1 00:00:08,500 --> 00:00:10,184 Well, Richard, according to all of your test results, 2 00:00:10,420 --> 00:00:13,583 you are what we in the medical field call healthy. 3 00:00:13,700 --> 00:00:15,702 In fact, you've got kind of a glow about you. 4 00:00:15,780 --> 00:00:17,111 - Oh, really? - Absolutely. 5 00:00:17,220 --> 00:00:20,588 You know, if it were medically possible, I might even think that you were pregnant. 6 00:00:20,660 --> 00:00:22,310 Of course, I thought my girlfriend was pregnant, 7 00:00:22,380 --> 00:00:24,348 and I was sure wrong about that. Whoops! 8 00:00:25,060 --> 00:00:27,222 Hey, give me that ring back! 9 00:00:27,540 --> 00:00:29,144 Oh, what a mess. 10 00:00:29,700 --> 00:00:31,225 What a mess that was. 11 00:00:33,060 --> 00:00:36,303 So, been any big changes for you, diet or exercise? 12 00:00:36,380 --> 00:00:39,668 Well, I actually got fired as CEO of my company. 13 00:00:39,740 --> 00:00:43,347 I'm working now as the CTO under the new CEO, Jack Barker. 14 00:00:43,420 --> 00:00:46,390 Wait a minute. You got a boss at your own company? 15 00:00:46,500 --> 00:00:51,506 Yeah, I know that sounds bad, but honestly, he handles all the budgeting, 16 00:00:51,580 --> 00:00:52,991 all the VC funding. 17 00:00:53,060 --> 00:00:56,542 He just negotiated a great new lease on our new offices. 18 00:00:56,620 --> 00:00:58,349 I don't know. I think this could be great for me. 19 00:00:58,420 --> 00:01:01,981 Boy, I don't think I could have another doctor coming in here, being my boss. 20 00:01:02,060 --> 00:01:05,303 No. It'd be like, "Hey, boss, is it okay if I listen to his heart? 21 00:01:05,380 --> 00:01:08,429 "Can I do that? Oh, no? Sorry. No, I won't. Okay. 22 00:01:08,740 --> 00:01:09,741 "Whatever you say." 23 00:01:11,020 --> 00:01:13,500 - Funny. - It is funny. Yeah. 24 00:01:13,580 --> 00:01:15,901 But listen, if it works for you, that's great. 25 00:01:15,980 --> 00:01:19,189 Just one more thing. I've gotta check your testicles. 26 00:01:19,260 --> 00:01:22,981 Oh, my God. Okay. What, for like a hernia or something? 27 00:01:23,060 --> 00:01:25,506 No. I just wanna make sure they're still there. 28 00:01:48,940 --> 00:01:53,229 Oh, wow. This is going to be our office? All of this? 29 00:01:53,300 --> 00:01:54,870 Yeah, Jack said we have the whole floor. 30 00:01:57,140 --> 00:01:58,380 Wow, look at that kitchen. This is great. 31 00:01:59,820 --> 00:02:00,946 Richard, is that our new logo? 32 00:02:02,820 --> 00:02:07,382 I like it. It's clean and elegant, but not without some danger. 33 00:02:07,980 --> 00:02:09,391 Gentlemen, welcome. 34 00:02:09,460 --> 00:02:12,748 I moved away from the flute-playing guy. 35 00:02:12,820 --> 00:02:16,142 I don't know if you guys realized it, but that was a little phallic. 36 00:02:16,340 --> 00:02:19,071 I didn't want to waste your time with it, so I just pulled the trigger. 37 00:02:19,140 --> 00:02:20,426 Mari Sheibley did this. 38 00:02:20,700 --> 00:02:23,590 Oh. Mari Sheibley. That must've set you back a bit. 39 00:02:23,660 --> 00:02:25,583 No. She's a friend. 40 00:02:25,660 --> 00:02:28,550 Yeah. I know her, as well. 41 00:02:30,100 --> 00:02:31,511 Casually. 42 00:02:31,580 --> 00:02:34,026 So, why don't I show you guys your new home? 43 00:02:34,100 --> 00:02:36,182 Hopefully, it lives up to your standards. 44 00:02:36,900 --> 00:02:39,107 Yeah, compared to the shit shack we're used to, 45 00:02:39,180 --> 00:02:40,420 anything's an improvement. 46 00:02:40,500 --> 00:02:42,787 Ah, an insult born of respect. 47 00:02:42,860 --> 00:02:45,864 I'll worry when we start complimenting each other. 48 00:02:45,940 --> 00:02:47,066 Fucking dick. 49 00:02:47,140 --> 00:02:50,110 I assume you saw Hiroki putting in the water feature. 50 00:02:50,180 --> 00:02:52,308 Good feng shui. Gotta have that. 51 00:02:53,900 --> 00:02:56,187 This is the engineering area. 52 00:02:56,380 --> 00:02:57,381 We're gonna work here? 53 00:02:57,460 --> 00:03:01,863 That is a separate, professionally-catered micro-kitchen back there. 54 00:03:01,940 --> 00:03:04,466 I want you hungry here, never here. 55 00:03:04,540 --> 00:03:07,225 This is all great, but can we really afford all this? 56 00:03:08,220 --> 00:03:10,507 Hey, step into my office, Richard. 57 00:03:10,580 --> 00:03:12,025 - Here. - Okay. 58 00:03:12,100 --> 00:03:13,545 I wanna show you something. 59 00:03:14,100 --> 00:03:16,148 This is way better than Erlich's shithole. 60 00:03:17,780 --> 00:03:20,260 "The Conjoined Triangles of Success"? 61 00:03:20,700 --> 00:03:24,546 I invented that, and now it's taught at business schools. 62 00:03:24,620 --> 00:03:28,545 You see what's on the bottom here? The foundation of the whole thing. 63 00:03:28,900 --> 00:03:30,106 - Growth? - Growth. 64 00:03:31,380 --> 00:03:35,305 The more brilliant people we can get working here, 65 00:03:35,380 --> 00:03:39,305 then the faster we can get whatever is in your head out into the world. 66 00:03:40,060 --> 00:03:42,142 Let me tell you a story. 