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Games and Giving

Marc!

Today was the first conference I've been to in years - I'm a hermit by nature. After spending 6 hours doing the daytime events, I went back home for a nap, a salad, and some Tylenol. I was drained, and I really didn't want to come back for the networking event . . . but I'm so glad I did.

Meeting you re-energized my whole day. David always knows the best people, so that was no surprise, and when you and I talked about AI and tech and VC, all that was great as well. But when we got into my game night ideas and you told me about what you and your buddy cooked up down in Austin, my mind started racing. I love that you already do a variant of what I'm proposing, and I'm kind of amazed that you do it mostly to give back (in a business-y way, but still very much in a generous spirit).

I called my boy J. Money immediately on the way home. He's my business and philanthropy partner (you can see some of our work together here), and coincidentally, the way he and I built this little I Met You Today site was very much like you two did - just BS'ing about it on the road one time until one of us came back later and said "no I was serious, let's do it."

I like to keep these short, so I'll just end by saying that you're a breath of fresh air on both the attorney and the VC side, and I'm excited to come down to Austin for a game sometime. Great to meet you today man . . . we'll be in touch :)