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I just got fired.
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And what about me?
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What about you?
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What about me?
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Okay. That's it.
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I'm going over there right fucking now,
before they leave and...
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Erlich, I'm gonna use your car.
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Jared, you call Ron LaFlamme,
tell him to meet me there.
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Fuck these assholes!
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Wait. Richard, I'm coming with you.
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Here. Jared, clear this.
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Get all the smoke out of it.
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- Otherwise, it damages the device.
- Um...
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Don't be a pussy.
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How could they do this?
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How could they fire me
from my own company?
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Just stay calm.
We're gonna fight this.
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Jesus, Richard, slow down.
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Stop, stop, stop!
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Ah!
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Did I just hit a deer?
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No, God damn it!
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Fucking Stanford Robotics.
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Shit. Is this gonna make us late?
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Oh. They killed the Bam-bot.
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Fuck your Bam-bot!
You little Stanford cunts fucked up my grille!
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- Fucking piece of shit!
- Wait.
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You little cunt!
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- Fuck!
- Hey.
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This one's for your mama.
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Erlich, stop. Come on.
Erlich, we've got to get to Raviga.
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Hey, oh, no, no. Hey, hey, hey.
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Thanks for coming, Ron.
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I'd bail on spin class
any day for you, Richie.
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Richard. Richard.
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I kept calling, you weren't answering.
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Talk to the hand, Monica.
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Richard, can you stop? I can explain, okay?
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It's pretty self-explanatory, Monica.
You voted to fire me.
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What the fuck?
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I mean, there is no way
I'm letting you push me out of this.
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Our intention is not to push you out.
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We wish rather to transition you
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to a more appropriate role
within the company.
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A new CEO will be brought in
to manage day-to-day operations
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while you assume the role
of Chief Technology Officer.
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Congratulations.
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- CTO?
- Yes.
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You want me to be an employee
at my own company?
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You would still be in charge
of the engineering,
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and you'd continue vesting your shares,
and keep your board seat.
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Oh, the same seat I had an hour ago
when you voted to fire me as CEO?
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- That came in handy.
- Richard, please.
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I realize this may be bittersweet,
but earlier this evening,
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Raviga decided to officially fund
Pied Piper Series A Round
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at $5 million at a $50-million valuation.
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Essentially, you have created
a company that is too valuable for you to run.
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You should feel good about that.
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Are you kidding me?
I made the company, okay?
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I'm the one who came up
with the name "Pied Piper."
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Yes.
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Ron, can I have a word, please?
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They can't really do this, can they?
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I think they just did.
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You remember that shit deal
you brought me from Hanneman,
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and I said, "Hey, Richie, this is a shit deal,"
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but you took it anyway
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because you wanted to do
something crazy for once in your life?
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Yes, I remember.
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Well, you basically just loaded a gun
and handed it to Hanneman,
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and Hanneman sold that gun to Raviga,
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and then Raviga just fucking
pistol-whipped you.
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But, hey, at least they're letting you keep
your shares and your board seat.
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You lose a little blood
with the dilution for the new CEO,
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but I've seen worse.
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Like that shit deal
you brought me from Hanneman.
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If we give Richard a little bit of space,
he'll be able to wrap his head around this,
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and a smooth transition
to a new CEO will be possible.
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To wit, I served as the CEO of...
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Mr. Bachman.
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In the version of Pied Piper
in which I am invested,
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you will not be CEO. Not now. Not ever.
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Well, you, madam,
are a shrew of the first order.
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Okay. I'm not gonna let you do this.
I'm gonna fight it.
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I understand you're upset.
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As you can see, this is
a very emotional time for me as well,
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but we have some very strong candidates
coming in for the CEO position,
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and we would so appreciate your input.
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- My input?
- Mmm.
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You want me to help you pick
my new replacement?
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I'd rather quit.
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And I don't care how much money I lose,
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because I am gonna get it all back
when I sue the living shit out of you!
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Okay. All right. All right.
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Ron, let's go.
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I'm sorry, I'm forced to inform you
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that I can no longer provide you
with legal counsel.
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What are you talking about?
You're my attorney.
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No. Technically,
I'm Pied Piper's corporate counsel,
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and you just declared your intention to walk.
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So, in effect,
you kind of just threatened to sue me,
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and I don't take kindly
to threats, Mr. Hendricks.
