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220ar sales platform. 221 </p> 222 223 <p> 224 I've enjoyed some other wins along the way, most notably architecting <b>COLLECTINGCARS.COM</b> and 225 whilst I'm still pursuing that and other ventures, I also love to help others get their 226 digital businesses established. 227 </p> 228 229 <div class="available-block-wrap"> 230 <div class="available-block pulse"> 231 <div class="dot"></div> 232 <span class="available-text">Open to New Projects</span> 233 </div> 234 </div> <!--end available-block-wrap --> 235 </div> <!--end s-about__main --> 236 237 </div> <!--end grid-block --> 238 239 </div> <!-- end s-about__inner --> 240 241 </div> <!--end s-about --> 242 243 <div id="profile-experience" class="s-profile-block s-profile-block--start work-experience container"> 244 245 <div class="row s-profile-block__content"> 246 247 <div class="column xl-4 md-12 s-profile-block__content-start"> 248 <h2 data-num="02" class="section-title">Experience</h2> 249 </div> <!-- end s-profile-block__content-start --> 250 251 <div class="column xl-8 md-12 s-profile-block__content-end"> 252 <div class="grid-cols info-list"> 253 254 <div class="grid-cols__column info-card info-card--work"> 255 <div class="info-card__header"> 256 <h5 class="info-card__title">Investor & System Architect</h5> 257 <p class="info-card__entity"><a href="https://www.collectingcars.com">Collecting 258 Cars</a></p> 259 <p class="info-card__date">2019 â present</p> 260 </div> 261 <p class="info-card__desc"> 262 I invested in CC in 2019, excited by how it removed the stress of selling collectable 263 cars. I got stuck right in and created the robust architecture that forms the underlying 264 tech to this day (we've now sold over $1B worth of cars!). 265 </p> 266 </div> 267 268 <div class="grid-cols__column info-card info-card--work"> 269 <div class="info-card__header"> 270 <h5 class="info-card__title">Founder</h5> 271 <p class="info-card__entity">MotorMutt.com</p> 272 <p class="info-card__date">2011 â 2016</p> 273 </div> 274 <p class="info-card__desc"> 275 I created a "Multi-Niche" car sales platform that was used by Evo Magazine, Octane 276 Magazine, Land Rover Monthly and AutoClassics.com. 277 </p> 278 </div> 279 280 281 <div class="grid-cols__column info-card info-card--work"> 282 <div class="info-card__header"> 283 <h5 class="info-card__title">Founder</h5> 284 <p class="info-card__entity"><a href="https://www.pistonheads.com">PistonHeads</a></p> 285 <p class="info-card__date">1998 â 2007</p> 286 </div> 287 <p class="info-card__desc"> 288 My 'online car magazine' became one of the world's most successful online car 289 communities. 290 </p> 291 <p>I exited in 2007 with a sale to Haymarket Publishing.</p> 292 </div> 293 294 <div class="grid-cols__column info-card info-card--work"> 295 <div class="info-card__header"> 296 <h5 class="info-card__title">Early Career</h5> 297 <p class="info-card__date">1987 â 1999</p> 298 </div> 299 <p class="info-card__desc"> 300 I worked for a number of software houses and consultancies, before entering the 301 financial sector, designing systems for Fidelity Investments and Lehman Brothers. 302 </p> 303 </div> 304 305 </div> 306 </div> <!-- end s-profile-block__content-end --> 307 308 </div> <!-- end row --> 309 310 </div> <!-- end work-experience --> 311 312 <div id="profile-services" class="s-profile-block services container"> 313
