1 00:00:23,470 --> 00:00:24,471 Whoo! 2 00:00:24,550 --> 00:00:25,551 Yeah! 3 00:00:25,630 --> 00:00:28,918 Somebody make some motherfucking noise in here! 4 00:00:31,990 --> 00:00:33,640 Fuck these people. 5 00:00:37,750 --> 00:00:40,037 Man, this place is unbelievable. 6 00:00:40,510 --> 00:00:42,000 Fucking Goolybib, man. 7 00:00:42,070 --> 00:00:43,879 Those guys build a mediocre piece of software, 8 00:00:43,950 --> 00:00:47,033 that might be worth something someday, and now they live here. 9 00:00:47,510 --> 00:00:50,711 There's money flying all over Silicon Valley but none of it ever seems to hit us. 10 00:00:51,710 --> 00:00:53,439 What the hell are you eating? 11 00:00:53,510 --> 00:00:55,956 Liquid shrimp. It's 200 dollars a quart. 12 00:00:56,350 --> 00:00:57,795 Wylie Dufresne made it. 13 00:00:58,310 --> 00:00:59,675 How does it taste? 14 00:01:00,270 --> 00:01:02,511 Like how I would imagine cum tastes. 15 00:01:03,550 --> 00:01:05,439 You guys taking it all in? 16 00:01:05,510 --> 00:01:07,399 Because this is what it looks like 17 00:01:07,470 --> 00:01:10,952 when Google acquires your company for over 200 million dollars. 18 00:01:11,270 --> 00:01:12,999 Look, Dustin Moskovitz. 19 00:01:13,630 --> 00:01:15,792 Elon Musk, Eric Schmidt. 20 00:01:15,870 --> 00:01:18,441 Whatever the fuck the guy's name is who created Photrio. 21 00:01:18,590 --> 00:01:21,514 I mean, Kid Rock is the poorest person here. 22 00:01:22,030 --> 00:01:23,361 Apart from you guys. 23 00:01:23,430 --> 00:01:27,958 Okay, there's 40 billion dollars of net worth walking around this party. 24 00:01:28,030 --> 00:01:30,112 And you guys are standing around drinking shrimp 25 00:01:30,190 --> 00:01:32,113 and talking about what cum tastes like. 26 00:01:32,190 --> 00:01:35,512 Yeah, I heard that. You guys live in my incubator. 27 00:01:35,590 --> 00:01:38,196 You've got to network. That's why I brought you here. 28 00:01:38,390 --> 00:01:40,074 Uh, I got us in here. 29 00:01:40,190 --> 00:01:42,431 Javeed over there is my ex-room-mate. 30 00:01:42,550 --> 00:01:44,757 Yeah, but I drove. 31 00:01:45,390 --> 00:01:47,358 Eric Schmidt, Erlich Bachman. 32 00:01:49,750 --> 00:01:51,718 It's amazing how the men and women at these things 33 00:01:51,790 --> 00:01:53,315 always separate like this. 34 00:01:53,390 --> 00:01:56,837 Yeah, every party in Silicon Valley ends up like a Hasidic wedding. 35 00:01:57,310 --> 00:01:59,756 Not even the Goolybib guys were talking to girls. 36 00:01:59,830 --> 00:02:01,400 They don't have to, Big Head. 37 00:02:01,470 --> 00:02:03,234 This house talks to girls. 38 00:02:06,630 --> 00:02:08,519 Hello! Whoo! 39 00:02:09,710 --> 00:02:11,599 I got seven words for you. 40 00:02:12,830 --> 00:02:14,878 I love 41 00:02:14,950 --> 00:02:19,592 Goolybib's integrated-multi-platform-functionality! 42 00:02:19,670 --> 00:02:20,796 Yeah! 43 00:02:20,870 --> 00:02:21,871 - All right! - Whoo! 44 00:02:22,750 --> 00:02:23,751 Yeah! 45 00:02:23,830 --> 00:02:25,594 But seriously, 46 00:02:26,390 --> 00:02:29,519 you know, a few days ago, when we were sitting down with Barack Obama, 47 00:02:29,750 --> 00:02:31,240 I turned to these guys and said, 48 00:02:31,310 --> 00:02:34,120 "Okay, you know, we're making a lot of money." 49 00:02:34,190 --> 00:02:37,034 "And yes, we're disrupting digital media." 50 00:02:37,470 --> 00:02:39,313 "But most importantly," 51 00:02:40,430 --> 00:02:42,034 "we're making the world a better place." 52 00:02:43,310 --> 00:02:47,793 "Through constructing elegant hierarchies for maximum code reuse and extensibility." 53 00:02:49,310 --> 00:02:50,800 So, everyone. 54 00:02:51,990 --> 00:02:54,800 Here's to many more nights just like this one. 55 00:02:55,990 --> 00:02:59,790 Take it away, my good friend, Kid Rock. 56 00:03:00,590 --> 00:03:01,751 What a dick. 57 00:03:14,790 --> 00:03:18,840 Big Head, there is a personal ad section on this Asperger site. 58 00:03:19,150 --> 00:03:20,640 Holy shit, this one is looking for 59 00:03:20,750 --> 00:03:23,754 a "relationship that has the potential to become sexual in nature." 60 00:03:24,150 --> 00:03:25,481 Boy, is she on the spectrum. 61 00:03:25,790 --> 00:03:28,316 She can't even make eye contact with the camera. 62 00:03:28,390 --> 00:03:30,040 Richard, can I talk to you for a second? 63 00:03:30,310 --> 00:03:31,675 - Solo. - Mmm-hmm. 64 00:03:34,630 --> 00:03:37,918 We need to talk about Pied Piper. 65 00:03:38,150 --> 00:03:40,756 What about it? The website's up and running, 66 00:03:40,830 --> 00:03:43,310 I'm just redesigning the compression. It just needs users. 67 00:03:43,390 --> 00:03:45,199 Yeah, no shit. 68 00:03:45,270 --> 00:03:46,954 But even if somebody wanted to use it, 69 00:03:47,030 --> 00:03:49,761 they wouldn't be able to figure out how to. It's incomprehensible. 70 00:03:50,510 --> 00:03:52,512 Now, Richard, when you pitched me Pied Piper 71 00:03:52,590 --> 00:03:54,513 you said it was gonna be, "The Google of Music." 72 00:03:54,590 --> 00:03:56,479 Which is a really rad way to pitch something. 