The best episode written by John Altschuler is "Minimum Viable Product", rated 7.4/10 from 31 user votes. It was "directed by Mike Judge". "Minimum Viable Product" aired on 4/6/2014 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "'Twas the Nut Before Christmas".
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: John Altschuler
Bill counters his holiday loneliness by becoming a generous Santa, attracting a nice single mother and a young slacker who takes advantage.
Director: Jeff Myers
Writer: John Altschuler