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"Mr. Hendricks"? What happened to "Richie"?
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Unfortunately, I'm not
at liberty to discuss him
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with you, either, Mr. Hendricks.
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Richard, if I didn't vote to remove you,
then Laurie would've adjourned the meeting,
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replaced my seat on the board
with someone else at Raviga,
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and then they would've voted to remove you.
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At least this way, I'm still in the game.
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No. You mean,
at least this way, you kept your job.
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At least the actual Judas
had the courtesy to kill himself
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after betraying his leader, Jesus Christ.
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He's the CEO of the world. Ever heard of him?
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Yeah. Got it. Went to Catholic school.
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Really? How long?
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Look, I'm still on the board of this company.
I'll be in all of the meetings.
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Maybe I can be helpful at some point.
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You wanna be helpful, Monica?
Convince Laurie to keep me on as CEO.
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Look, I know I made some mistakes.
I wasn't perfect, but I'll get better.
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I'll even go to one of those CEO coaches,
like that guy at fucking Twitter.
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Richard, it's done.
Laurie already found a new CEO.
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What? Already?
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You said that you didn't want
to be part of the interview process,
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so, they picked someone this morning.
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Jack Barker.
He's an incredibly skilled, top-notch CEO.
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I don't care who he is, okay? None of us do.
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"Action" Jack Barker?
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Seriously? They picked that
gray-haired fossil over me?
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You said you turned the job down.
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I said it was mutual.
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Oh.
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What? That's accurate.
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Oh, he ran Entercross Systems.
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They IPO'ed in 1998 for
more than a billion dollars.
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Yeah, 20 fucking years ago.
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Tech 1.0. What has he done lately?
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After that, he ran Turnwire for four years
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until it was acquired
by Microsoft for $2 billion.
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Holy shit. This guy's a hitter.
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He was, in the aughts.
What's he done in the 20-teens?
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Looks like he started a foundation
in his mother's name to cure cancer.
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Yeah, how's that going?
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Yeah. I bet his mother's dead.
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Yeah, that's probably why
he started the foundation.
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Richard, Laurie's meeting with him tomorrow.
You should come in and talk with him.
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No fucking way.
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Think this through. I mean, you have to know
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that you can't start
another compression company.
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No VC will fund that out of fear of being sued,
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and, I mean, unless you have
some totally different,
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game-changing idea lying around...
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So, you're saying that I'm fucked if I leave?
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No, I'm saying that...
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Okay. Well, then I guess I'm fucked,
because I'm out.
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And when I leave,
Jared's out, Dinesh is out, Gilfoyle is out.
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Everybody's out.
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So, good luck
with the company there, Monica.
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It'll just be you, Laurie Bream,
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and some fucking asshole
who can't even cure cancer.
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He's right. Where Richard goes, I go.
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Monica, excuse how high I am,
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but are the uniforms in Catholic schools
as low-out as they are online?
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Fuck off.
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Did you tell Richard you were out?
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No. Did you?
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No.
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Are we out?
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Hmm.
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Did Gavin tell you what this is about?
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We haven't spoken in some time.
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Thank you all for coming
on such short notice.
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I have a difficult announcement to make.
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We in the tech business
often refer to failure as a good thing.
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Failure is growth. Failure is learning.
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But sometimes, failure is just failure.
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I think...
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I'm sorry.
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I didn't think it would be this hard.
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But goodbyes are always hard,
especially when I am the one saying goodbye.
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Today, effective immediately,
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I, Gavin Belson, founder and CEO of Hooli,
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am forced to officially say goodbye
to the entire Nucleus division.
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All Nucleus personnel
will be given proper notice and terminated.
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But make no mistake.
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Though they're the ones leaving,
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it is I who must remain
and bear the heavy burden of their failure.
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It is my fault.
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I trusted them to get the job done.
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But that is the price of leadership.
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Thank you.
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That was the gutsiest thing I've ever seen.
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Amazing.
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So, wait, does that mean...
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Uh...
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Denpok? Can I have your Big Gulp?
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I know we keep saying this,
but even though Richard is a great guy...
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And a brilliant coder.
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He's wonderful.
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Nevertheless,
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he is lacking in certain...
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...managerial capacities.
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- Totally fair.
-It's fair, right?
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He's still a great coder.
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And an amazing human being.
