Silicon Valley

I just got fired.

And what about me?

What about you?

What about me?

Okay. That's it.

I'm going over there right fucking now, before they leave and...

Erlich, I'm gonna use your car.

Jared, you call Ron LaFlamme, tell him to meet me there.

Fuck these assholes!

Wait. Richard, I'm coming with you.

Here. Jared, clear this.

Get all the smoke out of it.

- Otherwise, it damages the device. - Um...

Don't be a pussy.

How could they do this?

How could they fire me from my own company?

Just stay calm. We're gonna fight this.

Jesus, Richard, slow down.

Stop, stop, stop!

Ah!

Did I just hit a deer?

No, God damn it!

Fucking Stanford Robotics.

Shit. Is this gonna make us late?

Oh. They killed the Bam-bot.

Fuck your Bam-bot! You little Stanford cunts fucked up my grille!

- Fucking piece of shit! - Wait.

You little cunt!

- Fuck! - Hey.

This one's for your mama.

Erlich, stop. Come on. Erlich, we've got to get to Raviga.

Hey, oh, no, no. Hey, hey, hey.

Thanks for coming, Ron.

I'd bail on spin class any day for you, Richie.

Richard. Richard.

I kept calling, you weren't answering.

Talk to the hand, Monica.

Richard, can you stop? I can explain, okay?

It's pretty self-explanatory, Monica. You voted to fire me.

What the fuck?

I mean, there is no way I'm letting you push me out of this.

Our intention is not to push you out.

We wish rather to transition you

to a more appropriate role within the company.

A new CEO will be brought in to manage day-to-day operations

while you assume the role of Chief Technology Officer.

Congratulations.

- CTO? - Yes.

You want me to be an employee at my own company?

You would still be in charge of the engineering,

and you'd continue vesting your shares, and keep your board seat.

Oh, the same seat I had an hour ago when you voted to fire me as CEO?

- That came in handy. - Richard, please.

I realize this may be bittersweet, but earlier this evening,

Raviga decided to officially fund Pied Piper Series A Round

at $5 million at a $50-million valuation.

Essentially, you have created a company that is too valuable for you to run.

You should feel good about that.

Are you kidding me? I made the company, okay?

I'm the one who came up with the name "Pied Piper."

Yes.

Ron, can I have a word, please?

They can't really do this, can they?

I think they just did.

You remember that shit deal you brought me from Hanneman,

and I said, "Hey, Richie, this is a shit deal,"

but you took it anyway

because you wanted to do something crazy for once in your life?

Yes, I remember.

Well, you basically just loaded a gun and handed it to Hanneman,

and Hanneman sold that gun to Raviga,

and then Raviga just fucking pistol-whipped you.

But, hey, at least they're letting you keep your shares and your board seat.

You lose a little blood with the dilution for the new CEO,

but I've seen worse.

Like that shit deal you brought me from Hanneman.

If we give Richard a little bit of space, he'll be able to wrap his head around this,

and a smooth transition to a new CEO will be possible.

To wit, I served as the CEO of...

Mr. Bachman.

In the version of Pied Piper in which I am invested,

you will not be CEO. Not now. Not ever.

Well, you, madam, are a shrew of the first order.

Okay. I'm not gonna let you do this. I'm gonna fight it.

I understand you're upset.

As you can see, this is a very emotional time for me as well,

but we have some very strong candidates coming in for the CEO position,

and we would so appreciate your input.

- My input? - Mmm.

You want me to help you pick my new replacement?

I'd rather quit.

And I don't care how much money I lose,

because I am gonna get it all back when I sue the living shit out of you!

Okay. All right. All right.

Ron, let's go.

I'm sorry, I'm forced to inform you

that I can no longer provide you with legal counsel.

What are you talking about? You're my attorney.

No. Technically, I'm Pied Piper's corporate counsel,

and you just declared your intention to walk.

