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Richard wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2019 12:45 pm I can’t find a thread for this

It’s called “The Collecting Cars with Chris Harris” and is a spin off of the Collecting Cars auction site business which he appears to have a hand in.

Does anyone else listen? It’s REALLY good.

Basically it’s Monkey and Edward Lovett (off of the Dick Lovett dynasty) chatting about cars with a guest. And they’ve had some cracking guests. So far - Max Girardo (from auctions), David Clark (who was the sales guy for McLaren F1), Richard Tuthill (from Tuthill Porsche), Richard Porter (writes for some TV programme), Andrew Frankel (you know him), Dickie Meaden (you know him), and Seen Through Glass Sam (from YouTubes)

If you’ve not listened, do. Episodes range from 1-2 hours. Great for a commute, or when doing the house work.

Nathan wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2019 12:53 pm Ed has nothing interesting to say.

Jobbo wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2019 9:05 am Anyone listened to the HarryM one yet? Interesting short snippet about the forum; I don't think PH was set up by ex-Evo forum users, was it? Unless PetrolTed was hounded off Evo before it even became popular.

Jobbo wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2019 11:57 am Have a look at the last paragraph of the history section on the wiki for Evo Magazine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evo_(magazine) - think it's been lifted from this podcast.
"The online Evo Forum at the point of takeover was consuming over half of the IT infrastructure costs, but not producing any revenue. Unable to to form a positive business plan, the Evo Forum was shut down, with its editors and managers forming a new forum called PistonHeads, now a globally successful automotive forum."

Pistonheads was started by PetrolTed in December 1998, see here (about half way down): https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/top ... 6&t=120478 - not sure when he started the forum part, but it's pretty clear that he wasn't an exile from Evo's forum since the magazine only launched in Nov 1998

The online Evo Forum at the point of takeover was consuming over half of the IT infrastructure costs

Beany wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2019 6:56 pm

The online Evo Forum at the point of takeover was consuming over half of the IT infrastructure costs

Mate, if that forum was eating half your costs, you need to sack off your IT team....

Now, the entire failed community section.....well at that point, you fire your marketing head.

DeskJockey wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2019 7:11 pm

Beany wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2019 6:56 pm

The online Evo Forum at the point of takeover was consuming over half of the IT infrastructure costs

Mate, if that forum was eating half your costs, you need to sack off your IT team....

Now, the entire failed community section.....well at that point, you fire your marketing head.

If the total budget was only £10 and a bag of revels that could be true.