314 <div class="row s-profile-block__content"> 315 316 <div class="column xl-4 md-12 s-profile-block__content-start"> 317 <h2 data-num="03" class="section-title">What I Do Now</h2> 318 </div> <!-- end s-profile-block__content-start --> 319 320 <div class="column xl-8 md-12 s-profile-block__content-end"> 321 <div class="grid-cols info-list info-list--services"> 322 323 324 <div class="grid-cols__column info-card info-card--services"> 325 <div class="info-card__header"> 326 <h5 class="info-card__title">Founder</h5> 327 <p class="info-card__entity"><a href="https://www.drivingmasters.uk">Driving Masters</a> 328 </p> 329 <p class="info-card__date">2024 â present</p> 330 </div> 331 <p class="info-card__desc"> 332 I've created a nationwide network of super experienced advanced driving instructors. We 333 deliver advanced Roadcraft coaching to new drivers, performance car owners and small 334 businesses. 335 </p> 336 </div> 337 338 <div class="grid-cols__column info-card info-card--services"> 339 <div class="info-card__header"> 340 <h5 class="info-card__title">Director</h5> 341 <p class="info-card__entity"><a href="https://www.thecollectinggroup.com">The Collecting Group</a> 342 </p> 343 <p class="info-card__date">2019 â present</p> 344 </div> 345 <p class="info-card__desc"> 346 Co-director and board advisor at TCG (Collecting Cars & Watch Collecting). 347 </p> 348 </div> 349 350 <div class="grid-cols__column info-card info-card--services"> 351 <div class="info-card__header"> 352 <h5 class="info-card__title">Software Development</h5> 353 </div> 354 <p class="info-card__desc"> 355 I'm still a very active software nerd, embracing modern frameworks and keeping abreast of AI. 356 </p> 357 <p class="info-card__desc"> 358 There are always a few side projects bubbling away... 359 </p> 360 </div> 361 <div class="grid-cols__column info-card info-card--services"> 362 <div class="info-card__header"> 363 <h5 class="info-card__title">Advisor</h5> 364 </div> 365 <p class="info-card__desc"> 366 I work with a number of startups in the car/tech space advising on technology, marketing and 367 strategy. 368 </p> 369 <p class="info-card__desc"> 370 This I love the most. I really enjoy working with smart people trying to do exciting 371 things. 372 </p> 373 </div> 374 <div class="grid-cols__column info-card info-card--services"> 375 <div class="info-card__header"> 376 <h5 class="info-card__title">Facilitator</h5> 377 <p class="info-card__entity"><a href="https://startupsync.org">Startup Sync</a></p> 378 </div> 379 <p class="info-card__desc"> 380 Paying it forward - helping a small community of bootstrapped startups. 381 </p> 382 </div> 383 <!-- 384 <div class="grid-cols__
384column info-card info-card--services"> 385 <div class="info-card__header"> 386 <h5 class="info-card__title">App & Product Design</h5> 387 </div> 388 <p class="info-card__desc"> 389 Delivering complete product designs from early wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes, tailored for startups and digital teams. 390 </p> 391 </div> 392 <div class="grid-cols__column info-card info-card--services"> 393 <div class="info-card__header"> 394 <h5 class="info-card__title">UX Research & Strategy</h5> 395 </div> 396 <p class="info-card__desc"> 397 Conducting interviews, usability testing, and analysis to inform design decisions and improve user engagement. 398 </p> 399 </div> 400 <div class="grid-cols__column info-card info-card--services"> 401 <div class="info-card__header"> 402 <h5 class="info-card__title">Creative Direction</h5> 403 </div> 404 <p class="info-card__desc"> 405 Developing visual storytelling and design concepts for digital campaigns, product launches, and brand development. 406 </p> 407 </div> 408 <div class="grid-cols__column info-card info-card--services"> 409 <div class="info-card__header"> 410 <h5 class="info-card__title">Marketing Design</h5> 411 </div> 412 <p class="info-card__desc"> 413 Producing effective marketing materials â including social media graphics, digital ads, email templates, and presentations. 414 </p> 415 </div> 416 417 --> 418 </div> 419 </div> <!-- end s-profile__content-end --> 420 421 </div> <!-- end row --> 422 423 </div> <!-- end services --> 424 425 </div> <!