73 00:03:56,550 --> 00:03:58,917 I mean, I liked it. I thought it had applications. 74 00:03:58,990 --> 00:04:00,958 No, it has all that. Look, when it blows up, 75 00:04:01,030 --> 00:04:03,601 and it will once it reaches a critical mass of users, 76 00:04:03,710 --> 00:04:06,475 Pied Piper will be able to search the whole world of recorded music 77 00:04:06,550 --> 00:04:10,350 to find out if there's a match to see if you're infringing on any copyrighted material. 78 00:04:10,430 --> 00:04:11,991 So, if you're a songwriter or a band... 79 00:04:12,030 --> 00:04:15,352 Okay, first of all, nobody gives a shit about stealing other people's music, okay? 80 00:04:15,630 --> 00:04:18,713 Everybody involved in the music industry is either stealing it or sharing it. 81 00:04:18,790 --> 00:04:20,997 They're all a bunch of assholes, especially Radiohead. 82 00:04:21,350 --> 00:04:22,351 - Look, Richard... - No. 83 00:04:22,430 --> 00:04:24,239 Yeah, they're assholes. 84 00:04:24,390 --> 00:04:26,597 Now, look, Richard, if you want to live here, 85 00:04:26,750 --> 00:04:28,115 - you've got to deliver. - Mmm. 86 00:04:28,670 --> 00:04:31,640 I can't have dead weight at my incubator, okay? 87 00:04:31,710 --> 00:04:34,873 Either that, or show some promise, for fuck's sake. 88 00:04:34,990 --> 00:04:37,072 Like NipAlert, Big Head's app. 89 00:04:37,230 --> 00:04:40,234 It gives you the location of a woman with erect nipples. 90 00:04:40,310 --> 00:04:41,721 Now, that's something people want. 91 00:04:41,830 --> 00:04:43,992 Richard, you need to get in touch with humanity. 92 00:04:44,470 --> 00:04:45,915 When I sold my company, Aviato, 93 00:04:46,390 --> 00:04:47,516 I wanted to give back. 94 00:04:47,590 --> 00:04:51,675 That's why I started this place, to do something big. To make a difference. 95 00:04:51,750 --> 00:04:53,593 You know, like Steve. 96 00:04:53,750 --> 00:04:54,751 Um... 97 00:04:55,070 --> 00:04:56,231 Jobs or Wozniak? 98 00:04:58,630 --> 00:04:59,711 Uh, Steve Jobs or Steve... 99 00:04:59,790 --> 00:05:01,201 Oh, I heard you. 100 00:05:02,230 --> 00:05:04,073 - Which one? - Jobs. 101 00:05:04,950 --> 00:05:08,477 I mean, Jobs was a poser. He didn't even write code. 102 00:05:09,630 --> 00:05:12,759 You just disappeared up your own asshole. 103 00:05:13,070 --> 00:05:15,277 - You know that? You did. - Well, technically... 104 00:05:15,790 --> 00:05:17,315 Big Head, I'm gonna be meditating. 105 00:05:17,390 --> 00:05:21,111 He knew how to package the ideas, but it was Wozniak that... 106 00:05:24,950 --> 00:05:27,601 What is Hooli? Excellent question. 107 00:05:27,950 --> 00:05:30,271 Hooli isn't just another high tech company. 108 00:05:30,470 --> 00:05:32,438 Hooli isn't just about software. 109 00:05:32,830 --> 00:05:35,231 Hooli... Hooli is about people. 110 00:05:36,110 --> 00:05:40,035 Hooli is about innovative technology that makes a difference, 111 00:05:40,230 --> 00:05:42,551 transforming the world as we know it. 112 00:05:42,630 --> 00:05:45,110 Making the world a better place, 113 00:05:45,710 --> 00:05:47,917 through minimal message oriented transport layers. 114 00:05:48,310 --> 00:05:51,632 I firmly believe we can only achieve greatness 115 00:05:51,710 --> 00:05:54,554 if first we achieve goodness. 116 00:05:57,150 --> 00:05:59,039 Erlich is gonna kick me out. 117 00:05:59,110 --> 00:06:00,760 And I can't afford to pay rent here. 118 00:06:01,030 --> 00:06:03,158 It's insane. $2800 a month, 119 00:06:03,510 --> 00:06:05,831 $4500 a month, with five people. 120 00:06:05,990 --> 00:06:08,152 Jesus! Why is it so expensive here? 121 00:06:08,630 --> 00:06:11,201 Look at this place, it's a shithole. 122 00:06:12,790 --> 00:06:13,791 Uh-oh. 123 00:06:13,870 --> 00:06:15,031 Here's another one. 124 00:06:15,310 --> 00:06:17,790 Miss Palo Alto, 2K14. 125 00:06:17,870 --> 00:06:19,315 There she goes. 126 00:06:22,630 --> 00:06:26,157 Oh, God, the marketing team is having another bike meeting. 127 00:06:26,230 --> 00:06:27,516 Douchebags. 128 00:06:27,950 --> 00:06:31,113 Just another day inside the Gavin Belson cult compound. 129 00:06:32,830 --> 00:06:34,912 Hey, did you hear what Peter Gregory is doing? 130 00:06:34,990 --> 00:06:36,594 You mean buying that island in the Pacific? 131 00:06:36,670 --> 00:06:38,559 No, he's building one actually. 132 00:06:38,870 --> 00:06:39,871 Baller. 133 00:06:39,990 --> 00:06:42,118 Anyway, he's also offering 100K 134 00:06:42,190 --> 00:06:45,433 to people willing to skip or drop out of college to pursue their idea. 135 00:06:45,670 --> 00:06:49,356 I don't know what happened to that guy, but he really hates college. 136 00:06:49,550 --> 00:06:51,917 Anyway, he's doing a TED Talks in Palo Alto tonight. 137 00:06:51,990 --> 00:06:54,470 - Should we try to get in? - I dropped out of college. 138 00:06:54,790 --> 00:06:56,599 Maybe I should re-enroll and drop out again. 139 00:06:56,710 --> 00:06:57,996 Try and get the money. 140 00:07:04,510 --> 00:07:05,671 Brogrammers. 