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And Founders Fund just delivered the killing blow with style.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cpicture>\u003Csource srcset=\"https://cdn.quasa.io/photos/0001/image-2026-06-07t122854762.webp\" type=\"image/webp\">\u003Cimg alt=\"New Media of the Day: Tech Founders Playing Mafia — Finally, Something Fun\" class=\"image-align-right\" height=\"447\" src=\"https://cdn.quasa.io/photos/0001/image-2026-06-07t122854762.jpg\" width=\"300\" />\u003C/picture>The firm (Peter Thiel’s venture shop) has launched “\u003Cstrong>MAFIA the GAME\u003C/strong>”, a new YouTube show where some of the biggest names in tech sit around a table and try to lie, bluff, and backstab each other in the classic social deduction party game.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The debut episode dropped this week and features an absolute murderer’s row:\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Sam Altman\u003C/strong> (OpenAI);\u003C/li>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Palmer Luckey\u003C/strong> (Anduril);\u003C/li>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Bryan Johnson\u003C/strong> (Blueprint / Don’t Die);\u003C/li>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Dylan Field\u003C/strong> (Figma);\u003C/li>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Moxie Marlinspike\u003C/strong> (Signal);\u003C/li>\n\t\u003Cli>- Plus Ryan Petersen (Flexport), Trae Stephens (Founders Fund / Anduril), Cyan Banister, and more.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https://www.newcomer.co/p/founders-funds-new-media-play-tech\">All filmed at \u003Cstrong>Tosca Cafe\u003C/strong> in San Francisco — the exact same legendary North Beach spot where the original PayPal Mafia posed for their iconic \u003Cstrong>Fortune\u003C/strong> magazine photoshoot years ago\u003C/a>. The symbolism is delicious.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Chr />\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>The Man Behind It\u003C/strong>\u003C/h4>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cpicture>\u003Csource srcset=\"https://cdn.quasa.io/photos/0001/image-2026-06-07t122857426.webp\" type=\"image/webp\">\u003Cimg alt=\"New Media of the Day: Tech Founders Playing Mafia — Finally, Something Fun\" class=\"image-align-left\" height=\"201\" src=\"https://cdn.quasa.io/photos/0001/image-2026-06-07t122857426.jpg\" width=\"300\" />\u003C/picture>The entire concept came from \u003Cstrong>Mike Solana\u003C/strong> — CMO of Founders Fund, founder of the influential \u003Ca href=\"https://www.piratewires.com/p/12-tech-legends-try-to-kill-each\">\u003Cstrong>Pirate Wires\u003C/strong>\u003C/a> newsletter, and self-described “billionaire media tycoon.”Solana has been vocal about his boredom with the current state of tech content. In interviews, he put it bluntly: “\u003Cstrong>I’m so fucking bored with VC content.”\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>He’s right. For years, the default output has been long-form origin stories, safe panel discussions, and three-hour podcasts recycling the same talking points.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Solana wanted something different — content that respects a sharp professional audience’s intelligence while actually being \u003Cem>entertaining\u003C/em>.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Chr />\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Why “Mafia” Is Perfect for Silicon Valley\u003C/strong>\u003C/h4>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cpicture>\u003Csource srcset=\"https://cdn.quasa.io/photos/0001/image-2026-06-07t122859893.webp\" type=\"image/webp\">\u003Cimg alt=\"New Media of the Day: Tech Founders Playing Mafia — Finally, Something Fun\" class=\"image-align-right\" height=\"447\" src=\"https://cdn.quasa.io/photos/0001/image-2026-06-07t122859893.jpg\" width=\"300\" />\u003C/picture>The game itself is a stroke of genius. Mafia (also known as Werewolf) is built on deception, paranoia, coalition-building, narrative control, and reading people under pressure. Sound familiar?\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>It’s basically a live-action simulation of startup life, fundraising rounds, boardroom battles, and tech Twitter drama. Watching world-class founders — people who negotiate billion-dollar deals and shape the future — try to figure out who’s lying while keeping a straight face is pure gold. It humanizes them without turning the show into cheap reality TV.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Also read:\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/media/quasa-s-success-story-surviving-thriving-after-google-s-biggest-core-update-in-over-25-years\">QUASA’s Success Story: Surviving & Thriving After Google’s Biggest Core Update in Over 25 Years\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/media/part-2-10-cex-that-killed-more-projects-than-all-hackers-combined\">Part 2. 10 CEX That Killed More Projects Than All Hackers Combined\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/media/why-every-trader-should-follow-macroeconomic-trends\">Why Every Trader Should Follow Macroeconomic Trends\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/media/how-independent-pros-get-paid-faster-in-2026\">How Independent Pros Get Paid Faster in 2026\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\n\u003Chr />\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>This Is Bigger Than One Show\u003C/strong>\u003C/h4>\n\n\u003Cp>“MAFIA the GAME” is a symptom of something deeper happening in tech media. Old-school business outlets spent years trying to translate Silicon Valley culture \u003Cstrong>for outsiders\u003C/strong>. The new wave of creators and operators (Pirate Wires, and others) are building \u003Cstrong>cultural infrastructure for the industry itself\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>They’re creating the memes, the rituals, the inside jokes, and the shared mythology that the tech ecosystem consumes. It’s self-referential, high-signal, and unapologetically fun. Professionals in their 20s–40s who live and breathe startups don’t want another webinar. They want to watch Sam Altman get accused of being mafia while Palmer Luckey grins like a madman.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cpicture>\u003Csource srcset=\"https://cdn.quasa.io/photos/0001/image-2026-06-07t122901698.webp\" type=\"image/webp\">\u003Cimg alt=\"New Media of the Day: Tech Founders Playing Mafia — Finally, Something Fun\" class=\"image-align-left\" height=\"201\" src=\"https://cdn.quasa.io/photos/0001/image-2026-06-07t122901698.jpg\" width=\"300\" />\u003C/picture>New episodes are dropping weekly on the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@foundersfundmafia/videos\">Founders Fund Mafia YouTube channel\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>The era of boring VC content is over. 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