Ever wanted to see Sam Altman and Palmer Luckey in a moderately intense card game? If so, you’re in luck.
Silicon Valley leaders are rushing to embrace it the power of the media for its purposes marketing and political capital. Now, in a sign of the times, Founders Fund, the venture capital firm founded by Peter Thiel, has launched its own game show.
“MAFIA the GAME” is apparently going to be an ongoing thing, where prominent tech luminaries come together to play the card game (named after the show). party game favorite).
The show is moderated by Pirate Wires editor Mike Solana (who is also the Founders Fund’s chief marketing officer). The debut episode includes a who’s who of players – Sam Altman; Palmer Luckey; Bryan Johnson, the famous biohacker who will (according to him) live forever; and Moxie Marlinspike, founder of encrypted chat app Signal.
“I really miss VC content” Solana He said to the newcomerwho first reported the show’s existence. “There has to be a more interesting way to get to know someone, and I think this is a more interesting way to get to know someone.”
TechCrunch reached out to Founders Fund for more information about the program.
In many ways, having a reality-TV-based platform is a good thing these days. The Internet has turned the world into a population of chronic media consumers, and the average American spends about 2.5 hours a day on social media. Much of that time is spent scrolling through an endless stream of ad-related memes and videos.
In modern times, the road to power and influence is paved with infotainment.
Companies and executives have tried to take advantage of this new reality in various ways. OpenAI has raised some eyebrows recently TBPN has bought a founder-led podcast. Meanwhile, a number of tech’s most prominent players have used the virality to their advantage. Johnson, for example, has managed to grow his following through a very active (and rather quirky) social media presence. Elon Musk has also managed to use his public persona to go viral (although arguments can be made that his online presence has sometimes hurt rather than helped his business).
This trend has also spread to the starting areait featured people like Cluely CEO Chungin “Roy” Lee the power to be a one-man viral hype machine.
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