Art Potekhin
Serial entrepreneur with over 24 years of experience in automotive projects | Digital Creator | Foodie
About me
Petrolhead since day one. Coder since school. Entrepreneur by nature.
I’ve spent the last 24+ years building, scaling, and exiting tech businesses, mostly where software meets the automotive world.
I don’t just pitch ideas. I build products, grow companies, and turn them into real businesses. Sometimes I sell them. Sometimes I start something even crazier.
A Few Things I’ve Built Along the Way
24AUTO.RU — Built. Scaled. Exited.
Built one of Russia’s major automotive classifieds platforms from the ground up, scaling it to 150K DAU / 1.5M MAU. Successfully exited to Yandex N.V. and went on to complete two more exits.
Hrenov Foodie — Because Food Deserves a Startup Too.
Founded a food and restaurant media brand and launched a restaurant awards program under the same name.
Two Racing Teams. Real Trophies.
Founded 24AUTO.RU Drift and Drift Craft, taking home championship titles in both individual and team standings.
Wrote the Book. Literally.
Author of The Battle for 24AUTO.RU — the story behind building a business, fighting for it, and making the exit.
Still building. Still racing. Still allergic to boring projects.
I’ve spent the last 24+ years building, scaling, and exiting tech businesses, mostly where software meets the automotive world.
I don’t just pitch ideas. I build products, grow companies, and turn them into real businesses. Sometimes I sell them. Sometimes I start something even crazier.
A Few Things I’ve Built Along the Way
24AUTO.RU — Built. Scaled. Exited.
Built one of Russia’s major automotive classifieds platforms from the ground up, scaling it to 150K DAU / 1.5M MAU. Successfully exited to Yandex N.V. and went on to complete two more exits.
Hrenov Foodie — Because Food Deserves a Startup Too.
Founded a food and restaurant media brand and launched a restaurant awards program under the same name.
Two Racing Teams. Real Trophies.
Founded 24AUTO.RU Drift and Drift Craft, taking home championship titles in both individual and team standings.
Wrote the Book. Literally.
Author of The Battle for 24AUTO.RU — the story behind building a business, fighting for it, and making the exit.
Still building. Still racing. Still allergic to boring projects.
Inside SuperCars.Parts
A founder’s perspective on building SuperCars.parts and exploring the exotic car industry.
When I started building my project, one of the first challenges was finding a supercar database that could serve as the foundation for everything.
I’ve been building a dataset around exotic cars and their parts: listings, prices, images, vehicle catalogs, OEM catalogs, fitment data, price history, and much more.
For the past 6 months, I’ve been digging deep into the U.S. exotic car parts market to understand how people actually buy and sell parts.
Featured in the media & published articles
My projects
Over the past 25 years, I’ve launched 10+ projects across multiple markets — with several new ventures currently in development.
Exotic and Supercar Parts Search Engine – All exotic parts in one place!
A new kind of automotive marketplace — built around a discount-first classifieds model.
Acquired by Yandex and merged into Auto.ru in 2017.
Buy and sell cars smarter — with 24AUTO.RU.
Acquired by Yandex and merged into Auto.ru in 2017.
Buy and sell cars smarter — with 24AUTO.RU.
A software platform for auto dismantlers to manage spare parts inventory, streamline operations, and maximize stock turnover
A media project that evolved from a racing team — now focused on high-quality YouTube content around building performance cars.
We document the full journey: from concept to track. Currently working on a Ferrari F430 drift build.
We document the full journey: from concept to track. Currently working on a Ferrari F430 drift build.
Azivot.com
A multilingual Balkan classifieds platform with AI-assisted listing creation.
An ambitious project that we ultimately decided to sunset.
An ambitious project that we ultimately decided to sunset.
Explore more of my projects in my social media and blogs — feel free to follow along.
Where I bring value
I’ve been getting an increasing number of requests for advice on project management, fundraising, and scaling businesses.
So I decided to open up a limited number of 1:1 consulting slots each day — for founders and teams who want to move faster, avoid costly mistakes, and get real, practical guidance.
So I decided to open up a limited number of 1:1 consulting slots each day — for founders and teams who want to move faster, avoid costly mistakes, and get real, practical guidance.
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Building and scaling high-load online products
Built a platform reaching 150K daily users — I know what it takes to scale and keep things running under pressure. -
Raising capital for your project
Secured $250K in funding for PartsAuto.Expert — in a market that was considered dead. -
Designing business models & unit economics
Think “unit economics on a napkin” — but in real, working Google Sheets you can actually use. -
Running M&A deals (sell-side)
Led the full process of selling a company to Yandex NV — from negotiations to closing. I know the pitfalls and work with experienced legal partners. -
Competing with large incumbents
Successfully defended against attacks from Auto.ru (Yandex) and Drom.ru — both in court and in the PR space. -
Building and managing teams
Led IT teams from 3 to 30 people, managed multiple dev teams simultaneously, and even ran a professional racing team.
How I can help
I currently offer one core service — advisory sessions.
If you need clarity, direction, or a second opinion — book a session.
For deeper involvement (e.g. advisory roles) send me email.
If you need clarity, direction, or a second opinion — book a session.
For deeper involvement (e.g. advisory roles) send me email.
Advisory sessions
$250
Get direct answers to your questions on your project, business plan, or growth strategy. I’ll share practical insights, proven frameworks, and ready-to-use templates — including business models, pitch decks, and more.
Book Turnkey classifieds platform
Building a classifieds from scratch takes years, large budgets, and comes with constant risk.
from $30,000
I offer a different approach — a ready-to-use engine that has already powered and scaled high-load, real-world projects.
This is not a prototype or an MVP, but a полноценный продукт that lets you go to market fast and start generating revenue.
Questions? This is not a prototype or an MVP, but a полноценный продукт that lets you go to market fast and start generating revenue.
On the Yandex main page 🚀
Contact me
Tell me what you’re looking for, and I’ll get back to you soon.