-- end s-profile-block__content-end --> 426 <div id="profile-education" class="s-profile-block education container"> 427 428 <div class="row s-profile-block__content"> 429 430 <div class="column xl-4 md-12 s-profile-block__content-start"> 431 <h2 data-num="04" class="section-title">Stuff I Know About</h2> 432 </div> <!-- end s-profile-block__content-start --> 433 434 <div class="column xl-8 md-12 s-profile__content-end"> 435 <div class="grid-cols info-list"> 436 <div class="grid-cols__column info-card info-card--education"> 437 <div class="info-card__header"> 438 <h5 class="info-card__title">Systems Architecture</h5> 439 </div> 440 <p class="info-card__desc"> 441 I've scaled two platforms from zero to over a million users. It's not always 442 been pretty, but I learned a lot! 443 </p> 444 <p class="info-card__desc"> 445 APIs, App development, Amazon Web Services, security, resilience... they've given me 446 grey hairs over the years, but I'm happy to share my experiences. 447 </p> 448 </div>
449 <div class="grid-cols__column info-card info-card--education"> 450 <div class="info-card__header"> 451 <h5 class="info-card__title">Marketing</h5> 452 </div> 453 <p class="info-card__desc"> 454 I didn't spend anything on 'hard' marketing for PistonHeads - it was all about equipping my 455 army of advocates with every reason to talk about PH. 456 </p> 457 <p class="info-card__desc"> 458 Subsequent ventures have needed the word-of-mouth card played but backed up with hard 459 spend on Google and Meta. I've spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on digital ads now 460 and 461 learned the intricacies of each platform. 462 </p> 463 </div> 464 <div class="grid-cols__column info-card info-card--education"> 465 <div class="info-card__header"> 466 <h5 class="info-card__title">The Stuff They Don't Tell You</h5> 467 </div> 468 <p class="info-card__desc"> 469 Behind the scenes of any business - particularly anything community related - is a dark 470 side that can include the police, legal challenges, media manipulation, hackers and 471 chancers all out to ruin your day. I can help you get ahead of such challenges. 472 </p> 473 </div> 474 <div class="grid-cols__column info-card info-card--education"> 475 <div class="info-card__header"> 476 <h5 class="info-card__title">Consumer Behaviour</h5> 477 </div> 478 <p class="info-card__desc"> 479 I'm a keen student of consumer psychology and how to use it within systems design. There are no 480 magic bullets, but every little understanding helps oil the wheels of ecommerce. 481 </p> 482 </div> 483 </div> 484 </div> <!-- end s-profile-block__content-end --> 485 486 </div> <!-- end education --> 487 488 489 490 491 </div> 492 <div id="profile-blog" class="s-profile-block blog container"> 493 494 <div class="row s-profile-block__content"> 495 496 <div class="column xl-4 md-12 s-profile-block__content-start"> 497 <h2 data-num="05" class="section-title">My Blog</h2> 498 </div> <!-- end s-profile-block__content-start --> 499 <div class="column xl-8 md-12 s-profile__content-end"> 500 501 <!-- Feed embed code --> 502 <div data-supascribe-embed-id="685724117512" data-supascribe-feed></div> 503 504 <!-- Supascribe Script -->
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505 506 </div> 507 508 </div> 509 <p> </p> 510 511 </div> 512 513 </section> <!-- end s-profile --> 514 515 516 <!-- # works 517 ================================================== --> 518 <section id="works" class="s-works target-section"> 519 520 <div class="container"> 521 <div class="row s-works__header"> 522 <div class="column xl-4 md-12 s-works__header-start"> 523 <h2 data-num="05" class="section-title">Podcasts & Interviews</h2> 524 </div> 525 <div class="column xl-8 md-12 s-works__header-end"> 526 <p class="lead"> 527 The PistonHeads story and more... 528 </p> 529 </div> 530 </div><!