1 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:10,084 Well, Richard, according to all of your test results, 2 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:13,483 you are what we in the medical field call healthy. 3 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:15,602 In fact, you've got kind of a glow about you. 4 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:17,011 - Oh, really? - Absolutely. 5 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:20,488 You know, if it were medically possible, I might even think that you were pregnant. 6 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:22,210 Of course, I thought my girlfriend was pregnant, 7 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:24,248 and I was sure wrong about that. Whoops! 8 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,122 Hey, give me that ring back! 9 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:29,044 Oh, what a mess. 10 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:31,125 What a mess that was. 11 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:36,203 So, been any big changes for you, diet or exercise? 12 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:39,568 Well, I actually got fired as CEO of my company. 13 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:43,247 I'm working now as the CTO under the new CEO, Jack Barker. 14 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:46,290 Wait a minute. You got a boss at your own company? 15 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:51,406 Yeah, I know that sounds bad, but honestly, he handles all the budgeting, 16 00:00:51,480 --> 00:00:52,891 all the VC funding. 17 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:56,442 He just negotiated a great new lease on our new offices. 18 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:58,249 I don't know. I think this could be great for me. 19 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:01,881 Boy, I don't think I could have another doctor coming in here, being my boss. 20 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:05,203 No. It'd be like, "Hey, boss, is it okay if I listen to his heart? 21 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:08,329 "Can I do that? Oh, no? Sorry. No, I won't. Okay. 22 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:09,641 "Whatever you say." 23 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:13,400 - Funny. - It is funny. Yeah. 24 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:15,801 But listen, if it works for you, that's great. 25 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:19,089 Just one more thing. I've gotta check your testicles. 26 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,881 Oh, my God. Okay. What, for like a hernia or something? 27 00:01:22,960 --> 00:01:25,406 No. I just wanna make sure they're still there. 28 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:53,129 Oh, wow. This is going to be our office? All of this? 29 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:54,770 Yeah, Jack said we have the whole floor. 30 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:58,280 Wow, look at that kitchen. This is great. 31 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:00,846 Richard, is that our new logo? 32 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:07,282 I like it. It's clean and elegant, but not without some danger. 33 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:09,291 Gentlemen, welcome. 34 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,648 I moved away from the flute-playing guy. 35 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:16,042 I don't know if you guys realized it, but that was a little phallic. 36 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:18,971 I didn't want to waste your time with it, so I just pulled the trigger. 37 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:20,326 Mari Sheibley did this. 38 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:23,490 Oh. Mari Sheibley. That must've set you back a bit. 39 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,483 No. She's a friend. 40 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:28,450 Yeah. I know her, as well. 41 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:31,411 Casually. 42 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:33,926 So, why don't I show you guys your new home? 43 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,082 Hopefully, it lives up to your standards. 44 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:39,007 Yeah, compared to the shit shack we're used to, 45 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:40,320 anything's an improvement. 46 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:42,687 Ah, an insult born of respect. 47 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,764 I'll worry when we start complimenting each other. 48 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:46,966 Fucking dick. 49 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:50,010 I assume you saw Hiroki putting in the water feature. 50 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:52,208 Good feng shui. Gotta have that. 51 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,087 This is the engineering area. 52 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:57,281 We're gonna work here? 53 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:01,763 That is a separate, professionally-catered micro-kitchen back there. 54 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,366 I want you hungry here, never here. 55 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:07,125 This is all great, but can we really afford all this? 56 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,407 Hey, step into my office, Richard. 57 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:11,925 - Here. - Okay. 58 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:13,445 I wanna show you something. 59 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,048 This is way better than Erlich's shithole. 60 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,160 "The Conjoined Triangles of Success"? 61 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:24,446 I invented that, and now it's taught at business schools. 62 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:28,445 You see what's on the bottom here? The foundation of the whole thing. 63 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:30,006 - Growth? - Growth. 64 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:35,205 The more brilliant people we can get working here, 65 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:39,205 then the faster we can get whatever is in your head out into the world. 66 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,042 Let me tell you a story. 