EPISODE 9 - Jan. 29th | Paul Galli & Geoff Badner

You Shoulda Been There

Jan 30 2021 • 56 mins

Paul was employee #1 at AGENCY.COM and Geoff wasn't too far behind. They were founding members of "The Pit" the nickname of the place where all the magic happened creating the very first Websites.

Episode Timeline

4:15 Are you still going by "Poobie King"?

6:45 How it all began for Paul (Poobie)

9:30 How it all began for Geoff

13:55 "I liked that no one knew what they were doing."

15:25 Geoff, what was it like for you?

16:15 "It was way better than making junk mail."

17:20 "I remember being excited about new browser releases."

17:55 Where did the name, "The Pit" come from?

18:40 "I probably worked 3 years worth... in 9 months!"

22:00 Did the culture change for you guys?

25:55 Yeah... I don't like this management thing.

27:05 "It feels like I'm running a Romper Room!"

29:10 Mr. Badner, do you remember THIS?!

31:30 "I think about it every time I drive through Times Square"

35:00 "It was less about the projects and more about the experience."

36:20 "You know who I still talk to is John Nack"

40:05: "I left twice..." [FREEZE]

41:25 "I think I fell in love with the design process."

45:30 "Curiosity and being comfortable with constant change..."

49:10 "Can you make our logo rotate?"

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