67 00:03:42,220 --> 00:03:44,348 In 1999, 68 00:03:44,420 --> 00:03:48,505 Google was a little startup, just like we are. 69 00:03:48,580 --> 00:03:51,823 And when they started bringing in chefs and masseuses, 70 00:03:51,900 --> 00:03:53,470 we thought, "They're nuts!" 71 00:03:53,540 --> 00:03:56,271 But they were attracting the best possible people, 72 00:03:56,340 --> 00:04:01,949 and they were able to create the best product, and now they're worth over $400 billion. 73 00:04:02,900 --> 00:04:04,629 And do you know the name of that company? 74 00:04:06,860 --> 00:04:09,909 Uh, Google, right? You said it at the beginning of the story. 75 00:04:09,980 --> 00:04:12,221 You're right. I did that wrong. 76 00:04:13,100 --> 00:04:17,230 And the whole point is that all of this is a sound investment 77 00:04:17,300 --> 00:04:21,828 as long as we are able to get the best people and make the best possible product. 78 00:04:23,980 --> 00:04:26,790 All right. Winner gets the big monitor. Okay? 79 00:04:26,940 --> 00:04:28,624 I understand how this works. 80 00:04:28,700 --> 00:04:30,031 Ready? Ready? 81 00:04:30,140 --> 00:04:32,620 - Rock, paper, scissors, shoot. - Rock, paper, scissors, shoot. 82 00:04:34,340 --> 00:04:35,546 Suck it. 83 00:04:35,620 --> 00:04:37,270 I should've known you'd throw rock. 84 00:04:37,460 --> 00:04:40,145 That's all you know in Pakistan. It's in your blood. 85 00:04:40,340 --> 00:04:41,751 Don't you guys call it "Rock, Rock, Rock"? 86 00:04:41,860 --> 00:04:42,907 That's funny. 87 00:04:42,980 --> 00:04:45,381 You should type up all your racist jokes on your tiny monitor. 88 00:04:45,460 --> 00:04:48,304 Is that monitor not big enough? You need a bigger monitor? 89 00:04:48,380 --> 00:04:52,226 You just put it on the list over there, and our purchasing guy will hook you up. 90 00:04:52,780 --> 00:04:54,828 - Seriously? - Absolutely. 91 00:04:54,980 --> 00:04:58,587 Jared, how about you? You need any new gear for the office? 92 00:04:58,820 --> 00:05:00,902 No, I'm BYOC. 93 00:05:01,140 --> 00:05:02,904 Let me know if you need anything. 94 00:05:04,460 --> 00:05:07,703 Richard, do you think it'd be okay if, uh, I took this box? 95 00:05:07,780 --> 00:05:10,021 I'm moving out of Noah's guest house after work. 96 00:05:10,500 --> 00:05:11,945 And you want to sleep in that box? 97 00:05:14,220 --> 00:05:17,463 No. I haven't slept in a box in years. Stop. 98 00:05:17,540 --> 00:05:19,861 Now that, um, Pied Piper's funded, 99 00:05:19,980 --> 00:05:22,426 I have enough money to move back into my condo. 100 00:05:22,500 --> 00:05:23,865 Oh, congratulations. 101 00:05:24,060 --> 00:05:25,107 I thought you sold it. 102 00:05:25,180 --> 00:05:28,423 No, I've been AirBNB'ing it out to cover the mortgage. 103 00:05:28,500 --> 00:05:30,184 But it'll be good to get home. 104 00:05:30,380 --> 00:05:31,791 I've been missing my tub a lot, 105 00:05:31,860 --> 00:05:34,989 and, uh, Noah's been using a lot of hate speech with me lately, 106 00:05:35,060 --> 00:05:36,983 so, moving will be a good thing. 107 00:05:37,060 --> 00:05:38,949 All right, guys, think I'm gonna take off 108 00:05:39,020 --> 00:05:41,466 unless you need me to stick around, help the transition. 109 00:05:42,420 --> 00:05:43,626 - L... - By doing what? 110 00:05:44,700 --> 00:05:47,510 I could introduce you to some of the people that work here. 111 00:05:47,580 --> 00:05:50,504 I made some major inroads with Hiroki. 112 00:05:50,580 --> 00:05:53,868 - No. - Uh, why would we want that? 113 00:05:54,980 --> 00:05:56,584 Fair... Yeah, fair point. 114 00:05:56,660 --> 00:05:58,549 So, welcome to your new home. 115 00:05:58,780 --> 00:06:01,704 Enjoy it, guys. I gave you this. 116 00:06:05,060 --> 00:06:06,903 on. 117 00:06:08,260 --> 00:06:09,500 Sorry. Sorry. 118 00:06:12,740 --> 00:06:13,787 How was everyone's morning? 119 00:06:16,220 --> 00:06:17,790 Let me tell you about mine. 120 00:06:17,860 --> 00:06:22,229 I started my day, as I always do, by typing my own name into Hooli-Search. 121 00:06:22,340 --> 00:06:26,140 I enjoy the ritual, which is designed to center me. 122 00:06:26,220 --> 00:06:28,063 But lately, it's been doing the opposite. 123 00:06:28,580 --> 00:06:30,070 Whose work station is this? 124 00:06:32,940 --> 00:06:34,066 Observe. 125 00:06:38,380 --> 00:06:41,862 These are all remnants of a time before I wrote Nucleus down. 126 00:06:42,380 --> 00:06:47,102 Why are we allowing our own technology to dredge up our painful past? 127 00:06:47,180 --> 00:06:51,344 Why is it that when I type my own name into my own company search engine, 128 00:06:51,420 --> 00:06:54,629 the fucking Internet rains shit-bolts down on me? 129 00:06:54,740 --> 00:06:57,027 I want this to stop! 130 00:06:58,420 --> 00:07:00,661 These articles are part of the public record. 131 00:07:01,940 --> 00:07:02,987 Your point? 132 00:07:04,260 --> 00:07:05,785 Are you suggesting that we alter 133 00:07:05,860 --> 00:07:08,466 the fundamental neutrality of the Hooli-Search algorithm? 134 00:07:08,940 --> 00:07:11,591 That's a clear violation of the public trust. 135 00:07:11,660 --> 00:07:13,822 Yelp is threatening to sue Google for this very thing. 