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- Okay, look.
- Such...
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We have a lot of shit
we want to say about him.
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Do we have to keep
prefacing it with all this nice-guy stuff?
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I mean, if so, we're gonna be here all night.
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Yeah, we kind of do, though,
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just to offset the Denpok
of all the shitty stuff.
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What if we use, like, a dictionary patch?
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To compress all the nice-guy stuff.
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Like an acronym.
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Exactly.
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"Richard is great, but you know..."
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R-I-G-B-Y.
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Rig DY-
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Rigby is all the nice-guy stuff.
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Okay. Rig by-
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But he just assumed we were
gonna leave with him,
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which is kind Of total bullshit, right?
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That's really arrogant.
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Rigby, we gave up our own apps
so that we could bust our asses for him.
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Why the fuck should we give up
our Pied Piper shares
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right when we get funded,
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because he's too much of a prima donna
to let someone experienced come in
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and run the company the way
it's supposed to be run?
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_Rigby.
- Rigby,
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now I'm actually getting
kind of fucking angry.
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I mean, we put in so much work, for no pay,
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and now he thinks
he's gonna walk out on us?
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I mean, seriously, fuck that guy.
Fuck him. Rigby.
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What are we gonna do?
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- Rigby.
- Rigby.
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Richard, I have something
that might cheer you up.
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- What is this?
- Go on, Gloomy Gus, open it.
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Okay.
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So, this is a box of files with
companies' information on it?
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No. These are all companies
that I took the liberty of reaching out to
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that are actually offering you the job of CTO.
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Really?
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Some of these companies are pretty good.
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Flutterbeam's, like, really good.
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Of course it is. They all are.
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You're the belle of the ball,
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and these are all your swains,
hoping for a glimpse of ankle.
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Oh, the nest wherein the asp doth coil.
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Where's Richard? Is he coming?
249
00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:13,845
Nope.
250
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Congratulations, you've successfully
broken a good man.
251
00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:18,001
Is that Barker?
252
00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:19,366
Uh... Yeah.
253
00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:22,051
What are you gonna do?
254
00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:25,681
I just spent the last 16 hours
cherry-picking Friars Roasts
255
00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:28,121
for the premium old-man jokes.
256
00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:31,802
Essentially, I'm going to beat him to death
with his own titanium hips.
257
00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:34,008
Not just for me, but for Richard.
258
00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:42,521
Jack Barker, aka Action Jack.
259
00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:44,127
We meet at last.
260
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Erlich Bachman.
261
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Mr. Bachman. Pleasure to finally meet you.
I'm a big fan.
262
00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:53,322
Oh, really? Of what? Metamucil? Polio?
263
00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:56,210
The phonograph? A nice piece of fish?
264
00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:58,529
Segregated water fountains?
265
00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:02,243
Senior citizen discounts
at Perkins family restaurants?
266
00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:06,682
Erectile dysfunction because
of corroded penile arteries?
267
00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:09,521
Deviled eggs as an Flutterbeam's?
268
00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:12,767
Liking Ike?
269
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No.
270
00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:17,647
None of those, Mr. Bachman.
I am a fan of yours.
271
00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:21,088
Have been ever since
you were at the helm of Aviato.
272
00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:25,365
You know Aviato?
273
00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:27,602
Yes. Aviato.
274
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My Aviato?
275
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Is there any other Aviato?
276
00:13:33,680 --> 00:13:35,444
Well, legally, there cannot be.
277
00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:36,646
Mr. Barker, pleasure to meet you.
278
00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:38,165
- Is that a poppy seed muffin?
- Yes, sir.
279
00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:40,561
Well, Poppy wants one
'cause Mommy already got hers.
280
00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:44,847
Hooli stock jumped 7% today
281
00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:46,849
on this news that Gavin Belson
is writing down
282
00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:48,729
the entire Nucleus project.
283
00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:49,801
What's happening here?
284
00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:50,927
It was a courageous move.
285
00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:52,366
He's a straight shooter,
286
00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:54,522
and obviously Wall Street
is responding to that.
287
00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:56,045
WOMAN". So, what else do you think...
288
00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:57,963
So, by our account,
289
00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:00,486
just under 50% of Hooli
employment agreements
290
00:14:00,560 --> 00:14:02,449
include a non-compete clause.