141 00:07:05,750 --> 00:07:08,117 Oh, no, no. 142 00:07:08,270 --> 00:07:10,272 Hey, a double macchiato for me, dude. 143 00:07:10,350 --> 00:07:11,476 Yeah. 144 00:07:12,870 --> 00:07:15,521 Hey, Rico, you been working out? 145 00:07:15,710 --> 00:07:17,439 No. No, I have not. 146 00:07:17,510 --> 00:07:19,478 I don't have time to even if I wanted to. 147 00:07:19,550 --> 00:07:21,279 I'm too busy working on my website. 148 00:07:21,550 --> 00:07:23,951 Uh, I just, I don't want to end up being a Hooli lifer. 149 00:07:24,030 --> 00:07:26,351 You know, working here forever. 150 00:07:26,550 --> 00:07:30,635 Yeah, working for the most innovative company in the world, 151 00:07:30,750 --> 00:07:33,720 with top pay and vested stock options. 152 00:07:33,790 --> 00:07:35,758 I can totally see why you wouldn't want that. 153 00:07:35,830 --> 00:07:38,310 Yeah, you're like an artist. An entrepreneur. 154 00:07:38,390 --> 00:07:40,074 An iconoclast. 155 00:07:41,950 --> 00:07:43,714 I don't know, maybe. 156 00:07:43,950 --> 00:07:45,873 Dude, we're just messing with you. 157 00:07:46,430 --> 00:07:49,354 But we really want to help you with your site. What's it called? 158 00:07:51,590 --> 00:07:52,796 Pied Piper. 159 00:07:53,870 --> 00:07:55,599 - Dude, sounds amazing. - Yeah. 160 00:07:55,670 --> 00:07:57,638 Why don't you shoot it over to us and we'll give it a look. 161 00:07:57,870 --> 00:07:59,110 Maybe we can help. 162 00:07:59,510 --> 00:08:01,080 - Uh, really? - Yeah. 163 00:08:01,310 --> 00:08:02,550 Okay, yeah... 164 00:08:02,630 --> 00:08:05,236 I mean it's always good to have more eyes on it. 165 00:08:07,110 --> 00:08:08,555 Look, it's sending... Sent it. 166 00:08:13,830 --> 00:08:17,152 Oh. You're making fun of me. 167 00:08:17,230 --> 00:08:19,198 - Dude, no. - No, you are. 168 00:08:19,270 --> 00:08:21,318 - No, Ricky, man. - Ricky. Ricky, come back. 169 00:08:21,390 --> 00:08:23,074 It's actually Richard, so that's... 170 00:08:23,470 --> 00:08:24,870 - Pied wiper. - Wide diaper. 171 00:08:27,950 --> 00:08:30,556 Gates, Ellison, 172 00:08:31,670 --> 00:08:34,480 Jobs, Dell... 173 00:08:36,350 --> 00:08:39,399 All dropped out of college. 174 00:08:40,510 --> 00:08:43,354 Silicon Valley is the cradle of innovation 175 00:08:43,430 --> 00:08:45,319 because of drop outs. 176 00:08:45,870 --> 00:08:47,156 College 177 00:08:48,070 --> 00:08:51,631 has become a cruel, expensive joke 178 00:08:52,430 --> 00:08:55,320 on the poor and the middle class 179 00:08:56,910 --> 00:08:59,675 that benefits only the perpetrators of it. 180 00:09:00,830 --> 00:09:02,434 The bloated administrators. 181 00:09:02,550 --> 00:09:05,997 You are a dangerous man, spewing ignorance! 182 00:09:07,030 --> 00:09:08,714 I don't think so. 183 00:09:09,110 --> 00:09:11,716 I'm just saying people should trust themselves 184 00:09:11,830 --> 00:09:15,915 more than a system that happily churns out unemployed debtors 185 00:09:15,990 --> 00:09:18,357 and provides dubious value. 186 00:09:18,430 --> 00:09:22,560 The true value of a college education is intangible. 187 00:09:23,230 --> 00:09:26,439 The true value of snake-oil is intangible as well. 188 00:09:28,710 --> 00:09:30,041 Fascist. 189 00:09:33,350 --> 00:09:34,875 - Anything? - Eh. 190 00:09:34,990 --> 00:09:36,879 The usual riffs on Twitter and lnstagram. 191 00:09:36,950 --> 00:09:38,600 Nothing I'd fund. 192 00:09:40,390 --> 00:09:42,518 Hi, excuse me, Mr. Gregory? Um... 193 00:09:42,750 --> 00:09:44,911 I have an idea I'd love to pitch you, if you have time. 194 00:09:44,990 --> 00:09:45,991 Ooh. 195 00:09:46,430 --> 00:09:47,477 Uh... 196 00:09:48,110 --> 00:09:51,159 Well, that is before I just give up and go back to college. 197 00:09:51,230 --> 00:09:53,471 Don't... Do not do that. 198 00:09:53,550 --> 00:09:55,279 Go work at Burger King. 199 00:09:55,350 --> 00:09:57,478 Go into the woods and forage for nuts and berries. 200 00:09:57,550 --> 00:09:59,598 Do not go back to college! 201 00:10:02,750 --> 00:10:04,275 I think I have been played. 202 00:10:05,230 --> 00:10:07,039 Fine. Go ahead and pitch. 203 00:10:07,110 --> 00:10:09,317 You have until I fasten the seatbelt in my car. 204 00:10:09,390 --> 00:10:11,074 Thank you so much. Uh... 205 00:10:11,350 --> 00:10:13,921 Pied Piper is a proprietary site that lets you find out 206 00:10:13,990 --> 00:10:16,834 if your music is infringing on any existing copyrights. 207 00:10:16,910 --> 00:10:19,754 So, imagine you were a songwriter, okay? 208 00:10:19,910 --> 00:10:21,992 I don't think I could write a song. 209 00:10:22,710 --> 00:10:24,838 Yeah, no, just imagine if you were. 210 00:10:24,910 --> 00:10:28,232 I don't even think I could say, "Pied Piper is a proprietary site." 211 00:10:29,110 --> 00:10:31,317 Well, I just did but it wasn't easy. 212 00:10:32,430 --> 00:10:34,353 Crunching all those songs to find matches 213 00:10:34,430 --> 00:10:37,400 sounds like it would take incredible processing power. 214 00:10:37,470 --> 00:10:38,995 - I mean... - Yes. 215 00:10:39,070 --> 00:10:40,754 Yes, it does. 216 00:10:41,190 --> 00:10:45,081 No, no. It's... I made an algorithm. 