The Ignition podcast is about cars and following your passion; it asks questions of CEOs, racing drivers, engineers, content creators, and everyone in between. Join Host Harry Phypers as he finds out from his guests what they've done to get to where they are today, the lessons learnt, how they navigated their careers and what it is they enjoy most about the life they live.
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The Ignition podcast is about cars and following your passion; it asks questions of CEOs, racing drivers, engineers, content creators, and everyone in between. Join Host Harry Phypers as he finds out from his guests what they've done to get to where they are today, the lessons learnt, how they navigated their careers and what it is they enjoy most about the life they live.
I hope you enjoy the episodes, and thank you for listening! If you love all things cars, this podcast is for you.
Please rate and review the podcast on this platform. I would love to know your thoughts!
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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
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