136 00:07:13,900 --> 00:07:17,621 I can't, in good conscience, order Hooli-Search engineers to do that. 137 00:07:17,700 --> 00:07:20,385 I never suggested anything of the sort. 138 00:07:20,460 --> 00:07:22,428 No Hooli-Search engineer 139 00:07:22,500 --> 00:07:26,425 will ever be asked to alter the neutrality of the algorithm. 140 00:07:29,420 --> 00:07:30,660 And so, Gavin doesn't want to see 141 00:07:30,740 --> 00:07:33,141 any more negative mentions of Nucleus on Hooli-Search. 142 00:07:34,900 --> 00:07:37,744 So, we're gonna alter the search algorithm? 143 00:07:37,820 --> 00:07:39,549 Of course not. That would be unethical. 144 00:07:39,660 --> 00:07:41,310 What are we supposed to do? 145 00:07:41,380 --> 00:07:44,782 Promote other websites to outrank the bad Nucleus news? 146 00:07:44,860 --> 00:07:46,669 Do you have any idea how big a fucking job that is? 147 00:07:46,740 --> 00:07:48,742 Don't you swear at me. 148 00:07:48,820 --> 00:07:50,060 We don't work here anymore. 149 00:07:50,140 --> 00:07:51,710 For 10 more days you do! 150 00:07:51,780 --> 00:07:55,148 Unless you'd all like to quit and walk away from your entire severance packages! 151 00:07:58,220 --> 00:07:59,381 Amazing. 152 00:08:09,220 --> 00:08:10,710 Whoa, whoa! Oh. 153 00:08:14,180 --> 00:08:16,501 Jared. Whoa. What's up? 154 00:08:17,100 --> 00:08:18,511 Hi. Um... 155 00:08:18,820 --> 00:08:23,747 I'm sorry, I'm a little confused. You were supposed to be out on Tuesday. 156 00:08:24,340 --> 00:08:26,786 Oh, I was, but plans have changed. 157 00:08:26,860 --> 00:08:32,663 See, I can't really afford to move or pay rent, so I'm gonna have to stay a little while. 158 00:08:32,740 --> 00:08:34,310 Okay, look, um... 159 00:08:34,380 --> 00:08:39,511 I appreciate your situation, but you're breaking the terms of our contract. 160 00:08:40,220 --> 00:08:43,622 Listen, I don't want to be a dick, it's just, I can't afford to live around here 161 00:08:43,700 --> 00:08:46,590 'cause the rent is so high, because of the tech companies, right? 162 00:08:46,660 --> 00:08:49,027 And you bought this place with the money you made 163 00:08:49,100 --> 00:08:54,061 working at the tech companies, so, it kind of all evens out, right? 164 00:08:54,940 --> 00:08:57,147 That... That makes no sense. 165 00:08:57,220 --> 00:08:58,984 I know. Right? 166 00:08:59,060 --> 00:09:02,860 Okay, look, I can give you a few days, uh, two weeks tops, 167 00:09:02,940 --> 00:09:07,389 but if you're not out by then, I'm gonna have to take legal action. 168 00:09:08,660 --> 00:09:09,900 This bums me out, man. 169 00:09:10,740 --> 00:09:13,391 I thought you were, like, the one cool tech guy. 170 00:09:14,340 --> 00:09:15,421 Me? 171 00:09:16,140 --> 00:09:17,266 Are you sure? 172 00:09:17,340 --> 00:09:18,580 Not anymore. 173 00:09:19,580 --> 00:09:20,741 Well... 174 00:09:22,860 --> 00:09:27,343 Well, the occupant of a residence in California has almost unlimited rights. 175 00:09:27,420 --> 00:09:30,026 I have to get his permission to enter my property. 176 00:09:30,100 --> 00:09:33,502 I can't turn off the power or the gas, and I have to hire a lawyer 177 00:09:33,580 --> 00:09:34,741 to start a legal eviction. 178 00:09:34,860 --> 00:09:36,191 That won't be cheap. 179 00:09:36,260 --> 00:09:38,786 Jeez, man. I'm sorry. That sucks. 180 00:09:38,860 --> 00:09:40,510 So, where did you sleep last night? 181 00:09:40,580 --> 00:09:43,106 I did not. How was your sleep? 182 00:09:43,420 --> 00:09:45,104 Uh... It was good, yeah. 183 00:09:45,180 --> 00:09:46,511 I mean, I slept like a stone. 184 00:09:46,620 --> 00:09:49,385 It's odd not having to do everything ourselves, isn't it? 185 00:09:49,740 --> 00:09:51,708 Yeah, I'm, uh, I'm kind of loving it. 186 00:09:52,740 --> 00:09:54,549 Hey, you ready to go to work? 187 00:09:54,620 --> 00:09:56,702 Chef Amy asked us what we wanted for breakfast, 188 00:09:56,780 --> 00:09:58,350 and I said, "Surprise us." 189 00:09:58,420 --> 00:09:59,785 Could be anything. Let's go! 190 00:10:00,940 --> 00:10:03,022 When was the last time you saw those two 191 00:10:03,100 --> 00:10:06,149 - go anywhere before noon? - Indeed. 192 00:10:06,220 --> 00:10:08,746 Well, let's go get some gluten-free waffles. 193 00:10:10,620 --> 00:10:12,190 Sorry about the surprise. 194 00:10:12,260 --> 00:10:14,149 - I don't care. - I asked Chef Amy to tell me. 195 00:10:14,220 --> 00:10:18,191 I have too many dietary restrictions to leave breakfast to chance. 196 00:10:18,260 --> 00:10:19,466 Makes sense. 197 00:10:19,540 --> 00:10:22,544 Ah, two of my incubees off to eat the world. 198 00:10:22,620 --> 00:10:24,861 Be well, work hard, and know one another. 199 00:10:27,220 --> 00:10:28,267 Okay. 200 00:10:28,340 --> 00:10:31,310 I recently helped them install a new CEO at Pied Piper. 201 00:10:31,380 --> 00:10:35,101 I needed to take a more hands-off approach, focus on the future... 202 00:10:35,180 --> 00:10:40,983 - Incubees, like yourself, with great ideas, like cataloging malware. 203 00:10:41,060 --> 00:10:42,266 Sexy. 204 00:10:42,340 --> 00:10:44,547 Uh, would you care for another coconut water? 