217 00:10:45,310 --> 00:10:49,918 Look, why don't you send me a link to your project and we'll take a look. 218 00:10:50,590 --> 00:10:51,591 Okay, yeah, great. 219 00:10:52,110 --> 00:10:53,600 I put the prototype up on Github. 220 00:10:54,430 --> 00:10:56,558 Pied Piper. I'll look it up. 221 00:10:56,630 --> 00:11:02,558 It's like the fable with the kids and then the rats and the music. 222 00:11:11,270 --> 00:11:13,113 That is a narrow car. 223 00:11:14,190 --> 00:11:15,999 Fucking billionaires. 224 00:11:18,470 --> 00:11:20,120 Hey, wanna check out twig-boy's website? 225 00:11:21,310 --> 00:11:22,994 Yes, I do. 226 00:11:26,310 --> 00:11:29,154 You have to download your own media player? 227 00:11:29,630 --> 00:11:32,998 Oh. Look at me, I traveled back to 2009. 228 00:11:36,230 --> 00:11:37,641 Wait a sec. 229 00:11:37,750 --> 00:11:39,832 What is this file size? 230 00:11:40,390 --> 00:11:42,472 1.2 megabytes? No way. 231 00:11:43,670 --> 00:11:46,435 Wow, that doesn't sound at all downgraded. 232 00:11:48,750 --> 00:11:50,400 The file size is like, half. 233 00:11:50,790 --> 00:11:52,872 And look how fast this search is. 234 00:11:54,750 --> 00:11:57,959 Holy shit, how did it find a match that fast? 235 00:11:59,030 --> 00:12:02,113 It's like it's searching compressed files? 236 00:12:03,150 --> 00:12:04,800 No way. 237 00:12:08,190 --> 00:12:09,511 Look at that Weissman score. 238 00:12:09,630 --> 00:12:11,041 2.89. 239 00:12:12,190 --> 00:12:14,397 Hey, where have you two been? 240 00:12:14,470 --> 00:12:16,830 We're playing the multi-channel router team in five minutes. 241 00:12:17,110 --> 00:12:18,919 Okay, how the hell did he do this? 242 00:12:19,350 --> 00:12:21,671 And the compression is totally lossless. 243 00:12:26,270 --> 00:12:30,434 And he's somehow figured out a way to do a search on a compressed data space. 244 00:12:32,670 --> 00:12:34,001 - Holy shit. - Yeah. 245 00:12:34,070 --> 00:12:35,959 And I don't think he even realizes what he has here. 246 00:12:36,030 --> 00:12:38,192 He's using it for some silly songwriter app. 247 00:12:38,430 --> 00:12:40,950 All these guys are like that, they're all about consumer facing. 248 00:12:40,990 --> 00:12:42,719 Right, but you take something like this, 249 00:12:42,790 --> 00:12:45,316 make it business facing and use it for enterprise, 250 00:12:45,390 --> 00:12:47,597 the applications could be endless. 251 00:12:50,150 --> 00:12:52,551 Hey, Gilfoyle, I thought you were a Satanist? 252 00:12:52,750 --> 00:12:55,071 I'm a LaVeyan Satanist 253 00:12:55,230 --> 00:12:56,755 with some theistic tendencies. 254 00:12:56,830 --> 00:12:58,320 Oh, some theistic tendencies. 255 00:12:58,390 --> 00:12:59,721 Well then, what's with the cross? 256 00:13:00,470 --> 00:13:01,915 It's an upside down cross. 257 00:13:02,110 --> 00:13:04,078 Not from here it isn't. 258 00:13:07,390 --> 00:13:09,552 Oh, I see, you know what you should do? 259 00:13:09,670 --> 00:13:12,480 You should get another tattoo that says, "This side up" on it. 260 00:13:12,670 --> 00:13:14,160 How does this translate into Farsi? 261 00:13:14,230 --> 00:13:15,800 That's not the language I speak. 262 00:13:16,030 --> 00:13:19,591 Frontier Airlines just happened to like mine, Aviato. 263 00:13:20,150 --> 00:13:21,914 And that's how I got to where I am. 264 00:13:22,150 --> 00:13:24,278 So, what do you got? 265 00:13:25,030 --> 00:13:27,237 Okay, here it is. 266 00:13:27,790 --> 00:13:29,440 Bit Soup. 267 00:13:29,830 --> 00:13:32,231 It's like alphabet soup, 268 00:13:32,750 --> 00:13:36,436 but it's ones and zeros, instead of the letters. 269 00:13:39,430 --> 00:13:42,195 'Cause it's binary. You know, binary is just ones and zeroes. 270 00:13:42,270 --> 00:13:43,795 Yeah, I know what binary is. 271 00:13:43,870 --> 00:13:46,237 Jesus Christ! I memorized the hexadecimal times tables 272 00:13:46,310 --> 00:13:48,392 when I was 14 writing machine code! 273 00:13:48,470 --> 00:13:50,472 Okay? Ask me what nine times F is. 274 00:13:50,710 --> 00:13:52,235 It's fleventyfive. 275 00:13:52,430 --> 00:13:54,671 I do not need you telling me what binary is, 276 00:13:54,750 --> 00:13:58,357 just like I don't need you thinking about soup or taking pictures of it. 277 00:13:58,470 --> 00:14:01,280 I need you thinking about apps, software, websites. 278 00:14:01,390 --> 00:14:04,155 This is Silicon Valley, all right, not... 279 00:14:07,230 --> 00:14:08,800 Paris, Texas. 280 00:14:09,430 --> 00:14:10,431 Hmm. 281 00:14:10,510 --> 00:14:12,399 That's where Campbell's Soup is. 282 00:14:16,550 --> 00:14:18,234 It's the Hooli number again. 283 00:14:18,350 --> 00:14:19,556 It's probably those brogrammers. 284 00:14:19,630 --> 00:14:21,792 Can't wait to tell me how stupid my website is. 285 00:14:22,030 --> 00:14:23,077 Assholes. 286 00:14:23,230 --> 00:14:26,552 Hello, Richard Hendricks. I'm a total fucking retard. 287 00:14:27,830 --> 00:14:31,721 Uh, hi, this is Jared Dunn calling from Hooli. 288 00:14:32,190 --> 00:14:34,352 I'm calling on behalf of Gavin Belson. 