-- end s-works__header --> 531 </div> <!-- end container --> 532 533 534 <div class="container portfolio-group-wrap"> 535 536 <div class="grid-block portfolio-group"> 537 538 <div class="portfolio-item portfolio-item--featured" 539 data-title="Collecting Cars Podcast with Chris Harris" 540 data-images="images/folio/Podcast-Cover.jpg" 541 data-client="The Collecting Cars Podcast" 542 data-date="November 2019" 543 data-link="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7JHQPcCshHRlSFv2ze0Gf2?go=1&sp_cid=d6acdad4f79e2a09b8373d7aa53b356f&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1&dlsi=10e754c0e01f43cd" 544 > 545 <a href="#0" class="portfolio-item__link" aria-label="View Project details"> 546 <img src="images/folio/collecting-cars-podcast.jpeg" alt="The Collecting Cars Podcast with Chris Harris" 547 class="portfolio-item__thumbnail"> 548 <span class="portfolio-item__title">“The biggest single influence in the car media arena - certainly in northern Europe - in the last twenty years.”</span> 549 </a> <!-- portfolio-item__link --> 550 551 <div class="portfolio-item__details"> 552 <div class="portfolio-item__description"> 553 <p> 554 Chris Harris & Edward Lovett are in conversation with PistonHeads founder, David 555 Edmonston (@PetrolTed). 556 They chat about the birth of one of the best known automotive brands on the internet, 557 encounters with the police, and legendary threads from the forum. 558 </p> 559 </div> 560 <ul class="portfolio-item__services"> 561 <li>Chris Harris</li> 562 <li>Edward Lovett</li> 563 </ul> 564 </div> <!-- portfolio-item__details --> 565 </div> 566 567 <div class="portfolio-item" 568 data-title="Takona Tlks" 569 data-images="images/folio/takona.jpg" 570 data-client="Takona Tlks" 571 data-date="March 2024" 572 data-link="https://open.spotify.com/episode/72dbuexFf9EZ4g7GJzCGOb"> 573 <a href="#0" class="portfolio-item__link" aria-label="View Project details"> 574 <img src="images/folio/takona.jpg" alt="Takona Podcast" class="portfolio-item__thumbnail"> 575 <span class="portfolio-item__title">Dave's influence across the automotive world is somewhat profound...</span> 576 </a> <!-- portfolio-item__link --> 577 578 <div class="portfolio-item__details"> 579 <div class="portfolio-item__description"> 580 <p> 581 Takona Tlks with Dave Edmonston, the founder of PistonHeads, now working with Collecting 582 Cars, and has spent time building and developing websites and platforms across the 583 automotive world. With his latest venture being helping people to learn how to better 584 handle the roads safely. 585 </p> 586 <p> 587 Dave's influence across the automotive world is somewhat profound, being behind some of 588 the communities that have brought so many people together, and having helped to improve 589 existing platforms that people love. On a personal level it was the piston heads forums 590 that helped me to grow friendships with other car enthusiasts, as well as providing a 591 plethora of interesting stories and groups that got me through long night shifts in the 592 psychiatric hospitals. 593 </p> 594 </div> 595 <ul class="portfolio-item__services"> 596 <li>Lewis Warren</li> 597 </ul> 598 </div> <!-- portfolio-item__details --> 599 </div> 600 601 <div class="portfolio-item" 602 data-title="Ignition Podcast" 603 data-images="images/folio/ignition-podcaste.jpeg" 604 data-client="Ignition Podcast" 605 data-date="April 2024" 606 data-link="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6wFLE1i4IMfOjJWrH9LyU6"> 607 <a href="#0" 608 class="portfolio-item__link" 609 aria-label="View Project details"> 610 <img src="images/folio/ignition-podcast.jpeg" 611 alt="The Ignition Podcast" 612 class="portfolio-item__thumbnail">