205 00:10:44,620 --> 00:10:49,308 They are the most expensive unpasteurized variety, if that's any concern. 206 00:10:50,260 --> 00:10:53,309 Actually, my concern is the room. 207 00:10:54,180 --> 00:10:55,625 It's kind of a dump. 208 00:10:55,700 --> 00:10:57,111 Oh, sure, now. 209 00:10:57,180 --> 00:10:59,182 But, uh, with a new coat of paint, 210 00:10:59,260 --> 00:11:02,423 you'll hardly recognize the place when you move in next month. 211 00:11:02,500 --> 00:11:05,709 Actually, uh, shit's pivoted. 212 00:11:05,780 --> 00:11:07,270 I need a place next week. 213 00:11:07,340 --> 00:11:09,229 Next week? Shit has pivoted. 214 00:11:09,300 --> 00:11:11,985 Well, I'll talk to the current tenant. 215 00:11:12,060 --> 00:11:15,462 Let him know that the time has come... 216 00:11:16,020 --> 00:11:18,182 Mother fuck... 217 00:11:19,180 --> 00:11:22,707 Uh... Yeah, put him on a slow boat to China, so to speak. 218 00:11:22,780 --> 00:11:24,987 I'm sorry. It just slipped out. 219 00:11:25,060 --> 00:11:26,949 I'll ask Chef Amy to make you something else. 220 00:11:27,020 --> 00:11:28,510 No, no, no, I want waffles. 221 00:11:28,700 --> 00:11:32,147 I just wanted them to be a surprise, Jared. I wanted surprise waffles. 222 00:11:33,380 --> 00:11:35,064 Who are these people? 223 00:11:35,380 --> 00:11:38,350 Uh... I don't know. Did Jack hire engineers already? 224 00:11:38,540 --> 00:11:41,146 These people are not in the engineering gene pool. 225 00:11:41,220 --> 00:11:44,827 That's right, fellas. These are our new sales people. 226 00:11:44,900 --> 00:11:46,425 They're the best in the business. 227 00:11:49,060 --> 00:11:51,745 Sales? Uh, Jack? 228 00:11:51,820 --> 00:11:53,310 Jack? 229 00:11:53,380 --> 00:11:56,589 Shouldn't we hire engineers to build the platform 230 00:11:56,660 --> 00:11:58,230 before we get people to sell it? 231 00:11:59,060 --> 00:12:01,631 No. God, no! 232 00:12:04,740 --> 00:12:05,741 The system, Richard. 233 00:12:05,820 --> 00:12:10,030 Sales and engineering are the two pillars of the Conjoined Triangles of Success. 234 00:12:10,140 --> 00:12:13,269 - Yeah. - Engineering and sales must work together 235 00:12:13,340 --> 00:12:15,911 to decide what to build. 236 00:12:16,740 --> 00:12:18,663 Who knows better what the customers need 237 00:12:18,740 --> 00:12:21,664 than the people who actually deal with the customers every single day? 238 00:12:21,740 --> 00:12:23,265 We're all gonna meet at 1:00, Richard. 239 00:12:23,340 --> 00:12:25,229 You're gonna love these guys. They're the best. 240 00:12:27,380 --> 00:12:31,704 So, while the Hooli lawsuit did hamper our ability to get funding, 241 00:12:31,780 --> 00:12:33,384 it did not slow down the engineering. 242 00:12:34,340 --> 00:12:35,341 Yes, question? 243 00:12:35,420 --> 00:12:36,865 Yeah, Keith, Northeast Regional. 244 00:12:36,940 --> 00:12:40,387 So, you don't foresee any technical debt issues 245 00:12:40,460 --> 00:12:41,791 slowing our ability to scale? 246 00:12:42,180 --> 00:12:44,308 Actually, no, uh, none whatsoever. 247 00:12:44,380 --> 00:12:48,430 We've identified all our underlying issues, and we have a plan in place for rapid growth. 248 00:12:49,300 --> 00:12:50,301 Uh, yes? 249 00:12:50,780 --> 00:12:53,306 Uh, Don, Global Accounts and Systems Integration. 250 00:12:53,380 --> 00:12:55,382 What kind of growth are you projecting here? 251 00:12:55,820 --> 00:13:00,951 Uh... Well, this may sound a little bit grandiose, but it's not unrealistic 252 00:13:01,020 --> 00:13:04,866 to think that we have the potential for worldwide penetration 253 00:13:04,940 --> 00:13:07,989 on the scale of, say, Google or Facebook. 254 00:13:08,460 --> 00:13:11,031 This is really great, Richard. Just keep going. 255 00:13:11,100 --> 00:13:12,226 Sure. Yeah. Uh... 256 00:13:12,940 --> 00:13:16,911 Well, in regards to the launch, 257 00:13:16,980 --> 00:13:19,187 we are hoping to go wide, um, 258 00:13:19,260 --> 00:13:21,308 get it into the hands of as many people as possible. 259 00:13:22,460 --> 00:13:24,827 Jan, Director, Inside Sales. They call me "Jan the Man." 260 00:13:24,900 --> 00:13:25,901 Oh. 261 00:13:25,980 --> 00:13:28,301 When you say "people," you mean "companies," right? 262 00:13:28,380 --> 00:13:30,906 - Yeah, we're business-facing. - Okay, just wanted to clarify. 263 00:13:30,980 --> 00:13:33,460 Actually, no. No, sorry, uh, Jan the Man. 264 00:13:33,660 --> 00:13:37,346 By "people," I do mean "people." Humans. Consumers. 265 00:13:37,620 --> 00:13:39,861 Uh, Keith, Northeast Regional, again. 266 00:13:40,500 --> 00:13:43,390 Jack told us we would be selling directly to businesses. 267 00:13:45,460 --> 00:13:47,667 - He did? - Doug. I'm shadowing Keith. 268 00:13:47,780 --> 00:13:51,262 - Yes, he did. - Definitely. I was there. Don, again. 269 00:13:51,500 --> 00:13:55,903 Well, I'm sorry for the misunderstanding, because, um, the plan has always been 270 00:13:56,180 --> 00:14:00,151 um, entirely based on the freemium model, like Dropbox? 