History Series / SiliconValley

* CloudCookoolander: Peter Gregory. He's utterly brilliant, but a lot of what he does doesn't make an ounce of sense at first . Most notably in the third episode. While some of his investees ask him for more money, for no apparent reason has an assistant buy every menu item at "The Burger King" He then stares at the items and starts going on about sesame seeds and cicadas. This later makes sense when he uses his knowledge of cicada mating habits to predict the sesame seed crop and invests accordingly netting several billion dollars

** Jared's real name is Donald. Everyone calls him Jared because Gavin Belson mistakenly called him by that name one day and Donald/Jared was too scared to correct him.

* TheStoner: Erlich can be seen smoking a bong and in the third episode raids Guilfoyle's stash of magic mushrooms. Erlich's marijuana usage is depicted as making his already pretentious personality even more annoying. His attempt at going on a drug fueled spirit quest is also shown to be driven by his own ego and desire to leech off of Richard's potential success rather than a sincere attempt at seeking spiritual awakening.

** Richard is initially introduced as the opposite of that. A soft-spoken idealist who truly believes that his app will truly help musicians. He doesn't realize, at first, that it's his compression algorithm that is game changing and potentially worth billions.

* HarpoDoesSomethingFunny: the core cast is made up of seasoned improve comedians so much of the show comes from them riffing off of one another.

** Richard is initially introduced as the opposite of that. A soft-spoken idealist who truly believes that his app truly help musicians. He doesn't realize, at first, that it's his compression algorithm that is game changing and potentially worth billions.

** Speaking of CEO's Gavin is one big time.
** Peter Gregory is this at times, but knows when to turn it off which is probably why Richard went with him over Gavin.

* {{Jerkass}}: Erlich to degree. He makes a point that Richard, in order to be CEO, needs to be more of an asshole.

* {{Jerkass}} Erlich to degree. He makes a point that Richard in order to be CEO needs to be more of an asshole

** Peter Gregory is this at times, but knows when to turn it off which is proabably why Richard went with him over Gavin.

The cast is rounded out by Hendrix's friends, a bunch of eccentric programmers who all live in the home of Erlich, a former programmer who sold his company for a few million and now uses his house as an "incubator" for ambitious programmers in exchange for 10% of their profits.

The show follows Richard Hendrix, a meek computer programmer who inadvertently creates a loss-less file compression algorithm. His invention quickly sparks a bidding war between his employer, Gavin Belson, and billionaire tech investor Peter Gregory. Gavin offers him $10 million to sell, but Peter Gregory convinces him to accept an investment and create a start-up around his new product. Hendrix soon finds himself in over his head as he struggles to build a potentially billion-dollar business.

Richard Hendrix works at the Google-like company Hooli where his fellow coworkers practically worship at the feet of the founder, Gavin Belson. Hendrix also lives in an "incubator," a house owned by Erlich, a former programmer who sold his company and now gives room and board to programmers in exchange for ten percent of their profits.

When it's discovered that Richard's website, Pied Piper, actually employs a sophisticated compression algorithm that gives almost no loss whatsoever, he finds himself in a bidding war between Belson (who offers him $10 million for the whole thing) and Silicon Valley guru Peter Gregory (who offers him $200,000 for 5 percent of the company). The choice between taking the money or still owning his company causes Richard to have a panic attack.

An {{HBO}} comedy created by Creator/MikeJudge about programmers in Silicon Valley.

Partially based on Mike Judge's own experiences in Silicon Valley.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Erlich, who sold his company and continually thinks everyone looks up to him.

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: One of Richard's roommates is only referred to as "Big Head."

When it's discovered that Richard's website, Pied Piper, actually employs a sophistication compression algorithm that gives almost no loss whatsoever, he finds himself in a bidding war between Belson (who offers him $10 million for the whole thing) and Silicon Valley guru Peter Gregory (who offers him $200,000 for 5 percent of the company). The choice between taking the money or still owning his company causes Richard to have a panic attack.

An HBO comedy created by Creator/MikeJudge about programmers in Silicon Valley.

* WeCallHimBarkeep: One of Richard's roommates is only referred to as "Big Head."