So, in effect, you kind of just threatened to sue me,

and I don't take kindly to threats, Mr. Hendricks.

"Mr. Hendricks"? What happened to "Richie"?

Unfortunately, I'm not at liberty to discuss him

with you, either, Mr. Hendricks.

Richard, if I didn't vote to remove you, then Laurie would've adjourned the meeting,

replaced my seat on the board with someone else at Raviga,

and then they would've voted to remove you.

At least this way, I'm still in the game.

No. You mean, at least this way, you kept your job.

At least the actual Judas had the courtesy to kill himself

after betraying his leader, Jesus Christ.

He's the CEO of the world. Ever heard of him?

Yeah. Got it. Went to Catholic school.

Really? How long?

Look, I'm still on the board of this company. I'll be in all of the meetings.

Maybe I can be helpful at some point.

You wanna be helpful, Monica? Convince Laurie to keep me on as CEO.

Look, I know I made some mistakes. I wasn't perfect, but I'll get better.

I'll even go to one of those CEO coaches, like that guy at fucking Twitter.

Richard, it's done. Laurie already found a new CEO.

What? Already?

You said that you didn't want to be part of the interview process,

so, they picked someone this morning.

Jack Barker. He's an incredibly skilled, top-notch CEO.

I don't care who he is, okay? None of us do.

"Action" Jack Barker?

Seriously? They picked that gray-haired fossil over me?

You said you turned the job down.

I said it was mutual.

Oh.

What? That's accurate.

Oh, he ran Entercross Systems.

They IPO'ed in 1998 for more than a billion dollars.

Yeah, 20 fucking years ago.

Tech 1.0. What has he done lately?

After that, he ran Turnwire for four years

until it was acquired by Microsoft for $2 billion.

Holy shit. This guy's a hitter.

He was, in the aughts. What's he done in the 20-teens?

Looks like he started a foundation in his mother's name to cure cancer.

Yeah, how's that going?

Yeah. I bet his mother's dead.

Yeah, that's probably why he started the foundation.

Richard, Laurie's meeting with him tomorrow. You should come in and talk with him.

No fucking way.

Think this through. I mean, you have to know

that you can't start another compression company.

No VC will fund that out of fear of being sued,

and, I mean, unless you have some totally different,

game-changing idea lying around...

So, you're saying that I'm fucked if I leave?

No, I'm saying that...

Okay. Well, then I guess I'm fucked, because I'm out.

And when I leave, Jared's out, Dinesh is out, Gilfoyle is out.

Everybody's out.

So, good luck with the company there, Monica.

It'll just be you, Laurie Bream,

and some fucking asshole who can't even cure cancer.

He's right. Where Richard goes, I go.

Monica, excuse how high I am,

but are the uniforms in Catholic schools as low-out as they are online?

Fuck off.

Did you tell Richard you were out?

No. Did you?

No.

Are we out?

Hmm.

Did Gavin tell you what this is about?

We haven't spoken in some time.

Thank you all for coming on such short notice.

I have a difficult announcement to make.

We in the tech business often refer to failure as a good thing.

Failure is growth. Failure is learning.

But sometimes, failure is just failure.

I think...

I'm sorry.

I didn't think it would be this hard.

But goodbyes are always hard, especially when I am the one saying goodbye.

Today, effective immediately,

I, Gavin Belson, founder and CEO of Hooli,

am forced to officially say goodbye to the entire Nucleus division.

All Nucleus personnel will be given proper notice and terminated.

But make no mistake.

Though they're the ones leaving,

it is I who must remain and bear the heavy burden of their failure.

It is my fault.

I trusted them to get the job done.

But that is the price of leadership.

Thank you.

That was the gutsiest thing I've ever seen.

Amazing.

So, wait, does that mean...

Uh...

Denpok? Can I have your Big Gulp?

I know we keep saying this, but even though Richard is a great guy...

And a brilliant coder.

He's wonderful.

Nevertheless,

he is lacking in certain...