.
  4. 2006–2011C-Date First employee.
  5. 2011–2012Westwing Home & Living First head of online marketing.
  6. 2013–2017MIFLORA Co-founder. Later sold to Blume2000.
  7. 2015–2026GANDT Ventures Founder and managing director. Sold in 2024, stayed on as CEO until early 2026.
  8. 2025–Self-employed Fractional executive and AI builder through Marketing March, and marketing due diligence for family offices and private equity. ↗

Lately

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Family & life

Spent a day at school with my daughter today. A first for me, and just fantastic to spend that time together. She's growing up so fast.

Working together

Sometimes people read something here and want to work together. That's welcome. Right now my work has two sides:

The easiest way is to write to me directly. If you'd rather see the full CV and how I work first, that's on Marketing March.

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Elsewhere