67 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:44,248 In 1999, 68 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:48,405 Google was a little startup, just like we are. 69 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:51,723 And when they started bringing in chefs and masseuses, 70 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:53,370 we thought, "They're nuts!" 71 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:56,171 But they were attracting the best possible people, 72 00:03:56,240 --> 00:04:01,849 and they were able to create the best product, and now they're worth over $400 billion. 73 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:04,529 And do you know the name of that company? 74 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,809 Uh, Google, right? You said it at the beginning of the story. 75 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:12,121 You're right. I did that wrong. 76 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:17,130 And the whole point is that all of this is a sound investment 77 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:21,728 as long as we are able to get the best people and make the best possible product. 78 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,690 All right. Winner gets the big monitor. Okay? 79 00:04:26,840 --> 00:04:28,524 I understand how this works. 80 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:29,931 Ready? Ready? 81 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:32,520 - Rock, paper, scissors, shoot. - Rock, paper, scissors, shoot. 82 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:35,446 Suck it. 83 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:37,170 I should've known you'd throw rock. 84 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,045 That's all you know in Pakistan. It's in your blood. 85 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:41,651 Don't you guys call it "Rock, Rock, Rock"? 86 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:42,807 That's funny. 87 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,281 You should type up all your racist jokes on your tiny monitor. 88 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:48,204 Is that monitor not big enough? You need a bigger monitor? 89 00:04:48,280 --> 00:04:52,126 You just put it on the list over there, and our purchasing guy will hook you up. 90 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:54,728 - Seriously? - Absolutely. 91 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:58,487 Jared, how about you? You need any new gear for the office? 92 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:00,802 No, I'm BYOC. 93 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:02,804 Let me know if you need anything. 94 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:07,603 Richard, do you think it'd be okay if, uh, I took this box? 95 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:09,921 I'm moving out of Noah's guest house after work. 96 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:11,845 And you want to sleep in that box? 97 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:17,363 No. I haven't slept in a box in years. Stop. 98 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:19,761 Now that, um, Pied Piper's funded, 99 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,326 I have enough money to move back into my condo. 100 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:23,765 Oh, congratulations. 101 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:25,007 I thought you sold it. 102 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,323 No, I've been AirBNB'ing it out to cover the mortgage. 103 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:30,084 But it'll be good to get home. 104 00:05:30,280 --> 00:05:31,691 I've been missing my tub a lot, 105 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,889 and, uh, Noah's been using a lot of hate speech with me lately, 106 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:36,883 so, moving will be a good thing. 107 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:38,849 All right, guys, think I'm gonna take off 108 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,366 unless you need me to stick around, help the transition. 109 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:43,526 -L... - By doing what? 110 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:47,410 I could introduce you to some of the people that work here. 111 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:50,404 I made some major inroads with Hiroki. 112 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,768 - No. - Uh, why would we want that? 113 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:56,484 Fair... Yeah, fair point. 114 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,449 So, welcome to your new home. 115 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:01,604 Enjoy it, guys. I gave you this. 116 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:06,803 on. 117 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:09,400 Sorry. Sorry. 118 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:13,687 How was everyone's morning? 119 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:17,690 Let me tell you about mine. 120 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:22,129 I started my day, as I always do, by typing my own name into Hooli-Search. 121 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:26,040 I enjoy the ritual, which is designed to center me. 122 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:27,963 But lately, it's been doing the opposite. 123 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:29,970 Whose work station is this? 124 00:06:32,840 --> 00:06:33,966 Observe. 125 00:06:38,280 --> 00:06:41,762 These are all remnants of a time before I wrote Nucleus down. 126 00:06:42,280 --> 00:06:47,002 Why are we allowing our own technology to dredge up our painful past? 127 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:51,244 Why is it that when I type my own name into my own company search engine, 128 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:54,529 the fucking Internet rains shit-bolts down on me? 129 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:56,927 I want this to stop! 130 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,561 These articles are part of the public record. 131 00:07:01,840 --> 00:07:02,887 Your point? 132 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:05,685 Are you suggesting that we alter 133 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:08,366 the fundamental neutrality of the Hooli-Search algorithm? 134 00:07:08,840 --> 00:07:11,491 That's a clear violation of the public trust. 135 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:13,722 Yelp is threatening to sue Google for this very thing. 136 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:17,521 I can't, in good conscience, order Hooli-Search engineers to do that. 137 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:20,285 I never suggested anything of the sort. 138 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:22,328 No Hooli-Search engineer 139 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:26,325 will ever be asked to alter the neutrality of the algorithm. 