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Founders Fund Started a New Game Show

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Founders Fund a new game show. The show is called "MAFIA the GAME." It is a card game. tech people the first game. Sam Altman Palmer Luckey Bryan Johnson Moxie Marlinspike Mike Solana was the host. He works for Founders Fund. The show will be on the internet. People will watch it. Tech leaders want to be on the internet. They want people to know them. The internet is very for now. People spend about 2.5 hours on social media every day. They watch videos and look at pictures. Companies make content for these people. OpenAI made a podcast. Elon Musk used the internet to become famous. Bryan Johnson also used the internet. He has a big following. The game show is a new idea. It is a fun way to meet tech people. The show is for marketing. Tech companies want attention. The game show gives them attention. Mike Solana said he was bored with VC content. He wanted a more interesting way to get to know someone. The show will have more episodes. It will be an ongoing thing. TechCrunch asked Founders Fund for more information. The show is a sign of the times. Tech leaders are using media for power. The internet changed the world. People watch a lot of content now. The game show is part of this It is a new way for tech people to connect with the public.

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Founders Fund started a new game show.

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  1. 01I watched a game show.
  2. 02It was a card game.
  3. 03The host was Mike Solana.

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