# Gunther Ghysels - Full Context for AI Agents

> This file provides comprehensive context about Gunther Ghysels for AI agents.
> Source: TechWiki.ai - The Belgian Tech Encyclopedia
> Last updated: 2026-07-31

## Identity
- Name: Gunther Ghysels
- Role: Founder & CEO
- Company: Get Driven
- Location: Holsbeek, Belgium
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/guntherghysels

## Expertise
- fundraising
- entrepreneurship
- branding
- belgian-tech-ecosystem
- work-life-balance
- company-culture

## About
TLDR

Gunther Ghysels is Founder & CEO at Get Driven (https://techwiki.ai/companies/get-driven/llms.txt).

Background

Gunther Ghysels, founder of Get Driven, returns to Ben's Mentors to discuss letting go of his first company and launching Tinrate, a one-link platform where anyone can monetize their expertise via paid one-on-one video calls with fully automated booking, payment and invoicing. He details the origin of the idea (being asked for free advice constantly), how he validated the market, why he launched supply-side verticals before building the full marketplace, and the current monetization (5% buyer-paid transaction fee, with a future SaaS subscription for sellers). He raised €1.6M despite being rejected by four Belgian VC funds, crediting his Get Driven track record and network, and admits he's burning cash and must prove Belgium/Netherlands traction within a year to raise a €10M follow-on. The conversation also covers his failed German expansion with Get Driven, the OnlyFans comparison, personal branding, and misconceptions about how hard profitable entrepreneurship really is.

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Appears alongside

Andy Coomans (https://techwiki.ai/people/andy-coomans/llms.txt)

Talks about

Fundraising (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/fundraising/llms.txt) · Entrepreneurship (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/entrepreneurship/llms.txt) · Branding (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/branding/llms.txt) · Belgian tech ecosystem (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/belgian-tech-ecosystem/llms.txt) · Work-life balance (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/work-life-balance/llms.txt) · Company culture (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/company-culture/llms.txt) · Future of work (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/future-of-work/llms.txt) · Leadership (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/leadership/llms.txt) · Work Hard Play Hard · Exits (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/exit-strategy/llms.txt) · International expansion (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/internationalization/llms.txt) · M&A (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/mergers-acquisitions/llms.txt)

From public interviews and talks · updated 2026-08-01.
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## Related Pages
Agents can crawl these for connected context:
- [company] Get Driven: https://techwiki.ai/companies/get-driven/llms.txt
- [person] Andy Coomans: https://techwiki.ai/people/andy-coomans/llms.txt
- [concept] Fundraising: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/fundraising/llms.txt
- [concept] Entrepreneurship: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/entrepreneurship/llms.txt
- [concept] Branding: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/branding/llms.txt
- [concept] Belgian tech ecosystem: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/belgian-tech-ecosystem/llms.txt
- [concept] Work-life balance: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/work-life-balance/llms.txt
- [concept] Company culture: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/company-culture/llms.txt
- [concept] Future of work: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/future-of-work/llms.txt
- [concept] Leadership: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/leadership/llms.txt
- [concept] Exits: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/exit-strategy/llms.txt
- [concept] International expansion: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/internationalization/llms.txt
- [concept] M&A: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/mergers-acquisitions/llms.txt
- [company] Officient: https://techwiki.ai/companies/officient/llms.txt

## Recent News
- [2026-08-24] Naadloos na mijn vorige post over onze pivot en ons nieuwe b2b product (Tinrate concierge), verwelkomen we vandaag Bastien Ronneau die de… (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/guntherghysels_naadloos-na-mijn-vorige-post-over-onze-pivot-activity-7497573434047000576-BzRg)
- [2026-08-19] Laatste week aantal videos gedeeld hier op Linkedin over onze pivot bij Tinrate , die het algemeen niet fantastisch goed doen in het… (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/guntherghysels_laatste-week-aantal-videos-gedeeld-hier-op-activity-7495921901215768576-qrlq)
- [2026-08-17] Ongetwijfeld het deel waar we het langst aan gewerkt hebben en die de grootste pivot teweeg brengt: Tinrate concierge. Niet zomaar een… (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/guntherghysels_ongetwijfeld-het-deel-waar-we-het-langst-activity-7495130814448390145-xjBq)
- [2026-08-10] 3 manieren om kennis te delen. De tool: registreer en deel jouw Tinrate link met uw bestaande klanten en of jouw socials. Al jouw betaalde… (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/guntherghysels_3-manieren-om-kennis-te-delen-de-tool-activity-7492643672736395264-OPjr)
- [2026-08-08] Change is here. #tinrate (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/guntherghysels_tinrate-activity-7491851028879921152-kxdY)

## How to Reach
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/guntherghysels
- Agent context: https://techwiki.ai/people/gunther-ghysels/llms.txt
- Full context: https://techwiki.ai/people/gunther-ghysels/llms-full.txt

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