140 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:30,560 And so, Gavin doesn't want to see 141 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:33,041 any more negative mentions of Nucleus on Hooli-Search. 142 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:37,644 So, we're gonna alter the search algorithm? 143 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:39,449 Of course not. That would be unethical. 144 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:41,210 What are we supposed to do? 145 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:44,682 Promote other websites to outrank the bad Nucleus news? 146 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:46,569 Do you have any idea how big a fucking job that is? 147 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:48,642 Don't you swear at me. 148 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:49,960 We don't work here anymore. 149 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:51,610 For 10 more days you do! 150 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:55,048 Unless you'd all like to quit and walk away from your entire severance packages! 151 00:07:58,120 --> 00:07:59,281 Amazing. 152 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:10,610 Whoa, whoa! Oh. 153 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:16,401 Jared. Whoa. What's up? 154 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:18,411 Hi. Um... 155 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:23,647 I'm sorry, I'm a little confused. You were supposed to be out on Tuesday. 156 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:26,686 Oh, I was, but plans have changed. 157 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:32,563 See, I can't really afford to move or pay rent, so I'm gonna have to stay a little while. 158 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:34,210 Okay, look, um... 159 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:39,411 I appreciate your situation, but you're breaking the terms of our contract. 160 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,522 Listen, I don't want to be a dick, it's just, I can't afford to live around here 161 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:46,490 'cause the rent is so high, because of the tech companies, right? 162 00:08:46,560 --> 00:08:48,927 And you bought this place with the money you made 163 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:53,961 working at the tech companies, so, it kind of all evens out, right? 164 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:57,047 That... That makes no sense. 165 00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:58,884 I know. Right? 166 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:02,760 Okay, look, I can give you a few days, uh, two weeks tops, 167 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:07,289 but if you're not out by then, I'm gonna have to take legal action. 168 00:09:08,560 --> 00:09:09,800 This bums me out, man. 169 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:13,291 I thought you were, like, the one cool tech guy. 170 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:15,321 Me? 171 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:17,166 Are you sure? 172 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:18,480 Not anymore. 173 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:20,641 Well... 174 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:27,243 Well, the occupant of a residence in California has almost unlimited rights. 175 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:29,926 I have to get his permission to enter my property. 176 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:33,402 I can't turn off the power or the gas, and I have to hire a lawyer 177 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:34,641 to start a legal eviction. 178 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:36,091 That won't be cheap. 179 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:38,686 Jeez, man. I'm sorry. That sucks. 180 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:40,410 So, where did you sleep last night? 181 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:43,006 I did not. How was your sleep? 182 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:45,004 Uh... It was good, yeah. 183 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:46,411 I mean, I slept like a stone. 184 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:49,285 It's odd not having to do everything ourselves, isn't it? 185 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:51,608 Yeah, I'm, uh, I'm kind of loving it. 186 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:54,449 Hey, you ready to go to work? 187 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,602 Chef Amy asked us what we wanted for breakfast, 188 00:09:56,680 --> 00:09:58,250 and I said, "Surprise us." 189 00:09:58,320 --> 00:09:59,685 Could be anything. Let's go! 190 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:02,922 When was the last time you saw those two 191 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:06,049 -go anywhere before noon? -Indeed. 192 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:08,646 Well, let's go get some gluten-free waffles. 193 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:12,090 Sorry about the surprise. 194 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:14,049 - I don't care. - I asked Chef Amy to tell me. 195 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:18,091 I have too many dietary restrictions to leave breakfast to chance. 196 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:19,366 Makes sense. 197 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:22,444 Ah, two of my incubees off to eat the world. 198 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:24,761 Be well, work hard, and know one another. 199 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:28,167 Okay. 200 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:31,210 I recently helped them install a new CEO at Pied Piper. 201 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:35,001 I needed to take a more hands-off approach, focus on the future... 202 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:40,883 -Incubees, like yourself, with great ideas, like cataloging malware. 203 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:42,166 Sexy. 204 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:44,447 Uh, would you care for another coconut water? 205 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:49,208 They are the most expensive unpasteurized variety, if that's any concern. 206 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:53,209 Actually, my concern is the room. 207 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:55,525 It's kind of a dump. 208 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:57,011 Oh, sure, now. 209 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,082 But, uh, with a new coat of paint, 210 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:02,323 you'll hardly recognize the place when you move in next month. 