Founders Fund, the venture capital firm co-founded by Peter Thiel, has unveiled its in-house game show "Mafia the Game," TechCrunch reported on Thursday.
The format brings together well-known tech figures to play a card game. The show is hosted by Mike Solana (마이크 솔라나), Founders Fund's chief marketing officer and editor-in-chief of Pirate Wires. The first episode features OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (샘 알트먼), defence startup Anduril founder Palmer Luckey (팔머 러키), biohacker Bryan Johnson (브라이언 존슨) and Signal founder Moxie Marlinspike (목시 말린스파이크).
Solana told TechCrunch that "VC content is too boring" and that "games are a much more interesting way to get to know people better."
"Mafia the Game" reflects a broader Silicon Valley trend of using media. OpenAI recently acquired a podcast, TBPN, focused on founders.
Chi-gyu Hwang
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