1:10– Eoghan’s childhood
3:30– How creativity inspired technology interests
9:05– Paintshop Pro, Photoshop, special effects, and magic
12:10– Finding limitations and exploring/playing. Testing boundaries and taking risks. How kids learn about right and wrong/expectations of society.
14:50– Pursuit of knowledge transitioning to creativity and curiosity
18:00– “Art doesn’t exist in a vacuum”
20:43– Traditional/Analytical Intelligence vs. Broad Intelligence
24:09– “Technology” class inspired his love for electronics — vehicle for creativity
26:00– Made his first website (1996) via AOL
32:45– “Build the thing before you launch the thing”
34:20– Attending Trinity college in Ireland for Computer Science
38:40– Binary and the building blocks of computer science
42:20– Diversity of experiences
47:23– College gives you exposure to more people and an opportunity to learn who you are
48:45– Founded own company, Eoghan McCabe Ltd, right out of college
49:45– Started working with Paul Campbell and Dave Rice
52:00– Eoghan meets Des Traynor through blogging
53:00– Des joins Eoghan and Paul at Contrast
59:25– How did Intercom come about?
1:10:12– Dynamic of working with Des and how their styles compliment one another
1:14:14– How their view of the problem to be solved has shifted over time
1:17:15– Vision and potential of ideas
1:19:02– How Intercom has grown and changed in recent years
1:23:18– The biggest surprise!
How to reach Eoghan: Twitter • Intercom • Medium
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