291
00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:06,521
The same clause that caused us
to lose the Pied Piper lawsuit in arbitration
292
00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:07,840
and are thus legally invalid,
293
00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:10,446
calling into question
some of our IP ownership.
294
00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:13,407
Shit. I was afraid of that.
295
00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:16,848
But hypothetically,
this also presents an opportunity.
296
00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:20,051
Any of those people could be
dismissed with no severance.
297
00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:23,124
Any unvested stock
would return to the company option pool.
298
00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:26,444
So, in other words,
we have the right to terminate
299
00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:29,723
any of those people
with no repercussions whatsoever,
300
00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:31,928
and we'd actually make money?
301
00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:33,281
Correct.
302
00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:37,482
You know,
our annual individual performance reviews
303
00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:40,769
showed a 20% incidence
of sub-standard work.
304
00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:44,723
So, essentially, one out of
every five Hooli team members
305
00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:46,325
deserve to be fired.
306
00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:51,486
Oh, I'm sorry. What?
307
00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:57,884
- So, are you nervous?
- Uh...
308
00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,082
No, actually. I feel pretty good.
309
00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:03,164
Flutterbeam was the best company
we looked at.
310
00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:06,483
Their tech is great. Their offer is amazing.
Actually, I'm kind of pumped.
311
00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:09,404
Well, your Flutterbeam makes me pumped.
312
00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:10,561
You just got... Okay.
313
00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:11,681
- I'll do it.
- Yeah.
314
00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:13,811
All right. Uh, well, Jared, uh,
315
00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:17,284
we gotta, one day, figure out
what we're gonna do for you, for a job.
316
00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:22,651
Richard, you'll go. You'll establish yourself,
and when the time is right, you'll send for me.
317
00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:24,961
Richard, you have to talk to this man.
318
00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:27,364
Who, Barker? Pass.
319
00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:29,124
This guy is real, okay, Richard?
320
00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:32,449
With his managerial skills
and your talent as an engineer,
321
00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:34,045
we could be talking about the D-word here.
322
00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:36,604
- Dick?
- No. Decacorn.
323
00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:40,971
A company that's valued over
$10 billion before its initial public offering.
324
00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:42,441
All right?
325
00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:45,330
He's still at Raviga for another hour.
Please, go talk to him.
326
00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:48,643
Sorry, I can't do that.
I'm already set up at Flutterbeam.
327
00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:51,764
Whose CEO, unprompted, said,
328
00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:55,208
"A brain like Richard's
comes along once in a generation."
329
00:15:58,040 --> 00:15:59,724
Sorry. I'm just proud.
330
00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:03,562
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
331
00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:05,967
Richard, I'm not asking you
to spoon with the guy,
332
00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:07,201
or even fork him.
333
00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:08,726
- What I'm asking for...
- What is that?
334
00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:12,121
Forking is when you use
your dick and your two legs
335
00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:13,571
to stab him in the lower torso.
336
00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:15,967
I'm asking for you
to take 10 minutes and talk to him
337
00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:18,008
before you throw everything
that we built away.
338
00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:20,122
And, yes, I did say "we."
339
00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:24,003
I mean, if you want to stop by Raviga,
it's on the way to Flutterbeam.
340
00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:29,530
I mean, I threw some Tyson-level
Decacorn at this guy.
341
00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:33,207
Richard, he didn't even flinch.
He floats like a butterfly.
342
00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:34,850
Hey, Richard.
343
00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:36,763
- What's going on?
- Um...
344
00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:39,129
- We've been talking.
- Okay.
345
00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:41,680
Guys, this isn't really a great time. Richard.
346
00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:44,491
Uh, we wanna tell you something. Right?
347
00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:46,526
Yeah, it's something important.
348
00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:48,284
Maybe later. So, Richard?
349
00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:49,481
Guys, come on.
350
00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:53,569
We... We know you're leaving...
351
00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:55,324
- Yep. Well aware.
- But“
352
00:16:57,680 --> 00:17:00,001
- We're not. Yeah.
- We're gonna stay at Pied Piper.
353
00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:04,527
Really?
354
00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:06,211
Why are you laughing?
355
00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:08,089
I'm sorry. Wow. Uh...
356
00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:10,405
Well, it's just that you really think
357
00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:13,211
that you're gonna be able to scale
the platform without me?