271 00:14:00,220 --> 00:14:03,224 You know, you give the platform away free to consumers, 272 00:14:03,300 --> 00:14:05,621 and then once you have a big enough user-base, 273 00:14:05,700 --> 00:14:08,101 then you sell premium services to businesses. 274 00:14:08,180 --> 00:14:11,946 If we're giving it away now and waiting until later to sell it, 275 00:14:12,020 --> 00:14:14,705 what are we doing here now? 276 00:14:16,540 --> 00:14:20,625 - I don't know. I don't know. - We could maybe ask, uh, Jack 277 00:14:20,700 --> 00:14:23,306 when he gets back, uh, from wherever... 278 00:14:24,500 --> 00:14:27,151 Sorry, one second. Just one moment. 279 00:14:27,220 --> 00:14:28,824 Jack. Sorry, Jack. 280 00:14:28,980 --> 00:14:32,951 Sorry. Excuse me, Jack. Uh, are you leaving? 281 00:14:33,100 --> 00:14:35,467 Oh, I have this charity wine thing. 282 00:14:35,540 --> 00:14:39,465 Sorry, I committed to it months ago, but you are killing it in there, Richard. 283 00:14:39,900 --> 00:14:42,267 Uh... Well, actually no. 284 00:14:42,340 --> 00:14:47,380 Sorry. They just said that you told them that we would be business-facing? 285 00:14:47,460 --> 00:14:49,827 Oh, they filled you in. That's good. 286 00:14:49,900 --> 00:14:53,063 I was under the impression that we would be consumer first. 287 00:14:53,140 --> 00:14:54,824 My guys are pretty set on that. 288 00:14:56,140 --> 00:14:58,188 Richard, I read your deck, 289 00:14:58,260 --> 00:15:01,309 and you project it'll be four years until we get to revenue? 290 00:15:02,260 --> 00:15:03,671 Uh... Yeah. 291 00:15:03,740 --> 00:15:06,346 You know we're in a bubble right now, right? 292 00:15:06,420 --> 00:15:09,026 Or maybe you don't know. You weren't around for the last bubble. 293 00:15:09,100 --> 00:15:10,545 You were probably in diapers. 294 00:15:11,100 --> 00:15:13,387 - I was 11. - Well, I wasn't in diapers. 295 00:15:13,780 --> 00:15:15,111 I don't... I wasn't either. 296 00:15:15,180 --> 00:15:16,864 - I was there. - Mmm-hmm. 297 00:15:16,940 --> 00:15:20,262 And in March of 2000, do you know when a four-year plan ended? 298 00:15:22,020 --> 00:15:23,624 April of 2000. 299 00:15:24,620 --> 00:15:26,031 We gotta move, now. 300 00:15:26,100 --> 00:15:27,431 We can't put all of our eggs 301 00:15:27,500 --> 00:15:30,071 in the pot-of-gold-at-the-end- of-the-rainbow basket. 302 00:15:31,460 --> 00:15:35,226 So, the pot of gold is in the basket? 303 00:15:35,300 --> 00:15:39,544 Richard, these are the best salespeople in the world, 304 00:15:39,620 --> 00:15:42,146 and when they tell me that business-facing is the play, 305 00:15:42,220 --> 00:15:43,631 I gotta listen to that, okay? 306 00:15:43,700 --> 00:15:46,067 - That's fair, but it's... - I'm just asking you 307 00:15:46,140 --> 00:15:50,225 to talk to your guys about modifying your platform for enterprise. 308 00:15:50,300 --> 00:15:53,144 I mean, just see how it feels, okay? 309 00:15:53,220 --> 00:15:55,826 And no matter what happens, I promise you this. 310 00:15:56,140 --> 00:15:58,142 I will never compromise the product. 311 00:15:58,220 --> 00:16:00,063 Okay. Okay. 312 00:16:00,140 --> 00:16:04,225 Uh, fine, I will talk to my guys, but they're not gonna be happy about it. 313 00:16:04,300 --> 00:16:06,109 No, of course not. They're engineers. 314 00:16:06,340 --> 00:16:07,671 I'll see you later. 315 00:16:07,940 --> 00:16:11,990 I realize this is a Japanese tradition and that you are Chinese. 316 00:16:12,060 --> 00:16:13,903 I'm not racist. 317 00:16:13,980 --> 00:16:18,030 Yes, Japanese people racist. They are horrible. 318 00:16:18,340 --> 00:16:19,580 No. No, no. 319 00:16:20,620 --> 00:16:25,501 Jian-Yang, in every relationship, there are ebbs and flows. 320 00:16:26,380 --> 00:16:27,950 - Ebbs? - Yes. 321 00:16:28,020 --> 00:16:29,351 And although we have flowed, 322 00:16:29,420 --> 00:16:33,584 our relationship now has come to a permanent ebbing. 323 00:16:33,900 --> 00:16:36,346 - Flow. - No. No. 324 00:16:38,380 --> 00:16:41,065 We have come to a permanent ebb. 325 00:16:41,140 --> 00:16:42,266 Do you understand? 326 00:16:43,660 --> 00:16:45,628 So, you want me to leave the house? 327 00:16:45,700 --> 00:16:48,146 Yes. Yes. Very much so. 328 00:16:49,860 --> 00:16:53,421 And so, I thank you for our today. 329 00:16:57,820 --> 00:16:58,821 Now you bow. 330 00:17:02,020 --> 00:17:03,146 Bow. 331 00:17:03,220 --> 00:17:04,551 All the way to the waist. 332 00:17:05,580 --> 00:17:06,581 No. 333 00:17:06,940 --> 00:17:08,021 Okay. 334 00:17:08,460 --> 00:17:09,586 Thank you, Erlich. 335 00:17:11,220 --> 00:17:14,190 Goodbye, little one. I'm gonna miss you. 336 00:17:17,820 --> 00:17:22,747 Can't say it wasn't fun, Jian-Yang, you little Cantonese bastard. 337 00:17:25,900 --> 00:17:28,107 - Hey, you like this? - What are you doing? 338 00:17:28,500 --> 00:17:32,107 Hi, my name's Erlich Bachman. I'm a lying fuck! 339 00:17:32,220 --> 00:17:33,665 Who... Who are you yelling at? 340 00:17:34,060 --> 00:17:35,630 We're the only two people in the fucking house! 341 00:17:35,700 --> 00:17:37,145 Erlich a liar! 342 00:17:37,260 --> 00:17:38,910 You're not gonna get me to change my opinion about myself. 