211 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:05,609 Actually, uh, shit's pivoted. 212 00:11:05,680 --> 00:11:07,170 I need a place next week. 213 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:09,129 Next week? Shit has pivoted. 214 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,885 Well, I'll talk to the current tenant. 215 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:15,362 Let him know that the time has come... 216 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:18,082 Mother fuck... 217 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:22,607 Uh... Yeah, put him on a slow boat to China, so to speak. 218 00:11:22,680 --> 00:11:24,887 I'm sorry. lt just slipped out. 219 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:26,849 I'll ask Chef Amy to make you something else. 220 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:28,410 No, no, no, I want waffles. 221 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:32,047 I just wanted them to be a surprise, Jared. I wanted surprise waffles. 222 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:34,964 Who are these people? 223 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:38,250 Uh... I don't know. Did Jack hire engineers already? 224 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:41,046 These people are not in the engineering gene pool. 225 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:44,727 That's right, fellas. These are our new sales people. 226 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:46,325 They're the best in the business. 227 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:51,645 Sales? Uh, Jack? 228 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:53,210 Jack? 229 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:56,489 Shouldn't we hire engineers to build the platform 230 00:11:56,560 --> 00:11:58,130 before we get people to sell it? 231 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:01,531 No. God, no! 232 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:05,641 The system, Richard. 233 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:09,930 Sales and engineering are the two pillars of the Conjoined Triangles of Success. 234 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:13,169 - Yeah. - Engineering and sales must work together 235 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:15,811 to decide what to build. 236 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:18,563 Who knows better what the customers need 237 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:21,564 than the people who actually deal with the customers every single day? 238 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:23,165 We're all gonna meet at 1:00, Richard. 239 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:25,129 You're gonna love these guys. They're the best. 240 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:31,604 So, while the Hooli lawsuit did hamper our ability to get funding, 241 00:12:31,680 --> 00:12:33,284 it did not slow down the engineering. 242 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:35,241 Yes, question? 243 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:36,765 Yeah, Keith, Northeast Regional. 244 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:40,287 So, you don't foresee any technical debt issues 245 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:41,691 slowing our ability to scale? 246 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:44,208 Actually, no, uh, none whatsoever. 247 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:48,330 We've identified all our underlying issues, and we have a plan in place for rapid growth. 248 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:50,201 Uh, yes? 249 00:12:50,680 --> 00:12:53,206 Uh, Don, Global Accounts and Systems Integration. 250 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:55,282 What kind of growth are you projecting here? 251 00:12:55,720 --> 00:13:00,851 Uh... Well, this may sound a little bit grandiose, but it's not unrealistic 252 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:04,766 to think that we have the potential for worldwide penetration 253 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:07,889 on the scale of, say, Google or Facebook. 254 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:10,931 This is really great, Richard. Just keep going. 255 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:12,126 Sure. Yeah. Uh... 256 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:16,811 Well, in regards to the launch, 257 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:19,087 we are hoping to go wide, um, 258 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:21,208 get it into the hands of as many people as possible. 259 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:24,727 Jan, Director, Inside Sales. They call me "Jan the Man." 260 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:25,801 Oh. 261 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:28,201 When you say "people," you mean "companies," right? 262 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:30,806 - Yeah, we're business-facing. - Okay, just wanted to clarify. 263 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:33,360 Actually, no. No, sorry, uh, Jan the Man. 264 00:13:33,560 --> 00:13:37,246 By "people," I do mean "people." Humans. Consumers. 265 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:39,761 Uh, Keith, Northeast Regional, again. 266 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:43,290 Jack told us we would be selling directly to businesses. 267 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:47,567 - He did? - Doug. I'm shadowing Keith. 268 00:13:47,680 --> 00:13:51,162 - Yes, he did. - Definitely. I was there. Don, again. 269 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:55,803 Well, I'm sorry for the misunderstanding, because, um, the plan has always been 270 00:13:56,080 --> 00:14:00,051 um, entirely based on the freemium model, like Dropbox? 271 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:03,124 You know, you give the platform away free to consumers, 272 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:05,521 and then once you have a big enough user-base, 273 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,001 then you sell premium services to businesses. 274 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:11,846 If we're giving it away now and waiting until later to sell it, 275 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:14,605 what are we doing here now? 276 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:20,525 - I don't know. I don't know. - We could maybe ask, uh, Jack 277 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:23,206 when he gets back, uh, from wherever... 278 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:27,051 Sorry, one second. Just one moment. 