358
00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:14,486
God damn it.
359
00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:16,005
- Yeah.
- Oh, you don't think we can?
360
00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:17,366
Well, I know you can't.
361
00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:18,521
That's a bold statement.
362
00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:21,086
- Richard.
- We have massive tech debt.
363
00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:24,563
You really think that you can
scale and deploy my library
364
00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:26,244
without any input from me?
365
00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:27,806
Are you serious here?
366
00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:28,961
- Yes, we do.
- Yeah.
367
00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:31,805
Then I guess you are truly delusional.
368
00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:33,690
Well, I think you're an arrogant prick.
369
00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:35,721
I'm the arrogant prick.
370
00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:37,040
Okay. This is coming from two people
371
00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:39,811
who think they know everything about code
they didn't even write.
372
00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:41,689
We wrote a lot of the code.
373
00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:44,206
- You wrote some of it.
- You know what? We're gonna stay,
374
00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:46,647
and we're gonna build Pied Piper
just to prove you wrong.
375
00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:49,405
Okay. Thank you for the solidarity by the way,
and sticking with your friend.
376
00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:50,527
Uh, you know what, Erlich?
377
00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:52,329
You can tell Barker to go fuck himself,
378
00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:53,686
so I can go to Flutterbeam
379
00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,929
and then watch these two assholes
crash and burn
380
00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:59,401
trying to build out Pied Piper by themselves.
381
00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:00,686
This'll be great.
382
00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,730
Great timing, guys.
Thank you so much.
383
00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:05,165
Premium stuff, Dinesh.
384
00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:06,920
Richard. Richard?
385
00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:10,682
Well, we are now living in a post-Rigby world.
386
00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:16,122
Man, this place is amazing.
387
00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:19,005
Yeah. We raised a shit-ton of money.
388
00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:21,282
We're growing fast as balls.
389
00:18:21,360 --> 00:18:25,410
But we're not exactly super-psyched
with the quality of our engineering.
390
00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:27,130
Well, it's a good thing I'm here then, right?
391
00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:29,362
Yeah.
392
00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:31,289
Uh, all joking aside,
I actually have a few thoughts
393
00:18:31,360 --> 00:18:32,691
on your video platform if you...
394
00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:35,286
Oh, uh, we're pretty happy
with the basic platform.
395
00:18:35,360 --> 00:18:37,249
We want to hand you something way cooler.
396
00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:38,890
It's kind of like a secret project.
397
00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:42,081
I got to warn you, though. It's pretty rad.
398
00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:45,084
Sit right here.
399
00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:46,127
Okay.
400
00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:47,929
- All right.
- Oh, hello.
401
00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:49,729
This is the present.
402
00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:51,040
You ready to go to the future?
403
00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:52,287
Sure.
404
00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:54,641
Three, two, one.
405
00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:56,406
Barn!
406
00:18:57,120 --> 00:18:59,407
Oh. I have a mustache.
407
00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:00,527
Fuck yeah, you do.
408
00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:01,647
And check this out.
409
00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:03,688
Turn your head. See that?
410
00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:06,969
Decacorn perfect
3D holographic mustaches
411
00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:10,209
using depth-sensing cameras
in a live video chat.
412
00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:12,044
- And no one's doing it.
- Nobody.
413
00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:15,126
Sorry. This is the rad thing?
414
00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:17,931
Look, Richard, we agree, okay?
We're not there yet.
415
00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:20,562
We're using a crappy plug-in,
so the latency is bad.
416
00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:22,924
You turn too fast,
that mustache is on your ear.
417
00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:25,811
But with your help,
we think we can cut our 'Decacorn lag
418
00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:30,761
to just 20 millisecond motion-to-photon
in nine months.
419
00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:32,531
Just in time for Movember.
420
00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:34,921
So, uh, which one do you want
on your employee badge?
421
00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:37,171
- Tom Selleck?
- Aloha.
422
00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:38,441
Ooh, Fu Manchu.
423
00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:40,571
- John Waters.
- Not bad.
424
00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:42,369
- Alex Trebek. Hitler.
- What is a mustache?
425
00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:44,283
- Oh, probably not Hitler. Skip him.
- Yeah.
426
00:19:44,360 --> 00:19:46,203
- Bam! Sam Elliott.
- Howdy.
427
00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:47,886
Sure.