289 00:14:35,030 --> 00:14:36,873 I didn't... Hi. 290 00:14:37,630 --> 00:14:40,759 Gavin is very excited about your Pied Piper application 291 00:14:40,830 --> 00:14:44,516 and we were wondering if you could come in for a sit-down with us. 292 00:14:44,830 --> 00:14:46,594 - Are you available now? - Okay. 293 00:14:46,670 --> 00:14:47,791 - Sure. - Okay, we'll be here. 294 00:14:47,830 --> 00:14:49,753 Yes. Good-bye. 295 00:14:50,510 --> 00:14:51,511 Uh... 296 00:14:51,830 --> 00:14:53,559 I have a meeting with Gavin Belson. 297 00:14:53,950 --> 00:14:55,281 He likes Pied Piper. 298 00:14:55,350 --> 00:14:56,920 - Holy shit. - I own 10% of Pied Piper. 299 00:14:57,030 --> 00:14:58,441 You said it was a shitty idea. 300 00:14:58,510 --> 00:14:59,875 It was a shitty idea. 301 00:15:00,510 --> 00:15:02,000 I'm not sure what it is now. 302 00:15:02,150 --> 00:15:04,312 - What time's the meeting? - Right now. 303 00:15:04,510 --> 00:15:05,921 I'm gonna need a better shirt. 304 00:15:08,630 --> 00:15:09,916 Holy shit. 305 00:15:11,070 --> 00:15:13,118 - What the fuck am I waiting for? - Uh, see ya. 306 00:15:24,070 --> 00:15:28,155 Well, it's like Gavin always says, "it takes change to make change." 307 00:15:28,590 --> 00:15:31,560 Uh, yeah, I think I've seen that written around. 308 00:15:31,630 --> 00:15:32,631 - Hey. - Hi. 309 00:15:34,470 --> 00:15:36,472 Gavin is running 30 minutes late 310 00:15:36,550 --> 00:15:40,032 but you should know, he is very excited to see you, Richard. 311 00:15:40,110 --> 00:15:41,111 Oh. 312 00:15:41,190 --> 00:15:42,680 He's with his spiritual advisor. 313 00:15:42,750 --> 00:15:43,990 He shouldn't be that much longer. 314 00:15:44,070 --> 00:15:47,631 I'm a VP here and I only get to see him about 10 minutes a month. 315 00:15:47,710 --> 00:15:50,793 Yeah, but that 10 minutes is just incredible. 316 00:15:52,030 --> 00:15:54,556 I heard Richard Hendricks was here. 317 00:15:54,950 --> 00:15:56,839 Have you ever met Gavin before? 318 00:15:56,910 --> 00:15:58,355 - No. - No? 319 00:15:58,470 --> 00:16:01,076 Oh, I told him, it's amazing. 320 00:16:01,390 --> 00:16:03,870 That hardly begins to describe it. 321 00:16:07,150 --> 00:16:08,711 It's weird. 322 00:16:09,350 --> 00:16:11,717 They always travel in groups of five. 323 00:16:11,790 --> 00:16:15,476 These programmers, there's always a tall skinny white guy, 324 00:16:15,550 --> 00:16:17,473 short skinny Asian guy, 325 00:16:17,630 --> 00:16:19,075 fat guy with a ponytail, 326 00:16:19,230 --> 00:16:21,039 some guy with crazy facial hair 327 00:16:21,110 --> 00:16:23,795 and then an East Indian guy. 328 00:16:24,390 --> 00:16:28,281 It's like they trade guys until they all have the right group. 329 00:16:29,150 --> 00:16:32,950 You clearly have a great understanding of humanity. 330 00:16:35,390 --> 00:16:39,315 And Gavin said, "I'm not humiliating you, I'm elevating you." 331 00:16:39,390 --> 00:16:40,960 Oh, Gavin... 332 00:16:48,270 --> 00:16:49,874 This is Richard. 333 00:16:50,910 --> 00:16:52,116 It's Peter Gregory. 334 00:16:54,110 --> 00:16:55,111 Uh... 335 00:16:55,350 --> 00:16:56,431 No. 336 00:16:58,070 --> 00:16:59,117 Come on, Big Head. 337 00:16:59,190 --> 00:17:00,715 Yeah, I'm coming. Slow... 338 00:17:00,910 --> 00:17:02,241 Why are you going that fast? 339 00:17:02,590 --> 00:17:04,350 'Cause we've got a meeting with Gavin Belson. 340 00:17:04,390 --> 00:17:05,391 Pick up the pace. 341 00:17:05,470 --> 00:17:06,670 - We honestly don't. - Come on. 342 00:17:14,150 --> 00:17:17,597 I'm actually outside of Gavin Belson's office right now, Mr. Gregory. 343 00:17:17,830 --> 00:17:21,232 Uh, here he comes, so can I call you back in a second? 344 00:17:21,310 --> 00:17:23,881 So, Richard Hendricks is here! 345 00:17:26,710 --> 00:17:28,121 - There you are, Richard. - Hi. 346 00:17:29,110 --> 00:17:31,590 So sorry these gentleman have kept you waiting. 347 00:17:31,670 --> 00:17:33,110 - That's fine. - So here's the thing. 348 00:17:33,310 --> 00:17:35,278 I love what you did. 349 00:17:36,230 --> 00:17:37,470 - Really? - Fill him in, Jared. 350 00:17:37,550 --> 00:17:42,351 Now, as you know, Hooli is seen as possibly the most progressive company in the world. 351 00:17:42,830 --> 00:17:45,037 Part of that is Gavin's commitment to social justice, 352 00:17:45,670 --> 00:17:49,641 but part of it is his personal commitment to the people that work at Hooli. 353 00:17:49,710 --> 00:17:53,112 In that spirit Gavin is prepared to give you a very substantial raise, 354 00:17:53,190 --> 00:17:54,555 and a promotion to go with it. 355 00:17:54,870 --> 00:17:56,599 I own 10 percent. 356 00:17:56,670 --> 00:17:58,798 He created it while living in my incubator. 357 00:17:58,990 --> 00:18:01,721 Erlich Bachman. This is Big Head. 358 00:18:02,150 --> 00:18:03,356 I don't know what any of that means, 359 00:18:03,430 --> 00:18:06,274 but I'll give you 600 thousand dollars for it. 360 00:18:06,350 --> 00:18:09,354 We have the reach and the resources to take what you have done 361 00:18:09,470 --> 00:18:11,996 and push it to the global level. 362 00:18:12,070 --> 00:18:15,119 That is a generous offer. I, um... 363 00:18:15,430 --> 00:18:17,831 Shit, sorry. Hello. 