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title: "About - Ed Stone"
description: "I'm Ed Stone, a founder, entrepreneur and fractional CTO based in Vancouver, BC."
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# Ed Stone. Founder, Entrepreneur, Fractional CTO.

Born and raised in London, UK, my first experience of programming was [writing text adventure games in Basic](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adventure-Programmes-Usborne-Computers-Electronics/dp/0860207412) on a [BBC Master](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Master).

I moved away from computing to study English Language and Literature at college, but rediscovered computers and the joy of web development whilst on a working holiday in Sydney, Australia - learning on the job whilst building websites for a couple of [oddly](https://www.afr.com/property/what-can-deliver-the-goods-bazcan-com-20000323-k9ba6) [named](https://www.webqem.com/) (and awesome) companies. I got a visa and stayed for 3 years.

Back in the UK I continued to work as a web developer, including for 3 years at Yahoo! (back when they were a tech giant), helping to grow the European Front-end Engineering team from 5 engineers to over 40 and leading the front-end development of the first iteration of Yahoo! Maps.

Following Yahoo!, I embraced the [Silicon Roundabout](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_London_Tech_City) scene, including time as Project Director at [another oddly named Australian company](https://www.squiz.net/); Head of Technology at [a digital agency specializing in FinTech UX](https://www.instagram.com/tobias__tobias/?hl=en); and as a Technical Architect at [a digital design consultancy](https://www.consultancy.uk/news/17634/capgemini-buys-design-agency-adaptive-lab) building rapid prototypes for startups and internal innovation groups at enterprise companies.

Following my move to Vancouver (with my Canadian wife), I continued to freelance for various UK companies for a few years before striking out to found my own development agency, [Autotelic](https://autotelic.com/), in 2016.

In 2022 we launched [Jig](https://buildwithjig.com/), a 100% bootstrapped e-commerce platform for alternative food networks.

## Contact

- GitHub: [github.com/edwardstone](https://github.com/edwardstone)
- LinkedIn: [linkedin.com/in/edstone](https://linkedin.com/in/edstone)
- Email: [ed@autotelic.com](mailto:ed@autotelic.com)