7.3/101,425 votesLoading...#1 - Maximizing Alphaness
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 11/17/2019
When Richard’s authority is threatened by his former Hooli manager, Dinesh has just the solution. Jared learns some hard truths about his birth parents.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/101,522 votesLoading...#2 - Tech Evangelist
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 4/15/2018
Attempting to woo a gaming company to PiperNet, Richard inadvertently angers a prized ally. Dinesh deals with a betrayal. In preparation for a big launch, Gavin leaves his underlings with a cryptic message. Jared gets inside information from Big Head.
Director: Jamie Babbit
Writer: Josh Lieb
7.6/101,375 votesLoading...#3 - Tethics
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 11/24/2019
Richard fumes at Gavin's new ethical stance. Dinesh's trip turns into a nightmare. Gilfoyle and Monica work on their peer review scores.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/103,103 votesLoading...#4 - Minimum Viable Product
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/6/2014
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 invent there. When it becomes clear that Richard has developed a powerful compression algorithm for his website, Pied Piper, he finds himself courted by Gavin Belson, his egomaniacal corporate boss, who offers a $10 million buyout by his firm, Hooli. But Richard holds back when well-known investor Peter Gregory makes a counteroffer.
Director: Mike Judge
Writer: Mike Judge, Dave Krinsky, John Altschuler
7.7/102,522 votesLoading...#5 - The Cap Table
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/13/2014
After a celebratory party at the Hacker Hostel, Richard and Erlich learn that Peter Gregory won't pay up until they deliver a viable business plan that includes a slimmed-downed staff. A desperate Richard hires former Belson underling Jared, and they set about trying to trim the fat. While Gilfoyle and Dinesh prove essential, Big Head's place in the company is less certain.
Director: Mike Judge
Writer: Carson D. Mell
7.7/102,260 votesLoading...#6 - Fiduciary Duties
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/27/2014
At Peter's toga party, Richard drunkenly promises to make Erlich a board member, which he regrets the next morning. After being unassigned at Hooli, Big Head finds others like him who have made careers out of doing nothing. Richard struggles to put Pied Piper's vision into words for a presentation without Erlich; later, he discovers an interesting connection between Peter and Gavin Belson.
Director: Maggie Carey
Writer: Ron Weiner
7.7/101,603 votesLoading...#7 - Reorientation
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 4/1/2018
Panicked by suddenly leading a much larger team, Richard finds himself managing a number of small conflicts in his efforts to unite his new employees. Dinesh celebrates a new purchase that Gilfoyle looks to spoil. Jian-Yang goes to court. Gavin meets pushback over his signature and what it says about him.
Director: Mike Judge
Writer: Carson D. Mell
7.7/101,437 votesLoading...#8 - Artificial Emotional Intelligence
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 4/29/2018
Richard decides to help when Laurie gets in a jam, but his lack of emotional discipline threatens to backfire on Pied Piper. Gavin tries to make a deal with a stubborn partner while abroad. Dinesh relishes a rare win. Jared bonds with a surprising figure.
Director: Matt Ross
Writer: Anthony King
7.8/101,839 votesLoading...#9 - The Lady
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/3/2015
Richard and Erlich disagree over a potential employee. Dinesh and Gilfoyle worry that someone they recommended for the company will be receiving more money than they make.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/101,509 votesLoading...#10 - Customer Service
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 5/28/2017
On the hunt for financial support, Richard looks outside the tech bubble, and crosses paths with a contentious figure from Pied Piper's past. Erlich reaches out to Monica and Laurie in search of a new endeavor. A launch gone wrong finds Dinesh and Gilfoyle at war as Jared tries to keep the peace.
Director: Clay Tarver
Writer: Graham Wagner, Shawn Boxe
7.8/101,477 votesLoading...#11 - The Patent Troll
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 6/4/2017
When Richard decides to stand up to a patent troll, his defiance ends up coming back to haunt him. Gilfoyle goes to desperate measures to battle Jian-Yang's new smart fridge. Jared embraces multiple identities in his quest to reduce costs. Erlich tries to hang with the alpha males.
Director: Jamie Babbit
Writer: Andrew Law
7.8/101,722 votesLoading...#12 - Grow Fast or Die Slow
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 3/25/2018
Now that Pied Piper has ample funding and new offices, the pressure to get things right stymies Richard and forces him to grow the company in a way he hadn't planned. A picky Dinesh and Gilfoyle question their ability to make good decisions. After returning to Hooli, Gavin worries about becoming antiquated.
