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Season 1  "Articles of Incorporation"  1x3

Aired 10 years ago - Apr 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.

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Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 1
It has to be something primal, something that you can scream out during intercourse.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 2
No, it's just, everyone was doing it, I was just chiming in.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 3
Uh, the Pied Piper name and trademark are registered to a sprinkler company in Gilroy.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 4
We were supposed to meet 40 minutes ago with the guys from Astraphile
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 5
And while I know their market cap is seven billion dollars-plus,
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 6
They have other things. Chicken, fish.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 7
because of your visa?
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 8
Do you mind just sending them the form so they know you're here legally?
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 9
It's for compression.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 10
putting pieces of shit like that all over the good farmland around here.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 11
- Really? - Yeah.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 12
Just like my boy.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 13
Now we're Pied Piper. So, later.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 14
Cowards. My last company was genius.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 15
Well, yeah. But this is for your phone.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 16
Fascinating...
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 17
This seed... Atop the breading.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 18
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 19
He hit TechCrunch, Recode, and PandoDaily.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 20
Cut the shit.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 21
You played me.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 22
- Fucking billionaires. - Arnold? Arnold, hello?
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 23
I did just walk into this country.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 24
- I don't know who that is. - Neither do I.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 25
that I wasn't a founder of this company and now
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 26
Dude! Dude, hey. I owe you a big apology, man.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 27
- Ooh... - So I'm funded!
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 28
because I'm broke, and I need money for food.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 29
and this would be like a smaller version of the word "smaller".
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 30
No, I just saw him in his room, wishing he had taken the ten million dollars.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 31
and we will be ruined because I have no idea what I'm doing.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 32
Ok, let me get this straight, you would rather do nothing than something?
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 33
I'm gonna come back with a name so amazing that Peter Gregory will write us ten checks.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 34
And who's hiding drugs? Shocker, it's the illegal immigrant.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 35
That's right.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 36
Dude, that was fucking badass. What did he say?
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 37
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 38
and I will be reaching Sonora and nirvana in approximately...
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 39
- Should I call 911? - No, that's a pussy move.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 40
No...
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 41
Integrating open data spaces.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 42
This is a billion dollar company?
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 43
Look, that's not the deal.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 44
Five hundred! That's the deal. Five hundred.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 45
through cross-platform business facing cloud...
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 46
Good-bye.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 47
Mr. Gregory, we need an answer and we need it now!
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 48
that provide the world's sesame seeds have such large cicada population, no?
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 49
Unlike Myanmar and Brazil, Indonesia has no cicada population.
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 50
Unless you need more?

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Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 2
No, it's just, everyone was doing it, I was just chiming in.
#2
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 3
Uh, the Pied Piper name and trademark are registered to a sprinkler company in Gilroy.
#3
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 4
We were supposed to meet 40 minutes ago with the guys from Astraphile
#4
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 5
And while I know their market cap is seven billion dollars-plus,
#5
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 6
They have other things. Chicken, fish.
#6
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 7
because of your visa?
#7
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 8
Do you mind just sending them the form so they know you're here legally?
#8
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 9
It's for compression.
#9
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 10
putting pieces of shit like that all over the good farmland around here.
#10
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 11
- Really? - Yeah.
#11
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 12
Just like my boy.
#12
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 13
Now we're Pied Piper. So, later.
#13
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 14
Cowards. My last company was genius.
#14
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 15
Well, yeah. But this is for your phone.
#15
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 16
Fascinating...
#16
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 17
This seed... Atop the breading.
#17
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He hit TechCrunch, Recode, and PandoDaily.
#19
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 20
Cut the shit.
#20
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 21
You played me.
#21
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 22
- Fucking billionaires. - Arnold? Arnold, hello?
#22
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 23
I did just walk into this country.
#23
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 24
- I don't know who that is. - Neither do I.
#24
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 25
that I wasn't a founder of this company and now
#25
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 26
Dude! Dude, hey. I owe you a big apology, man.
#26
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 27
- Ooh... - So I'm funded!
#27
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 28
because I'm broke, and I need money for food.
#28
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 29
and this would be like a smaller version of the word "smaller".
#29
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 30
No, I just saw him in his room, wishing he had taken the ten million dollars.
#30
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 31
and we will be ruined because I have no idea what I'm doing.
#31
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 32
Ok, let me get this straight, you would rather do nothing than something?
#32
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 33
I'm gonna come back with a name so amazing that Peter Gregory will write us ten checks.
#33
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 34
And who's hiding drugs? Shocker, it's the illegal immigrant.
#34
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 35
That's right.
#35
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 36
Dude, that was fucking badass. What did he say?
#36
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 37 #37 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 38
and I will be reaching Sonora and nirvana in approximately...
#38
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 39
- Should I call 911? - No, that's a pussy move.
#39
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 40
No...
#40
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 41
Integrating open data spaces.
#41
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 42
This is a billion dollar company?
#42
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 43
Look, that's not the deal.
#43
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 44
Five hundred! That's the deal. Five hundred.
#44
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 45
through cross-platform business facing cloud...
#45
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 46
Good-bye.
#46
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 47
Mr. Gregory, we need an answer and we need it now!
#47
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 48
that provide the world's sesame seeds have such large cicada population, no?
#48
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 49
Unlike Myanmar and Brazil, Indonesia has no cicada population.
#49
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 50
Unless you need more?
#50