364 00:18:18,870 --> 00:18:20,634 Really? No shit, that's... 365 00:18:21,350 --> 00:18:24,957 Uh, yeah, yeah. No, here. It's Peter Gregory. 366 00:18:25,430 --> 00:18:27,080 Not sure how he got my number. 367 00:18:27,870 --> 00:18:28,951 Uh, this is Richard. 368 00:18:29,030 --> 00:18:31,112 I'll give you $3 million for it right now! 369 00:18:32,550 --> 00:18:33,551 Uh... 370 00:18:33,630 --> 00:18:36,918 Gavin Belson just offered me $3 million for Pied Piper. 371 00:18:37,270 --> 00:18:40,319 I'm prepared to give you $300,000. 372 00:18:40,910 --> 00:18:44,232 Peter Gregory just offered me 300... 373 00:18:44,830 --> 00:18:46,753 Did you say thousand dollars? 374 00:18:46,950 --> 00:18:48,395 For 10% of your company. 375 00:18:48,710 --> 00:18:49,871 Okay, 4 million. 376 00:18:51,310 --> 00:18:52,800 200,000. 377 00:18:53,550 --> 00:18:55,075 - For 5%. - Huh? 378 00:18:55,750 --> 00:18:57,593 You just went down. 379 00:18:57,830 --> 00:19:01,357 No, you're still valued at four million dollars. 380 00:19:01,430 --> 00:19:05,754 But you own 95% of a potential billion-dollar company. 381 00:19:06,110 --> 00:19:09,432 And not just that, I will help you build this company. 382 00:19:09,710 --> 00:19:12,031 I will introduce you to the people you need to know 383 00:19:12,110 --> 00:19:14,431 and provide the counsel that you need. 384 00:19:14,590 --> 00:19:17,958 I will take a small piece, but the company will belong to you. 385 00:19:18,110 --> 00:19:20,511 Not Gavin Belson. 386 00:19:22,390 --> 00:19:24,438 You have until tomorrow to decide. 387 00:19:24,790 --> 00:19:25,791 Uh... 388 00:19:25,870 --> 00:19:27,110 Okay. 389 00:19:27,990 --> 00:19:30,391 - Um, you know... - Pull your head out of your ass, Richard. 390 00:19:30,790 --> 00:19:33,919 I'm offering you $4 million right now. 391 00:19:33,990 --> 00:19:35,037 Mmm... 392 00:19:35,790 --> 00:19:36,791 I'm... 393 00:19:38,110 --> 00:19:39,635 That is a lot of money. 394 00:19:43,430 --> 00:19:45,080 You know, I actually have to... 395 00:19:45,190 --> 00:19:47,238 I've got to go to the bathroom. 396 00:19:47,310 --> 00:19:48,311 I've got to pee. 397 00:19:48,390 --> 00:19:50,757 It's desperate. I'm bursting. 398 00:19:51,190 --> 00:19:53,079 I'll be right back, but right now... 399 00:19:53,150 --> 00:19:54,311 Okay, 10 million. 400 00:19:54,390 --> 00:19:56,711 No. Maybe. 401 00:19:57,070 --> 00:19:58,230 I didn't mean to snap at you. 402 00:19:58,310 --> 00:20:00,153 I'll talk in a bit. 403 00:20:01,150 --> 00:20:02,720 Won't be long. 404 00:20:08,750 --> 00:20:10,036 Little more about me. 405 00:20:10,110 --> 00:20:14,240 I am the founder of Aviato, and I own a very small percentage of Grindr. 406 00:20:14,310 --> 00:20:16,995 It's a men to men dating site 407 00:20:17,070 --> 00:20:19,198 where you can find other men within 10 miles of you 408 00:20:19,310 --> 00:20:21,995 interested in having sexual intercourse in a public restroom. 409 00:20:22,510 --> 00:20:25,275 In the homosexual community there's sometimes anonymous... 410 00:20:25,350 --> 00:20:26,590 I know what Grindr is. 411 00:20:26,670 --> 00:20:28,001 I have gay friends. 412 00:20:38,950 --> 00:20:40,714 So you will survive. 413 00:20:40,830 --> 00:20:43,310 It's just a garden variety panic attack. 414 00:20:43,390 --> 00:20:44,960 Welcome to Silicon Valley. 415 00:20:45,030 --> 00:20:46,839 We see people like you all the time. 416 00:20:47,150 --> 00:20:48,561 - Really? - Yes. 417 00:20:48,710 --> 00:20:50,951 It's just I have to make this decision by tomorrow. 418 00:20:51,030 --> 00:20:52,520 Yeah. You know, a while back, 419 00:20:52,590 --> 00:20:54,797 we had a guy in here in almost the exact same situation, 420 00:20:54,870 --> 00:20:56,350 "Take the money or keep the company." 421 00:20:57,630 --> 00:20:58,711 What happened? 422 00:20:58,790 --> 00:21:01,475 Well, a couple months later, 423 00:21:01,550 --> 00:21:04,838 he was brought into the ER with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. 424 00:21:04,910 --> 00:21:06,878 I guess he really regretted not taking that money. 425 00:21:07,670 --> 00:21:09,991 He shot himself because he turned down the money? 426 00:21:10,110 --> 00:21:11,635 Yeah. 427 00:21:11,910 --> 00:21:13,719 Or no, he took the money. 428 00:21:14,150 --> 00:21:15,356 Or no. 429 00:21:15,990 --> 00:21:17,355 No, he did not. I don't... You know what? 430 00:21:17,430 --> 00:21:19,080 I don't remember. But whatever it was, 431 00:21:19,150 --> 00:21:20,993 he regretted it so much that he ended up shooting himself. 432 00:21:21,070 --> 00:21:23,118 - And now he's blind. - He's blind? 433 00:21:23,190 --> 00:21:25,033 Yeah, just FYI, if you're ever gonna shoot yourself, 434 00:21:25,110 --> 00:21:26,521 don't hold the gun up to your temple, okay? 435 00:21:26,590 --> 00:21:29,321 Because that just basically took out both of his optic nerves and then, 436 00:21:29,390 --> 00:21:30,880 you know, half of his face. 437 00:21:30,950 --> 00:21:32,998 And then his wife left him, because, you know... 438 00:21:33,710 --> 00:21:35,155 - Yikes. - Right. 