613 <span class="portfolio-item__title">... one of the automotive industry's most innovative technologists</span> 614 </a> <!-- portfolio-item__link --> 615 616 <div class="portfolio-item__details"> 617 <div class="portfolio-item__description"> 618 <p> 619 Dave (Ted) Edmonston, in this week's exciting episode, we speak to one of the automotive 620 industry's most innovative technologists. Founder of PetrolHeads, the largest online 621 community of car enthusiasts to the CTO and CMO of Collecting Cars, the brainchild of 622 Ed Lovett. 623 </p> 624 <p> 625 Hear from Dave how he founded a new way of doing car communities and the associated ups 626 and downs of entrepreneurship in an industry he loves. 627 </p> 628 </div> 629 <ul class="portfolio-item__services"> 630 <li>Harry Phypers</li> 631 </ul> 632 </div> <!-- portfolio-item__details --> 633 </div> 634 635 636 <div class="portfolio-item" 637 data-title="Driven Chat" 638 data-images="images/folio/driven-chat.jpeg" 639 data-client="Amy Shore, John Marcar" 640 data-date="January 2021" 641 data-link="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4CN347MWpRN7BkZRDC8BEj"> 642 <a href="#0" class="portfolio-item__link" aria-label="View Project details"> 643 <img src="images/folio/driven-chat.jpeg" alt="Driven Chat " class="portfolio-item__thumbnail"> 644 <span class="portfolio-item__title">Collecting Cars! With Ed Lovett & David Edmonston</span> 645 </a> <!-- portfolio-item__link --> 646 647 <div class="portfolio-item__details"> 648 <div class="portfolio-item__description"> 649 <p> 650 This episode stars Ed Lovett and David Edmonston from CollectingCars.com being interviewed in their bustling London office. 651 </p> 652 <p> 653 John and Amy delve deep into the new and exciting platform transforming how people buy, sell and browse cars around the world. 654 </p> 655 </div> 656 <ul class="portfolio-item__services"> 657 <li>Driven Chat</li> 658 </ul> 659 </div> <!-- portfolio-item__details --> 660 </div> 661 662 <div class="portfolio-item" 663 data-title="Confounded TV" 664 data-images="images/folio/confounded-tv.jpeg" 665 data-client="Confounded TV" 666 data-date="July 2025" 667 data-link="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Hq9w7gFn65NGT9NKCAxFi"> 668 <a href="#0" class="portfolio-item__link" aria-label="View Project details"> 669 <img src="images/folio/confounded-tv.jpeg" alt="Confounded TV with Alastair Campbell " 670 class="portfolio-item__thumbnail"> 671 <span class="portfolio-item__title">Davidâs been quietly shaping some of the biggest names...</span> 672 </a> <!-- portfolio-item__link --> 673 674 <div class="portfolio-item__details"> 675 <div class="portfolio-item__description"> 676 <p> 677 David Edmonston is the founder of the legendary PistonHeads.com, one of those rare founders who built something before the world was ready for it, and made it work anyway. 678 </p> 679 <p> 680 PistonHeads was a site that not only transformed the way car enthusiasts connected in the early 2000s but did it before social media was even a thing. He built it from the ground up, bootstrapped the whole way, and eventually sold it to Haymarket Media in 2007. 681 </p> 682 <p> 683 Since then, Davidâs been quietly shaping some of the biggest names in the automotive and auction worldâbuilding platforms like Collecting Cars and Watch Collecting, and most recently launching Driving Masters, a project aimed at bringing the joy of advanced driving to petrolheads everywhere. 684 </p> 685 </div> 686 <ul class="portfolio-item__services"> 687 <li>Alastair Campbell</li> 688 </ul> 689 </div> <!-- portfolio-item__details --> 690 </div> 691 692 </div> <!-- end portfolio-group --> 693 </div> <!-- end portfolio-group-wrap --> 694 695 </section> <!--end s-works --> 696 697 698 <!-- # footer 699 ================================================== --> 700 <footer id="footer" class="container s-footer"> 701
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