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Silicon Valley•Season 1•Episode 7

Proof of Concept

8.5/10 · 2,630 votesMay 18, 201428 min

Ranked #2 of 8 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

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At TechCrunch Disrupt, Richard feels the pressure to finish his demo, but finds himself distracted by a girl he dated briefly, who’s now spreading rumors about him. Jared worries that Monica is taking his place in the company. Dinesh develops a crush on a girl

Directed byMike Judge

Written byClay Tarver

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Seasons6

All 1 2 3 4 5 6

Season 1 Episodes8

E1 7.7

Minimum Viable Product

E2 7.7

The Cap Table

E3 8.0

Articles of Incorporation

E4 7.7

Fiduciary Duties

E5 8.2

Signaling Risk

E6 8.3

Third Party Insourcing

E7 8.5Now viewing

Proof of Concept

E8 9.3

Optimal Tip-to-Tip Efficiency

Cast9

Thomas Middleditch

Richard Hendricks

T.J. Miller

Erlich Bachman

Zach Woods

Donald 'Jared' Dunn

Kumail Nanjiani

Dinesh Chugtai

Martin Starr

Bertram Gilfoyle

Amanda Crew

Monica Hall

Matt Ross

Gavin Belson

Christopher Evan Welch

Peter Gregory

Josh Brener

Nelson 'Big Head' Bighetti

Crew3

Mike Judge

Director

Clay Tarver

Writer

Tim Roche

Editor

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Episode Summary

"Proof of Concept" is episode 7 of Silicon Valley season 1. It scored 8.5/10 from 2,630 votes, ranking #2 of 8 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Mike Judge and written by Clay Tarver, it aired on May 18, 2014.

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