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How a Visual Impairment Led to the Founding of a Contract Drafting Software Company (Feargus MacDaeid, Co-Founder of Definely)
At an early age, Feargus MacDaeid, the founder of legal tech company Definely, was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, which is a rare eye disease that breaks down cells in the retina slowly over time causing vision loss.
Until he got to college to study computer science, Feargus' vision was decent, but at university, it began to deteriorate and eventually went blind.
After college he landed a couple of tech jobs but ultimately decided to go to law school.
After law school, Feargus took jobs at two Magic Circle Firms in London, Allen & Overy and Freshfields where he was working on mergers…
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