hey nemo,
my name's ev

i first learned about you when a friend sent me a video of yours recently where you crushed some chess hustlers. i don't play chess at all but i got to walk past guys like that all the time while i lived in nyc before i moved back to toronto, and i always hoped i'd see someone give them a run for their money someday.

turning a historically-nerd-culture hobby into a passionate career that takes us out of toronto and all over the world is an incredible thing. it's also something you and i have in common. i know how much drive it takes to forge this kind of path, so it's something i respect the hell out of.

a bit about me: i'm 28, born and raised in toronto. studied engineering, dropped out to build a bank for students in nyc, burned out, and fell back in love with magic: the gathering. built the biggest tournament-finding site for the game, turned it into a company, sold it — and now i run another trading card game software company that i love dearly.

i'm hopping around europe for the next few weeks, but i'd love to grab coffee or a drink with you next month in toronto. i think we'd have great banter. from what i could understand you can play well on raw intuition, this is exactly how i was when i played magic — this actually is what kicked off doing standup comedy for me, i would (lovingly) roast my opponents while playing under time pressure lol.