428
00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:49,007
Oh. Uh...
429
00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:51,521
Okay, so we've got to hop
on a call with biz Bam...
430
00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:54,444
- Okay.
- But feel free to keep on 'Bam. Okay?
431
00:19:55,120 --> 00:19:56,246
- There you go.
- All right.
432
00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:59,605
Oh, hey, if you want to have your attorney
look over the employment agreement
433
00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:02,843
and the stock option grant,
it's cool by us, all right?
434
00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:04,809
Just sign it. You're in.
435
00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:06,530
We'll see you Monday, man. We're pumped.
436
00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:10,891
Okay. Well, your Bam
makes me pumped.
437
00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:30,646
Pete Monahan, please. It's Richard Hendricks.
I just need him to go over a contract for me.
438
00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:33,641
What?
439
00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,571
Are you an attorney here to see a client?
440
00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:42,645
Uh, no. Actually I'm a client
here to see my attorney.
441
00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:44,330
Okay. Follow me.
442
00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:50,402
It began as an innocent celebration
of our arbitration victory.
443
00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:54,321
I ordered a Monahan,
which I did not realize contained alcohol.
444
00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:57,610
It was described to me
as a healthy, organic tea.
445
00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:00,729
Next thing I knew, I was 70 miles away,
wrapped naked in a blanket,
446
00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:02,450
shaking off a Monahan high,
447
00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:05,649
and facing charges
for attacking a police horse with a shovel.
448
00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:08,681
Oh.
449
00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:09,927
Holy shit.
450
00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:12,651
From a legal standpoint,
it was a clear violation of my parole,
451
00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:15,326
and I must now serve my entire sentence.
452
00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:16,447
Okay.
453
00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:19,251
And any additional time
stemming from the new charges,
454
00:21:19,360 --> 00:21:20,930
which continue to accrue.
455
00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:24,531
- But I'm owning my mistakes.
- Oh.
456
00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:26,324
I am staying positive.
457
00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:31,128
Enough about me.
Let's take a look at that contract.
458
00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:32,801
Okay. Uh...
459
00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:39,246
I would red-line it,
but I'm not allowed to have a pencil.
460
00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:42,561
Oh.
461
00:21:47,120 --> 00:21:49,168
This makes less sense the more I look at it.
462
00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:51,891
Okay. What's this number over here?
463
00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:55,769
I don't know.
I didn't handle the compression library.
464
00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:57,801
Neither did I.
465
00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,288
You're telling me Richard did this
all on his own?
466
00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:02,005
Shit. I thought you did it.
467
00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:04,642
Now I respect you even less.
468
00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:09,561
We each know 90% of the platform,
but it's the same 90%.
469
00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:11,809
Maybe that arrogant prick was right.
470
00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:14,086
We can't scale it without him.
471
00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:16,411
We are so fucked.
472
00:22:18,360 --> 00:22:19,646
Wait.
473
00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:21,930
- Yeah?
- I got it.
474
00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,528
We quit out of solidarity with Richard.
475
00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:31,130
That's interesting.
476
00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:34,409
So, even though he said
all that horrible shit to us,
477
00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,245
we take the high road and we get his back.
478
00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:38,446
Yeah.
479
00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:40,204
Maybe he'll even hire us at his new company.
480
00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:43,129
Flutterbeam.
481
00:22:50,120 --> 00:22:52,043
- Mustaches?
- Uh, yes.
482
00:22:52,120 --> 00:22:56,569
Doesn't necessarily have to stop at people.
They can put mustaches on their pets, too.
483
00:22:56,640 --> 00:22:57,971
It's, um, actually pretty fun.
484
00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:03,490
So, soon you'll be putting mustaches
on cats and dogs and snakes.
485
00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:04,721
Snakes, yeah, yeah.
486
00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:07,485
I mean, it's a little tricky
because they don't have a Monahan,
487
00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:11,804
so, finding an anchor point
for that mustache is actually
488
00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:14,963
gonna be quite of a technological challenge.
489
00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:16,570
- It's exciting stuff. It really is.
- Richard.
490
00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:17,880
Richard.
491
00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:19,845
Let me ask you something.
492
00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:22,325
Why you leaving Pied Piper?
493
00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:26,964
They pushed me out.
494
00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:28,685
I thought they offered you another position.
