Hi there!
My name is Tomislav Car /tsɑːɹ/ and I’m a 38 year old tech entrepreneur.
I build products, companies and invest in business ventures I find exciting. Right now I’m interested in SaaS, STEM, automotive and technology in general.
But more than everything else, I love working with smart, creative and fun people.
What I’m working on right now
Here are the companies I’m currently involved with:
Productive - SaaS agency management system
Infinum - digital product agency
CircuitMess - electronics and STEM education company
Porsche Digital Croatia - joint venture with Porsche around software in the automotive industry
Rentlio - modern SaaS product for operating a hotel or vacation rental.
There are over 600 people working across all of these companies with an annual turnover north of $40M.
All of these businesses are completely different, which also makes them very interesting for me. I’m constantly learning new things and that makes me happy and keeps me challenged..
Life
I started my entrepreneurial journey when I was just 19 years old. I was born in a small city in Croatia called Karlovac and grew up during a war.
While I was growing up, my parents owned a small auto parts store. I never wanted to continue the family business because my heart was in technology but I learned a ton about entrepreneurship from them.
In my career I moved from programming and design, to project management, sales, marketing and more. You name it, I’ve probably done it (because I had to do it).
I lived in San Francisco for 3 years ramping up the US presence for Infinum. Although I loved Dolores Park very much, I decided that Croatia is my home and moved back.
Passions
I‘m a big music fan, and can play the guitar and drums, both equally bad.
When I’m old and retire, I hope to write and take time to learn playing those instruments better.
I’m a huge fan of the written word and like to read a lot, mostly on the Internet.
I love sports cars and motorcycles, and own two bikes: a 2018 Ducati XDiavel S, and a 2004 Yamaha XJR 1300.
Although I’m mostly in Croatia, I love travelling. Mostly to places where it’s warm and there’s a beach around (Miami, I’m looking at you).
In 2018 I fell in love with mobile vacation homes on the Adriatic coast. So much so I own a couple of them that people can rent out.
I produced two short films: Deda and Program tvog kompjutera.
I am frequently mistaken for Ryan Gosling on account that he looks a lot like me.
I’m married to Ana and we got hitched in Vegas by Elvis Presley, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