279 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:28,724 Jack. Sorry, Jack. 280 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:32,851 Sorry. Excuse me, Jack. Uh, are you leaving? 281 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,367 Oh, I have this charity wine thing. 282 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:39,365 Sorry, I committed to it months ago, but you are killing it in there, Richard. 283 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:42,167 Uh... Well, actually no. 284 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:47,280 Sorry. They just said that you told them that we would be business-facing? 285 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:49,727 Oh, they filled you in. That's good. 286 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:52,963 I was under the impression that we would be consumer first. 287 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:54,724 My guys are pretty set on that. 288 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:58,088 Richard, I read your deck, 289 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:01,209 and you project it'll be four years until we get to revenue? 290 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:03,571 Uh... Yeah. 291 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:06,246 You know we're in a bubble right now, right? 292 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:08,926 Or maybe you don't know. You weren't around for the last bubble. 293 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:10,445 You were probably in diapers. 294 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,287 - I was 11. - Well, I wasn't in diapers. 295 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:15,011 I don't... I wasn't either. 296 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:16,764 - I was there. - Mmm-hmm. 297 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:20,162 And in March of 2000, do you know when a four-year plan ended? 298 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:23,524 April of 2000. 299 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:25,931 We gotta move, now. 300 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:27,331 We can't put all of our eggs 301 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:29,971 in the pot-of-gold-at-the-end- of-the-rainbow basket. 302 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:35,126 So, the pot of gold is in the basket? 303 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:39,444 Richard, these are the best salespeople in the world, 304 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:42,046 and when they tell me that business-facing is the play, 305 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:43,531 I gotta listen to that, okay? 306 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:45,967 - That's fair, but it's... - I'm just asking you 307 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:50,125 to talk to your guys about modifying your platform for enterprise. 308 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:53,044 I mean, just see how it feels, okay? 309 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,726 And no matter what happens, I promise you this. 310 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:58,042 I will never compromise the product. 311 00:15:58,120 --> 00:15:59,963 Okay. Okay. 312 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:04,125 Uh, fine, I will talk to my guys, but they're not gonna be happy about it. 313 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:06,009 No, of course not. They're engineers. 314 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:07,571 I'll see you later. 315 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:11,890 I realize this is a Japanese tradition and that you are Chinese. 316 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:13,803 I'm not racist. 317 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:17,930 Yes, Japanese people racist. They are horrible. 318 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:19,480 No. No, no. 319 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:25,401 Jian-Yang, in every relationship, there are ebbs and flows. 320 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:27,850 - Ebbs? - Yes. 321 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:29,251 And although we have flowed, 322 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:33,484 our relationship now has come to a permanent ebbing. 323 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:36,246 - Flow. - No. No. 324 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:40,965 We have come to a permanent ebb. 325 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:42,166 Do you understand? 326 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:45,528 So, you want me to leave the house? 327 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:48,046 Yes. Yes. Very much so. 328 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:53,321 And so, I thank you for our today. 329 00:16:57,720 --> 00:16:58,721 Now you bow. 330 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:03,046 Bow. 331 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:04,451 All the way to the waist. 332 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:06,481 No. 333 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:07,921 Okay. 334 00:17:08,360 --> 00:17:09,486 Thank you, Erlich. 335 00:17:11,120 --> 00:17:14,090 Goodbye, little one. I'm gonna miss you. 336 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:22,647 Can't say it wasn't fun, Jian-Yang, you little Cantonese bastard. 337 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:28,007 - Hey, you like this? - What are you doing? 338 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:32,007 Hi, my name's Erlich Bachman. I'm a lying fuck! 339 00:17:32,120 --> 00:17:33,565 Who... Who are you yelling at? 340 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:35,530 We're the only two people in the fucking house! 341 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:37,045 Erlich a liar! 342 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:38,810 You're not gonna get me to change my opinion about myself. 343 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:39,847 - Liar! - Take that outta there. 344 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:44,606 I don't know, Richard. I don't think it's that big a deal. 345 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:47,081 Really, you don't? You're okay with being business first? 346 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:49,322 Granted, it's not what we would do if we were in charge, 347 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:51,721 but, you know, Jack seems to know what he's doing. 348 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:54,605 This is fucking amazing. 349 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:56,284 I feel like I'm in Minority Report. 350 00:17:56,360 --> 00:17:58,761 And in reality, you're just a minority. 