Founders Fund launches game show featuring tech elites Sam Altman and Palmer Luckey
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Lucas Ropek
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Summary
Founders Fund, the venture capital firm co-founded by Peter Thiel, has launched a game show called "MAFIA the GAME" featuring prominent tech elites like Sam Altman and Palmer Luckey. The debut episode, moderated by Founders Fund CMO Mike Solana, brings together Silicon Valley leaders to play a card game, reflecting the tech industry's growing embrace of media for marketing and political influence.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledSilicon Valley's leaders are rushing to embrace the power of media for the purposes of marketing and political capital.
MAFIA the GAME, will apparently be an ongoing thing, where prominent tech luminaries get together and face off over a game of cards.
Have you ever had the desire to see Sam Altman and Palmer Luckey square off over a moderately suspenseful card game?
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