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Silicon Valley S1E1 — Minimum Viable Product
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Silicon Valley•Season 1•Episode 1

Minimum Viable Product

7.7/10 · 3,502 votesApr 6, 201428 min

Ranked #6 of 8 in Season 1•−0.5 vs season avg

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Attending an elaborate launch party, Richard and his computer programmer friends - Big Head, Dinesh and Gilfoyle - dream of making it big. Instead, they're living in the communal Hacker Hostel owned by former programmer Erlich, who gets to claim ten percent of anything they

Seasons6

Season 1 Episodes8

Cast9

Thomas Middleditch

Thomas Middleditch

Richard Hendricks

T.J. Miller

T.J. Miller

Erlich Bachman

Zach Woods

Zach Woods

Donald 'Jared' Dunn

Kumail Nanjiani

Kumail Nanjiani

Dinesh Chugtai

Martin Starr

Martin Starr

Bertram Gilfoyle

Amanda Crew

Amanda Crew

Monica Hall

Matt Ross

Matt Ross

Gavin Belson

Christopher Evan Welch

Christopher Evan Welch

Peter Gregory

Josh Brener

Josh Brener

Nelson 'Big Head' Bighetti

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Mike Judge

Mike Judge

Director

Mike Judge

Mike Judge

Writer

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John Altschuler

Writer

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Dave Krinsky

Writer

Tim Roche

Tim Roche

Editor

Daniel Orlandi

Daniel Orlandi

Costume Design

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Paul Zucker

Editor

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Episode Summary

"Minimum Viable Product" is episode 1 of Silicon Valley season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 3,502 votes, ranking #6 of 8 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Mike Judge and written by Mike Judge, John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky, it aired on April 6, 2014.