439 00:21:35,630 --> 00:21:37,280 He may have been a genius programmer 440 00:21:37,350 --> 00:21:39,921 but not so much in human anatomy. 441 00:21:39,990 --> 00:21:41,594 Or decision making, for that matter. 442 00:21:42,230 --> 00:21:43,591 Now he's got to live with all that 443 00:21:43,630 --> 00:21:46,520 and whatever terrible decision he made about the money. 444 00:21:46,710 --> 00:21:51,432 Uh, and what do I do if I feel another panic attack coming on? 445 00:21:51,710 --> 00:21:54,953 Mmm. Would you be interested in a device 446 00:21:55,070 --> 00:21:58,552 that links up to your smartphone and it keeps track of your vitals 447 00:21:58,630 --> 00:22:00,314 and it tells you, even before it's happening, 448 00:22:00,390 --> 00:22:03,041 whether you're having a panic attack or an actual heart attack? 449 00:22:03,950 --> 00:22:05,315 Yeah, that sounds great. 450 00:22:05,390 --> 00:22:08,599 You would, right? Okay, that's great news. 451 00:22:08,710 --> 00:22:10,792 Because it's still in prototype phase right now, 452 00:22:10,870 --> 00:22:12,713 but my start-up partners and I are looking for investors. 453 00:22:12,790 --> 00:22:14,918 Like today. So will you please let me know... 454 00:22:14,990 --> 00:22:15,991 I'm going to give you my number. 455 00:22:16,070 --> 00:22:17,993 If you do end up taking that 10 million dollars 456 00:22:18,070 --> 00:22:21,756 because we could really make the world a better place. 457 00:22:21,950 --> 00:22:23,395 Whoa! 458 00:22:23,630 --> 00:22:24,631 Oh, jeez! 459 00:22:31,550 --> 00:22:32,836 Richard. 460 00:22:32,910 --> 00:22:35,754 Hi, Monica. I work with Peter Gregory. 461 00:22:35,830 --> 00:22:38,071 - We met outside the TED... - Yeah, I remember you. 462 00:22:38,150 --> 00:22:40,994 What... How'd you know I was here? 463 00:22:42,150 --> 00:22:46,075 Peter Gregory is invested in a company that uses GPS in phones to track people. 464 00:22:46,950 --> 00:22:47,997 That's creepy. 465 00:22:48,310 --> 00:22:49,994 You don't know the half of it. 466 00:22:50,150 --> 00:22:51,834 And neither does Congress. 467 00:22:53,550 --> 00:22:56,918 - Are you okay? - Look, I don't want to waste your time. 468 00:22:56,990 --> 00:22:59,755 I think I gotta take the money from Gavin Belson. 469 00:22:59,830 --> 00:23:03,835 At least this way when I blow my eyeballs out I'll have some money left for my family. 470 00:23:05,030 --> 00:23:06,191 Jesus. 471 00:23:06,430 --> 00:23:10,515 Sorry. That is a terrible doctor in there. 472 00:23:10,670 --> 00:23:14,117 Richard, buried in that clunky UI of yours 473 00:23:14,190 --> 00:23:18,115 is a compression algorithm that blew our engineering team away. 474 00:23:18,550 --> 00:23:20,550 And what do you think Hooli is going to do with it? 475 00:23:20,830 --> 00:23:22,753 I don't know. That's their business. 476 00:23:22,830 --> 00:23:24,116 This is your baby. 477 00:23:24,190 --> 00:23:25,954 Do you even realize the impact 478 00:23:26,030 --> 00:23:28,681 that a compression this good could have on the world? 479 00:23:28,790 --> 00:23:31,077 Getting any file on your mobile phone in an instant. 480 00:23:31,510 --> 00:23:35,640 Navigation data for self-driving cars, mobile medical imagery, 481 00:23:35,710 --> 00:23:38,316 all transmitting with no quality loss. 482 00:23:39,230 --> 00:23:40,959 This is game-changing. 483 00:23:42,350 --> 00:23:45,081 And don't you want to be in the driver's seat when that happens? 484 00:23:45,150 --> 00:23:48,597 You really want to just turn it all over to Hooli and walk away? 485 00:23:50,750 --> 00:23:53,071 Well, you are not making this easier for me. 486 00:23:53,870 --> 00:23:55,235 I'm not trying to. 487 00:23:55,390 --> 00:23:56,835 I mean, you're actually making it worse. 488 00:23:56,910 --> 00:23:59,436 My hands are tingling. I have this metal taste in my mouth. 489 00:23:59,510 --> 00:24:01,592 Actually, I can't go back in there, so I'm going to go home. 490 00:24:01,670 --> 00:24:04,071 - Let me give you a ride home. - Good to see you again. 491 00:24:05,070 --> 00:24:06,720 Uh, okay. Thanks. 492 00:24:09,430 --> 00:24:10,670 Dude, where have you been? 493 00:24:10,790 --> 00:24:12,155 Why won't you answer your phone? 494 00:24:12,230 --> 00:24:14,153 Man, this has grown way beyond AngelList, man. 495 00:24:14,230 --> 00:24:17,473 Andreesen, Elevation and like a bunch of other seed firms are piling onto this thing. 496 00:24:17,590 --> 00:24:19,030 I mean, they've been calling Erlich. 497 00:24:19,390 --> 00:24:20,880 He's out of control. 498 00:24:21,070 --> 00:24:22,151 Yeah. 499 00:24:23,550 --> 00:24:27,760 What if we took Peter Gregory's 200K and built our own company? 500 00:24:27,950 --> 00:24:29,190 I'm sorry. You said "we." 501 00:24:29,830 --> 00:24:31,400 Who's that in reference to exactly? 502 00:24:32,030 --> 00:24:34,397 You, me, Dinesh, Big Head, us. 503 00:24:34,670 --> 00:24:36,471 I mean, right now Pied Piper just does audio, 504 00:24:36,510 --> 00:24:39,480 but I'm thinking of ways to compress images, video... 