Director: Mike Judge
Writer: Ron Weiner
7.9/101,889 votesLoading...#13 - Runaway Devaluation
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/19/2015
In the wake of Hooli’s bombshell, Richard and the guys struggle to find a backer as they face legal and financial woes. Monica attempts to balance her interest in Pied Piper with her job. A cash-strapped Dinesh tries to put an end to the Kickstarter campaign for his cousin’s new app, Bro. Richard gets a surprising offer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/101,644 votesLoading...#14 - The Empty Chair
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 5/22/2016
Richard's ego gets in the way during an interview. Erlich makes his pitch to Big Head. Dinesh, Gilfoyle and Jared lose track of some hardware.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/101,468 votesLoading...#15 - The Keenan Vortex
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 6/11/2017
An unexpected increase in data traffic leads Richard to turn to Erlich for help in garnering a deal with Keenan Feldspar, Silicon Valley's latest “it” boy--but when Keenan makes a too-good-to-resist offer, Richard must weigh Pied Piper's future against a potential mutiny. Jack faces setbacks while preparing for Hooli-Con.
Director: Jamie Babbit
Writer: Rachele Lynn, Graham Wagner
7.9/101,414 votesLoading...#16 - Initial Coin Offering
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 5/6/2018
As the Pied Piper guys prepare to close on their Series B funding, Richard receives some unsettling news. Gilfoyle suggests a risky proposition and Monica gets blunt with Richard. Dinesh goes to great lengths to compete with a coworker, while Jared keeps close watch on Richard's new assistant. In search of a better deal, Gavin tries to charm small-town America.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/102,425 votesLoading...#17 - Articles of Incorporation
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/20/2014
While Gavin Belson begins to hype Nucleus, a competing compression platform, Richard learns that the name Pied Piper is already registered to a sprinkler company, forcing him to negotiate. Meanwhile, Erlich goes on a vision quest for a new company name, and Peter Gregory proves elusive when one of his companies asks for money.
Director: Tricia Brock
Writer: Ron Weiner
8.0/101,885 votesLoading...#18 - Bad Money
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 4/26/2015
While considering Gavin’s proposal, Richard is approached by Russ Hanneman, an image-conscious billionaire who wants to back Pied Piper, but may not be as “hands-off” as he claims. Gilfoyle and Dinesh play hardball to get what they want; Gavin finds a new strategy in dealing with the enemy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/101,829 votesLoading...#19 - Server Space
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/10/2015
Gavin continues to cause trouble for Pied Piper. Gilfoyle works on building servers. Jared becomes Richard's roommate.
Director: Mike Judge
Writer: Lee Sung-jin
8.0/101,716 votesLoading...#20 - Two in the Box
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 5/1/2016
The new and improved Pied Piper impresses Dinesh and Gilfoyle, but worries Richard. Jared and Erlich both face housing issues. Gavin suggests a controversial move.
Director: Mike Judge
Writer: Ron Weiner
8.0/101,673 votesLoading...#21 - Bachmanity Insanity
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 5/29/2016
Richard's neuroses could ruin his new relationship. Big Head and Erlich's launch party goes awry. Dinesh is smitten with a foreign coworker.
Director: Eric Appel
Writer: Carson D. Mell
8.0/101,539 votesLoading...#22 - Teambuilding Exercise
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 5/14/2017
When Richard reaches out to an unlikely ally, Jared worries about the company he's keeping. Gilfoyle gets tough on security in the wake of Dinesh's latest dalliance; later, he considers whether to put his pride aside for a job. Concerned about Jian-Yang's commitment to his app, Erlich takes matters into his own hands.
Director: Jamie Babbit
Writer: Megan Pleticha
8.0/101,536 votesLoading...#23 - The Blood Boy
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 5/21/2017
Cracks in Richard's latest partnership become more apparent when he's forced to deal with an unexpected interloper. Dinesh scrambles to find a way out of his new relationship as things get more serious. After learning of surprising developments afoot at Raviga, Monica has trouble deciding which horse to back.
Director: Tim Roche
Writer: Adam Countee
8.0/101,530 votesLoading...#24 - Facial Recognition
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 4/22/2018
Overshadowed by Jared in an on-camera interview, Richard’s confidence wavers further when Laurie and Monica force him to work with Eklow, a new artificial-intelligence company. Gilfoyle worries about the prospect of introducing AI into Pied Piper. Dinesh makes Jared self-conscious ahead of a second interview. Gavin questions his future beyond Hooli.
Director: Gillian Robespierre
Writer: Graham Wagner
8.0/101,493 votesLoading...#25 - Blood Money
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 11/3/2019
Richard meets a potential investor. Gilfoyle butts heads with HR. Gavin explores a leaner Hooli's future.
Director: Mike Judge
Writer: Carson D. Mell
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"Maximizing Alphaness" is the worst rated episode of "Silicon Valley". It scored 7.3/10 based on 1425 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/17/2019. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Tech Evangelist".