343 00:17:38,980 --> 00:17:39,947 - Liar! - Take that outta there. 344 00:17:42,260 --> 00:17:44,706 I don't know, Richard. I don't think it's that big a deal. 345 00:17:44,780 --> 00:17:47,181 Really, you don't? You're okay with being business first? 346 00:17:47,260 --> 00:17:49,422 Granted, it's not what we would do if we were in charge, 347 00:17:49,500 --> 00:17:51,821 but, you know, Jack seems to know what he's doing. 348 00:17:53,340 --> 00:17:54,705 This is fucking amazing. 349 00:17:54,780 --> 00:17:56,384 I feel like I'm in Minority Report. 350 00:17:56,460 --> 00:17:58,861 And in reality, you're just a minority. 351 00:17:58,940 --> 00:18:01,546 Richard, relax. We're still building the neural net. 352 00:18:01,620 --> 00:18:03,748 We still get to do all the cool stuff, right? 353 00:18:03,820 --> 00:18:04,946 Yeah, of course. 354 00:18:05,020 --> 00:18:07,341 We're not scrapping any peer-to-peer delivery? 355 00:18:07,420 --> 00:18:09,184 No, no, definitely not. 356 00:18:09,260 --> 00:18:11,706 So, we're still doing the same stuff, just in a different order. 357 00:18:11,780 --> 00:18:13,464 Yeah, I guess you're right. 358 00:18:13,540 --> 00:18:16,783 Well, the eviction process is officially underway, 359 00:18:17,020 --> 00:18:19,944 but my attorney says it may take up to a year. 360 00:18:20,140 --> 00:18:22,666 - Where are you gonna stay? - Well, I always have my trick. 361 00:18:24,740 --> 00:18:26,390 All right, I'll bite. What's your trick? 362 00:18:26,460 --> 00:18:30,784 I simply imagine that my skeleton is me, 363 00:18:30,860 --> 00:18:36,230 and my body is my house, and that way, I'm always home. 364 00:18:38,140 --> 00:18:43,385 Okay. Well, uh, we are now business-facing. I don't know if you heard. 365 00:18:43,460 --> 00:18:46,066 That means we have to rewrite our entire deck. 366 00:18:46,140 --> 00:18:48,063 I just hope it doesn't put us way the fuck behind. 367 00:18:48,140 --> 00:18:51,383 Behind who? EndFrame sucks and Nucleus shit the bed, remember? 368 00:18:51,700 --> 00:18:53,304 Yeah, yeah. You're right, you're right. 369 00:18:55,660 --> 00:18:56,821 Wow. 370 00:18:58,500 --> 00:19:00,741 This is endless. 371 00:19:00,820 --> 00:19:02,743 If we'd worked this hard on Nucleus in the first place, 372 00:19:02,820 --> 00:19:04,584 we probably wouldn't be scrubbing it right now. 373 00:19:05,460 --> 00:19:07,428 - Dude, are you done? - Yup. 374 00:19:07,500 --> 00:19:09,389 How'd your script digest all those strings so fast? 375 00:19:09,460 --> 00:19:11,781 I don't know. It's just a predictive loop. 376 00:19:11,860 --> 00:19:14,022 Actually, it's sort of like a context tree. 377 00:19:23,860 --> 00:19:24,986 Holy shit. 378 00:19:28,180 --> 00:19:29,181 What's up? 379 00:19:33,380 --> 00:19:35,382 Hey, Jared, why don't we knock off for tonight 380 00:19:35,500 --> 00:19:36,945 and just pick this back up tomorrow morning. 381 00:19:37,020 --> 00:19:38,465 Mmm. Agreed. 382 00:19:38,540 --> 00:19:41,828 I'm going on close to 40 hours without good sleep, 383 00:19:41,900 --> 00:19:45,586 and the edges of things are starting to get a little dancey. 384 00:19:45,660 --> 00:19:47,310 What? 385 00:19:47,380 --> 00:19:49,667 Erlich, thank you again for allowing me to occupy 386 00:19:49,740 --> 00:19:51,822 a corner of your cozy garage. 387 00:19:51,900 --> 00:19:53,709 It is my hearth and my home. 388 00:19:53,980 --> 00:19:55,550 What the fuck? 389 00:19:56,060 --> 00:19:57,425 Jian-Yang, Jesus Christ. 390 00:19:57,500 --> 00:19:59,867 Don't sneak up on people like that, you devious little bastard, 391 00:19:59,940 --> 00:20:02,147 especially if they're cleaning glassware. 392 00:20:02,220 --> 00:20:07,021 You kick me out, but you let him stay. He's not even an incubee. 393 00:20:07,100 --> 00:20:09,626 No, he's not, and he's not staying in the house. 394 00:20:09,700 --> 00:20:13,227 He's in the garage, like a sad bag of potting soil. 395 00:20:13,300 --> 00:20:14,506 Have some compassion. 396 00:20:14,580 --> 00:20:18,221 I mean, the guy rented his place to some fuckhead tenant who won't leave. 397 00:20:18,300 --> 00:20:20,462 Jared is fucked, Jian-Yang. 398 00:20:20,540 --> 00:20:21,985 He can go to the police. 399 00:20:22,060 --> 00:20:25,667 It's useless. California law gives landlords, literally, no recourse. 400 00:20:25,740 --> 00:20:27,902 So, he can go to court. 401 00:20:28,100 --> 00:20:31,547 Of course, he's going to go to court, you four-eyed turd. 402 00:20:31,820 --> 00:20:34,346 But in America, the legal system doesn't work very well, 403 00:20:34,420 --> 00:20:38,220 so it will take at least a year for the proceedings to even begin. 404 00:20:38,300 --> 00:20:39,790 Do you understand that? 405 00:20:39,900 --> 00:20:42,301 Yes. I stay here for one year. 406 00:20:43,140 --> 00:20:46,587 I pay no rent. You have no recourse. 