505 00:24:39,750 --> 00:24:42,431 I mean, maybe Peter Gregory's right. Maybe this thing could be huge. 506 00:24:42,750 --> 00:24:44,832 Look, guys, for thousands of years 507 00:24:44,950 --> 00:24:47,476 guys like us have gotten the shit kicked out of us. 508 00:24:47,550 --> 00:24:50,394 But now, for the first time, we are living in an era 509 00:24:50,470 --> 00:24:53,314 where we can be in charge and build empires. 510 00:24:53,590 --> 00:24:56,116 We could be the Vikings of our day. 511 00:24:57,630 --> 00:24:59,519 - Vikings? - How are you feeling? 512 00:24:59,630 --> 00:25:02,281 You look super fucked up, to be honest. 513 00:25:02,870 --> 00:25:05,794 Who ate my fucking quinoa again? 514 00:25:05,990 --> 00:25:09,631 So you're really about to go tell Erlich that he's not going to get his $1 million? 515 00:25:09,830 --> 00:25:11,798 Yeah, I don't want to be there when you do that. 516 00:25:11,870 --> 00:25:13,395 I would like to be there when you do that. 517 00:25:13,470 --> 00:25:15,598 No, just stay here, please. 518 00:25:18,550 --> 00:25:19,631 Hey- 519 00:25:22,950 --> 00:25:23,951 Um... 520 00:25:24,150 --> 00:25:29,316 So, I've been thinking about this whole Peter Gregory, Gavin Belson thing. 521 00:25:30,350 --> 00:25:33,877 And, um, I think I'm going to go with Peter Gregory. 522 00:25:34,990 --> 00:25:37,596 - Uh, which I know means... - Richard. 523 00:25:38,510 --> 00:25:42,834 I know that you look at me, and see a guy who has it all figured out. 524 00:25:43,310 --> 00:25:45,517 And for the most part, you're right, I do. 525 00:25:46,190 --> 00:25:47,680 When I sold Aviato, 526 00:25:47,750 --> 00:25:51,391 it gave me a house, money, fancy clothes, 527 00:25:51,470 --> 00:25:53,552 the universal respect of all the ladies. 528 00:25:54,310 --> 00:25:57,154 But there's always been a hole in my heart. 529 00:25:57,470 --> 00:26:02,112 Not a literal hole like you would find in some babies with congenital diseases, 530 00:26:02,190 --> 00:26:04,113 but a metaphorical hole. 531 00:26:04,670 --> 00:26:06,513 I guess that hole is the "What if." 532 00:26:07,030 --> 00:26:08,361 What if I didn't sell? 533 00:26:09,470 --> 00:26:10,835 I'll never know. 534 00:26:11,670 --> 00:26:13,832 And so I guess what I'm saying to you now is, 535 00:26:14,470 --> 00:26:16,040 you're like me, Richard. 536 00:26:16,630 --> 00:26:18,280 You want to build something 537 00:26:18,350 --> 00:26:20,114 and see it through. 538 00:26:21,030 --> 00:26:23,351 Uh, so, just to be clear. 539 00:26:23,430 --> 00:26:27,560 You're all right with me saying no to a deal that will net you a million dollars outright? 540 00:26:27,630 --> 00:26:29,519 No, Richard. I'm not all right with it. 541 00:26:29,590 --> 00:26:31,399 I'm excited about it. 542 00:26:31,790 --> 00:26:34,999 Let's see how high this rocket can fly, partner. 543 00:26:38,030 --> 00:26:39,441 Okay. Great. 544 00:26:40,270 --> 00:26:42,193 That's great. Uh... 545 00:26:42,590 --> 00:26:43,876 Not partners, exactly. 546 00:26:45,230 --> 00:26:47,471 But everything else is great. 547 00:26:48,710 --> 00:26:50,394 Call it what you want. 548 00:26:53,070 --> 00:26:55,641 Always blue, always blue, always blue, 549 00:26:55,710 --> 00:26:58,361 always blue, always blue, always blue, 550 00:26:58,430 --> 00:27:00,239 always blue, always... 551 00:27:00,470 --> 00:27:02,120 Oh, that was a yellow. 552 00:27:02,230 --> 00:27:03,231 What was that, 17? 553 00:27:03,310 --> 00:27:05,233 - It's pretty good. - Hey, guys... 554 00:27:05,390 --> 00:27:07,836 Guys, can I just kind of say something real quick? 555 00:27:07,910 --> 00:27:10,072 I know it's stupid but... 556 00:27:10,710 --> 00:27:12,519 I just want to say, uh, 557 00:27:12,590 --> 00:27:16,515 I'd like for this company to just be different than Hooli 558 00:27:16,590 --> 00:27:18,638 and Goolybib and all the rest, you know? 559 00:27:18,710 --> 00:27:21,441 Like, let's like not turn this into a corporate cult 560 00:27:21,510 --> 00:27:25,151 with bike meetings and voluntary retreats that are actually mandatory. 561 00:27:25,230 --> 00:27:28,359 And claiming to make the world a better place all the time. 562 00:27:28,750 --> 00:27:31,993 Let's, uh... Let's just think different. 563 00:27:32,270 --> 00:27:34,113 Uh, don't think different. That's Apple. 564 00:27:36,590 --> 00:27:38,274 Let's just... Let's just do it. 565 00:27:38,350 --> 00:27:39,875 - That's Nike, man. - I know that's Nike. 566 00:27:39,950 --> 00:27:40,951 - Yeah. - Uh... 567 00:27:42,270 --> 00:27:44,796 Fuck it. I don't know. Let's just make it... Let's make it happen. 568 00:27:44,870 --> 00:27:46,395 Yeah, agreed. 569 00:27:47,870 --> 00:27:49,520 To his beneficence. 570 00:27:49,590 --> 00:27:51,035 Peter Gregory? 571 00:27:51,110 --> 00:27:53,716 - The dark lord. - Of course, the dark lord. 572 00:27:53,790 --> 00:27:55,997 Big Head. 573 00:27:58,030 --> 00:27:59,759 God, he's worse high. 574 00:28:02,990 --> 00:28:07,518 Always blue, always blue, always blue, always blue, always blue... 575 00:28:07,590 --> 00:28:09,479 Always blue, always...