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Silicon Valley S4E1 — Success Failure

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Silicon Valley•Season 4•Episode 1

Success Failure

8.0/10 · 2,039 votesApr 23, 201729 min

Ranked #5 of 10 in Season 4•−0.1 vs season avg

In the wake of Pied Piper’s clickfarm scandal, the guys struggle to find funding for Pied Piper’s video-chat app to keep up with their rapidly growing user base. Erlich faces resistance from Big Head’s dad, while Gavin balks after Jack steps on his toes at

Directed byMike Judge

Written byAlec Berg

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Thomas Middleditch

Thomas Middleditch

Richard Hendricks

T.J. Miller

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Erlich Bachman

Zach Woods

Zach Woods

Donald 'Jared' Dunn

Kumail Nanjiani

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Dinesh Chugtai

Martin Starr

Martin Starr

Bertram Gilfoyle

Amanda Crew

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Monica Hall

Matt Ross

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Gavin Belson

Josh Brener

Josh Brener

Nelson 'Big Head' Bighetti

Suzanne Cryer

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Laurie Bream

Jimmy O. Yang

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Jian-Yang

Stephen Tobolowsky

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Jack Barker

Chris Diamantopoulos

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Russ Hanneman

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Mike Judge

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Alec Berg

Alec Berg

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Tim Roche

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Episode Summary

"Success Failure" is episode 1 of Silicon Valley season 4. It scored 8.0/10 from 2,039 votes, ranking #5 of 10 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Mike Judge and written by Alec Berg, it aired on April 23, 2017.

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