407 00:20:49,300 --> 00:20:50,426 That's not always the case. 408 00:20:50,500 --> 00:20:52,229 I mean, sometimes court systems can move faster, 409 00:20:52,300 --> 00:20:55,224 - especially if you have the money for... - I'm going to smoke in my room. 410 00:20:55,300 --> 00:20:57,348 - Special occasion. - Oh. Mother fuck. 411 00:20:57,620 --> 00:21:00,271 If we stack that same loop on top of the bit-level encoder 412 00:21:00,340 --> 00:21:01,671 that we took from Hendricks, 413 00:21:01,900 --> 00:21:04,790 and then we tethered it to the routine we were trying to use... 414 00:21:04,860 --> 00:21:06,908 That would be a huge jump in speed. 415 00:21:06,980 --> 00:21:08,027 This is mega. 416 00:21:08,260 --> 00:21:10,262 This is what Hendricks did at TechCrunch Disrupt. 417 00:21:10,940 --> 00:21:12,988 I think we just cracked middle-out. 418 00:21:13,700 --> 00:21:15,941 We should probably tell Gavin, right? 419 00:21:16,060 --> 00:21:18,222 Why? He fired us. 420 00:21:18,860 --> 00:21:21,466 You know how much we could get paid if we took this somewhere else? 421 00:21:27,380 --> 00:21:29,269 Fuck off. 422 00:21:33,980 --> 00:21:35,220 Okay, let me get this straight. 423 00:21:35,620 --> 00:21:37,588 First you talked me into going business-facing, 424 00:21:37,660 --> 00:21:41,301 and now you want to eliminate the entire neural net from the platform? 425 00:21:42,020 --> 00:21:43,909 Jan, Director, Inside Sales. They call me "Jan the Man." 426 00:21:43,980 --> 00:21:45,664 Yes, we know, "Jan the Man." 427 00:21:45,740 --> 00:21:49,461 Listen, uh, we have to do neural net for deep learning. 428 00:21:49,540 --> 00:21:51,747 Look, once we get enough data flowing through the system, 429 00:21:51,820 --> 00:21:55,870 it will be able to recognize long-range patterns and actually learn. 430 00:21:55,940 --> 00:21:58,910 It will be able to optimize our algorithm on its own, 431 00:21:59,020 --> 00:22:02,149 increasing our already superior speed and efficiency. 432 00:22:02,220 --> 00:22:04,348 Right? Pretty cool, huh? 433 00:22:04,420 --> 00:22:06,946 But it won't be able to do that if we delete it. 434 00:22:07,020 --> 00:22:08,829 - Do you get that? - But you just said it. 435 00:22:08,900 --> 00:22:11,471 It requires a central repository of data, right? 436 00:22:11,540 --> 00:22:12,871 Businesses want to protect their data. 437 00:22:12,940 --> 00:22:14,988 They're huge pussies when it comes to security. 438 00:22:15,060 --> 00:22:16,744 Okay, well, we're not cutting machine learning. We're not. 439 00:22:16,820 --> 00:22:19,027 If we cut that, we might as well cut peer-to-peer delivery, 440 00:22:19,100 --> 00:22:21,341 and all the efficiencies of the cloud. 441 00:22:21,540 --> 00:22:23,030 Are those still in? 442 00:22:23,100 --> 00:22:24,465 No, those have to go also. 443 00:22:24,540 --> 00:22:25,871 - What? - Keith, by the way. 444 00:22:25,940 --> 00:22:27,704 I know your name, okay? I know everybody's name. 445 00:22:27,780 --> 00:22:32,581 Look, uh, we can't cut everything about this platform that makes it revolutionary 446 00:22:32,660 --> 00:22:35,027 just because that's a little harder for you guys to sell, all right? 447 00:22:35,180 --> 00:22:37,706 If we want to sell out, let's just sell all the way out. 448 00:22:37,820 --> 00:22:40,983 Let's just take the algorithm, jam it into a metal fucking box, 449 00:22:41,060 --> 00:22:42,744 stick it in the back of a data center somewhere, 450 00:22:42,820 --> 00:22:44,424 so it can't connect to anything, 451 00:22:44,500 --> 00:22:47,026 and it just sits there and no one even knows it's there. 452 00:22:49,300 --> 00:22:50,631 Doug, still shadowing Keith. 453 00:22:50,700 --> 00:22:51,747 When you say "metal box," 454 00:22:51,820 --> 00:22:54,061 you're talking about a rack-mounted server-type appliance? 455 00:22:54,140 --> 00:22:58,748 No, no, no. Lam using it as a rhetorical example of a bad idea. 456 00:22:59,580 --> 00:23:01,025 That's fucking stupid. 457 00:23:01,420 --> 00:23:02,501 Oh, my God. 458 00:23:02,580 --> 00:23:04,105 I just need to find Jack. One second. 459 00:23:06,940 --> 00:23:08,908 - Where's Jack? - He had to go meet his vet. 460 00:23:08,980 --> 00:23:13,588 His vet? In the middle of the day? Okay, uh, well, what's the vet's address? 461 00:23:19,740 --> 00:23:21,344 Jack, excuse me. Do you mind telling me... 462 00:23:21,620 --> 00:23:24,066 Holy shit. What is that? 463 00:23:24,140 --> 00:23:26,746 - Oh, mother of God. - Richard, what are you doing here? 464 00:23:26,940 --> 00:23:29,181 What do you mean? It's 2:30. What are you doing here? 465 00:23:29,260 --> 00:23:33,390 My number one breeding mare went into heat. Sorry, she's not much for schedules. 466 00:23:33,460 --> 00:23:34,507 Oh, God. 467 00:23:34,820 --> 00:23:38,302 Thoroughbreds, Richard. Natural cover only. 468 00:23:38,380 --> 00:23:40,348 Now, you don't see that very often, do you? 469 00:23:40,420 --> 00:23:41,421 Nope. Uh“. 470 00:23:42,620 --> 00:23:45,385 I had a meeting... I had a meeting with the sales guys 471 00:23:45,500 --> 00:23:47,343 and, uh, Jan the Man... 472 00:23:47,940 --> 00:23:52,070 Uh... You know what? Can we talk over here? This is just hard for me. 473 00:23:58,740 --> 00:24:01,550 Look, Jack, uh, you and I have a problem. 