495
00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:30,802
Yeah, CTO. It's a demotion.
496
00:23:31,120 --> 00:23:33,566
Well, wouldn't you be CTO at Flutterbeam?
497
00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:36,490
Yes, but at least this way,
I don't have to eat shit.
498
00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:40,683
Richard, let me tell you
something I learned here on the inside.
499
00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:43,606
Swallow your pride,
500
00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:47,207
or soon you'll be eating
something far worse than shit.
501
00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:49,161
Believe me.
502
00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:54,001
Don't you think you should
at least meet this Barker fellow?
503
00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:07,521
So, where are we?
504
00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:13,682
1700 people slated for exiting.
Their negated options total 780,000 shares.
505
00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:16,969
That money can be allocated
anyway you see fit.
506
00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:20,169
Employee bonuses, renovations
to the day-care center,
507
00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:21,287
what have you.
508
00:24:21,360 --> 00:24:22,805
What should we prioritize?
509
00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:28,126
Sony, I don't understand.
510
00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:30,924
It's all in the document.
511
00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:35,881
Uh, you take that severance package,
and you leave Hooli immediately.
512
00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:37,770
But the most important aspect
513
00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:41,481
is the non-disclosure,
non-disparagement clause,
514
00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:45,690
in which you agree not to say
anything negative in the press,
515
00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:50,203
in public, or in private,
about Hooli or Gavin Belson.
516
00:24:51,120 --> 00:24:52,360
Okay, I won't.
517
00:24:53,120 --> 00:24:58,604
You will not discuss anything
you did at Hooli at all, in perpetuity,
518
00:24:58,680 --> 00:24:59,806
throughout the universe.
519
00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:02,641
I didn't really do anything at Hooli, so...
520
00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:04,927
Good. You're getting the hang of it already.
521
00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:07,002
So, can I keep my Hooli ID, though,
522
00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:09,970
so I can still come
and hang out with my friends on the roof?
523
00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:11,845
Uh, you cannot.
524
00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:14,491
Officially, you will no longer
have any friends here.
525
00:25:15,120 --> 00:25:16,246
Shoot
526
00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:19,367
I have to think about this, then.
527
00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:23,082
This settlement offer is quite generous.
528
00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:26,562
I know, I know.
I mean, $2 million is a lot of money.
529
00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:29,926
Two? No. It's, um...
530
00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:33,008
It's $20 million.
531
00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:36,926
20?
532
00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:46,807
So, they fired me before they hired you,
so, it's not your fault. I just...
533
00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:49,281
I feel like this can't really work.
534
00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:51,444
- Do you understand?
- I do, Richard.
535
00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:53,045
It's like, um,
536
00:25:53,120 --> 00:25:58,570
can I really be expected to do my best work
when I am constantly feeling undervalued
537
00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:00,563
at the company that I started?
538
00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:03,883
- Does that make sense?
-It does, Richard. Absolutely.
539
00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:06,804
I hear each and every one
of your concerns loud and clear,
540
00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:09,008
and I appreciate your position.
541
00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:10,081
Mmm.
542
00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:14,084
So, I guess we just won't do it.
Come on, I'll walk you out.
543
00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:19,768
Wait. What? Sorry. You what? Jack?
544
00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:24,410
Uh... Sorry, I don't understand.
You're not gonna take the job?
545
00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:25,601
Not if you're not.
546
00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:28,729
Without you handling the tech,
I don't see how this company works.
547
00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:31,243
Wow. I mean, yeah, I agree.
548
00:26:31,360 --> 00:26:36,287
Richard, it's hard enough running a business
when everyone is on the same page.
549
00:26:36,360 --> 00:26:38,408
And clearly, we are not.
550
00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:41,284
- Well, yeah...
- No, no, it's fine,
551
00:26:41,360 --> 00:26:44,011
and I appreciate you being so honest with me.
552
00:26:44,120 --> 00:26:45,929
I mean, better we find out now, right?
553
00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:47,326
Yeah.
554
00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:49,402
Anyway, I hope we each find
a good fit somewhere.
555
00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:51,361
Thanks for coming up.
556
00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:57,006
You got a hell of a brain there,
Richard Hendricks.
557
00:26:57,080 --> 00:26:58,206
You drive safe.
558
00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:00,527
Yeah.
559
00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:34,241
Shit.