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Founders Fund’s Game Show Gambit
Published: 5 June 2026 at 03:28 Europe/London
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Founders Fund’s new game show “MAFIA the GAME” turns venture capital into high-stakes infotainment, pitting tech titans like Sam Altman and Palmer Luckey against each other—moderated by Mike Solana, the firm’s chief marketing officer. Designed to cut through the dryness of traditional VC content, the show taps into Silicon Valley’s growing obsession with viral media and personal branding, where even Elon Musk’s chaos and Bryan Johnson’s social experiments fuel massive followings. As companies like OpenAI buy podcasts and founders weaponize their public personas, entertainment isn’t just a bonus—it’s becoming the new currency of influence.
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