// startup autopsy
BookitLyst
A booking marketplace that never got booked
marketfitSilent Shutdown
Quiet closure with no public announcement · Fatal mistake: BookitLyst launched a two-sided marketplace without a strategy to solve the cold-start liquidity problem on either the supply or demand side.
| Founded | 2015 |
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| Closed | 2017 |
| Country | USA |
| Sector | Marketplace |
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Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
BookitLyst founded in the USA as an online marketplace for booking services or events.
PRODUCT LAUNCH
Platform launches publicly, seeking to aggregate service providers and consumers on a unified booking interface.
PIVOT
Attempted to refocus on a specific service category after broad marketplace approach failed to gain traction.
SHUTDOWN
BookitLyst shuts down quietly after failing to achieve marketplace liquidity necessary for sustainable operation.