Dave (Ted) Edmonston, in this week's exciting episode, we speak to one of the automotive industry's most innovative technologists. Founder of PetrolHeads, the largest online community of car enthusiasts to the CTO and CMO of Collecting Cars, the brainchild of Chris Harris and Ed Lovett. 

Hear from Dave how he founded a new way of doing car communities and the associated ups and downs of entrepreneurship in an industry he loves.

Dave: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidedmonston/

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HOST: Harry Phypers

TOPICS:

00:00 Passion for Cars Ignited

02:55 Career in Tech

08:59 Building PistonHeads

24:03 Giving Away PistonHeads

29:59 Life After PistonHeads

33:02 Exploring Different Ideas

34:00 Creating Motormut

35:01 Experimenting with Other Projects

36:14 Building a Web Crawler

38:11 Focusing on Dealer Websites

39:08 Trying New Things and Accepting Help

40:21 Getting Involved with Collecting Cars

43:34 The Future and the Car Community

45:26 The Purpose of What You Do

46:33 Advice to a Younger Self

50:05 The Ultimate Three Car Garage

55:57 Driving a NASCAR at Daytona

57:12 The Purpose of What You're Trying to Do

58:41 Advice to a Younger Self

01:04:31 The Love for Cars

An Episode you'll LOVE:

 https://open.spotify.com/episode/1J8vgIkpduuoXx2u5nRb2N?si=4d7025ccef134bd9

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