474 00:24:01,620 --> 00:24:04,988 Okay, your salespeople are telling me to cut everything cool about the platform 475 00:24:05,060 --> 00:24:07,666 just because it's a little bit harder for them to sell. 476 00:24:07,740 --> 00:24:12,143 But don't you think, because they are such amazing salespeople, 477 00:24:12,220 --> 00:24:16,703 that it would be okay for them to sell the harder stuff? 478 00:24:16,780 --> 00:24:19,147 No. It doesn't work that way. 479 00:24:19,220 --> 00:24:23,464 The way you keep the best salespeople is, you need to give 'em something easy to sell. 480 00:24:23,980 --> 00:24:25,550 Otherwise, they'd just go somewhere else. 481 00:24:25,620 --> 00:24:28,908 Okay, well, uh, Pied Piper could honestly be the global standard 482 00:24:28,980 --> 00:24:30,505 for file compression and storage. 483 00:24:30,580 --> 00:24:35,063 Every mobile device on the face of the planet could be able to access their data 484 00:24:35,140 --> 00:24:37,620 as if they had a fiber optic cable plugged into it. 485 00:24:37,700 --> 00:24:40,544 People in the desert, people in refugee camps, 486 00:24:40,620 --> 00:24:43,829 people who have nothing could suddenly have access to everything. 487 00:24:44,420 --> 00:24:46,263 You know, everybody in this industry, 488 00:24:46,340 --> 00:24:48,581 they say they want to make this world a better place, 489 00:24:48,660 --> 00:24:50,424 but we could actually do it. 490 00:24:50,500 --> 00:24:53,071 We could do it and make billions of dollars. 491 00:24:53,300 --> 00:24:55,780 - Richard, listen... - No, you listen to me, Jack. 492 00:24:55,860 --> 00:24:59,421 You promised me that you would never compromise the product. 493 00:24:59,500 --> 00:25:02,504 So, do you feel like taking some action and backing me up on this, 494 00:25:02,620 --> 00:25:06,022 because me and my product feel pretty fucking compromised right now. 495 00:25:06,100 --> 00:25:09,468 Richard, I don't think you understand what the product is. 496 00:25:09,540 --> 00:25:13,829 The product isn't the platform, and the product isn't your algorithm, either. 497 00:25:13,900 --> 00:25:15,550 And it's not even the software. 498 00:25:15,780 --> 00:25:18,511 Do you know what Pied Piper's product is, Richard? 499 00:25:20,100 --> 00:25:21,226 Is... 500 00:25:22,740 --> 00:25:23,741 Is it me? 501 00:25:24,500 --> 00:25:26,309 Oh, God! No! 502 00:25:26,380 --> 00:25:29,941 No. How could it possibly be you? You got fired. 503 00:25:30,020 --> 00:25:32,626 Pied Piper's product is its stock. 504 00:25:33,340 --> 00:25:34,341 Its stock? 505 00:25:34,540 --> 00:25:37,111 And whatever makes the value of that stock go up, 506 00:25:37,180 --> 00:25:38,989 that is what we are going to make. 507 00:25:39,060 --> 00:25:40,824 And maybe sometime in the future, 508 00:25:40,900 --> 00:25:43,267 we could change the world and perform miracles, 509 00:25:43,340 --> 00:25:45,707 and all of that stuff, and I hope we do. 510 00:25:45,780 --> 00:25:46,986 But, like I told you before, 511 00:25:47,060 --> 00:25:48,949 I'm not going to mortgage the present for that. 512 00:25:49,020 --> 00:25:50,829 I need to move the needle today. 513 00:25:51,420 --> 00:25:52,865 And now, if you will excuse me. 514 00:25:53,020 --> 00:25:57,628 I paid $150,000 for the semen that's about to come out of that stallion, 515 00:25:57,700 --> 00:25:59,350 and I would very much like to be there 516 00:25:59,420 --> 00:26:00,831 to see that it happens. 517 00:26:02,980 --> 00:26:05,028 - Oh. Hey, Richard! - Yes? 518 00:26:05,260 --> 00:26:08,503 I just got a text from Keith, Northeast Regional. 519 00:26:08,580 --> 00:26:10,230 He says the guys love your idea. 520 00:26:10,900 --> 00:26:12,186 What idea? 521 00:26:13,060 --> 00:26:14,391 It's a big world, 522 00:26:14,460 --> 00:26:17,623 but thanks to modern technology, it's smaller than ever. 523 00:26:17,700 --> 00:26:20,101 Today, business moves at the speed of light. 524 00:26:20,340 --> 00:26:23,867 You can access your company's data anywhere, anytime. 525 00:26:23,940 --> 00:26:27,467 But if you can get your data, who else can get it? 526 00:26:27,580 --> 00:26:31,869 Spies, thieves, criminals, and foreigners. 527 00:26:32,900 --> 00:26:35,744 What if there was a way to take all of your company's data 528 00:26:35,820 --> 00:26:40,587 and back it up in a protected enclosure completely isolated from the world at large? 529 00:26:40,700 --> 00:26:41,940 Oh, no. 530 00:26:42,020 --> 00:26:45,069 The ultimate enterprise data storage solution. 531 00:26:47,740 --> 00:26:51,142 Think inside the box. Powered by Pied Piper. 532 00:26:52,140 --> 00:26:54,347 Now, that's what I'm talking about. 533 00:26:54,740 --> 00:26:58,062 This is the game we're playing, team, so, let's win it! 534 00:27:02,620 --> 00:27:03,906 You guys, check it out. 535 00:27:03,980 --> 00:27:07,701 Chef Amy hollowed out a watermelon and filled it with watermelon Jell-O! 536 00:27:07,780 --> 00:27:09,623 Look, that's actual rind. 537 00:27:10,100 --> 00:27:12,671 The fuck is that? Is that a VCR? 538 00:27:12,940 --> 00:27:14,749 Why does it say "Pied Piper" on it? 539 00:27:14,820 --> 00:27:16,231 Why is everybody so happy?