Summary
Zakaži Tehnički was a car technical inspection booking app that I co-founded and sold in 2023. The app simplified the tedious process of booking technical inspections in Serbia, serving over 12,000 users.
Getting a technical inspection in Serbia was painful. Users had to deal with calling multiple stations with busy signals, driving around to find availability, waiting hours without appointments, and no transparency on pricing or wait times.
We built a mobile app that allowed users to browse available time slots across multiple stations, book inspections online, get reminders before their appointment, see pricing upfront, and leave reviews and ratings.
The platform achieved remarkable success with 12,000+ users in 2 years, 50+ partner inspection stations, peak revenue of $8K/month, and was successfully acquired by a larger automotive services company.
Key Learnings
This was my first successful startup exit. Key lessons I learned:
- Start small - We launched in one city before expanding
- Partnerships are everything - Our success depended on inspection stations
- Code doesn't market itself - 60% of my time was non-technical
- Know when to sell - We exited at the right time as competition increased