351 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:01,446 Richard, relax. We're still building the neural net. 352 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:03,648 We still get to do all the cool stuff, right? 353 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:04,846 Yeah, of course. 354 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:07,241 We're not scrapping any peer-to-peer delivery? 355 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,084 No, no, definitely not. 356 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:11,606 So, we're still doing the same stuff, just in a different order. 357 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:13,364 Yeah, I guess you're right. 358 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:16,683 Well, the eviction process is officially underway, 359 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:19,844 but my attorney says it may take up to a year. 360 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:22,566 - Where are you gonna stay? - Well, I always have my trick. 361 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:26,290 All right, I'll bite. What's your trick? 362 00:18:26,360 --> 00:18:30,684 I simply imagine that my skeleton is me, 363 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:36,130 and my body is my house, and that way, I'm always home. 364 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:43,285 Okay. Well, uh, we are now business-facing. I don't know if you heard. 365 00:18:43,360 --> 00:18:45,966 That means we have to rewrite our entire deck. 366 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:47,963 I just hope it doesn't put us way the fuck behind. 367 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:51,283 Behind who? EndFrame sucks and Nucleus shit the bed, remember? 368 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:53,204 Yeah, yeah. You're right, you're right. 369 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:56,721 Wow. 370 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,641 This is endless. 371 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:02,643 If we'd worked this hard on Nucleus in the first place, 372 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:04,484 we probably wouldn't be scrubbing it right now. 373 00:19:05,360 --> 00:19:07,328 - Dude, are you done? - Yup. 374 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:09,289 How'd your script digest all those strings so fast? 375 00:19:09,360 --> 00:19:11,681 I don't know. It's just a predictive loop. 376 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:13,922 Actually, it's sort of like a context tree. 377 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:24,886 Holy shit. 378 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:29,081 What's up? 379 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:35,282 Hey, Jared, why don't we knock off for tonight 380 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:36,845 and just pick this back up tomorrow morning. 381 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:38,365 Mmm. Agreed. 382 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:41,728 I'm going on close to 40 hours without good sleep, 383 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:45,486 and the edges of things are starting to get a little dancey. 384 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:47,210 What? 385 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:49,567 Erlich, thank you again for allowing me to occupy 386 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:51,722 a corner of your cozy garage. 387 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:53,609 It is my hearth and my home. 388 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:55,450 What the fuck? 389 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:57,325 Jian-Yang, Jesus Christ. 390 00:19:57,400 --> 00:19:59,767 Don't sneak up on people like that, you devious little bastard, 391 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:02,047 especially if they're cleaning glassware. 392 00:20:02,120 --> 00:20:06,921 You kick me out, but you let him stay. He's not even an incubee. 393 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,526 No, he's not, and he's not staying in the house. 394 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:13,127 He's in the garage, like a sad bag of potting soil. 395 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:14,406 Have some compassion. 396 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:18,121 I mean, the guy rented his place to some fuckhead tenant who won't leave. 397 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:20,362 Jared is fucked, Jian-Yang. 398 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:21,885 He can go to the police. 399 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:25,567 It's useless. California law gives landlords, literally, no recourse. 400 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:27,802 So, he can go to court. 401 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:31,447 Of course, he's going to go to court, you four-eyed turd. 402 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:34,246 But in America, the legal system doesn't work very well, 403 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:38,120 so it will take at least a year for the proceedings to even begin. 404 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:39,690 Do you understand that? 405 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:42,201 Yes. I stay here for one year. 406 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:46,487 I pay no rent. You have no recourse. 407 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:50,326 That's not always the case. 408 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:52,129 I mean, sometimes court systems can move faster, 409 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:55,124 -especially if you have the money for... - I'm going to smoke in my room. 410 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:57,248 - Special occasion. - Oh. Mother fuck. 411 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:00,171 If we stack that same loop on top of the bit-level encoder 412 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:01,571 that we took from Hendricks, 413 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:04,690 and then we tethered it to the routine we were trying to use... 414 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:06,808 That would be a huge jump in speed. 415 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:07,927 This is mega. 416 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:10,162 This is what Hendricks did at TechCrunch Disrupt. 417 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:12,888 I think we just cracked middle-out. 418 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:15,841 We should probably tell Gavin, right? 419 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,122 Why? He fired us. 420 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:21,366 You know how much we could get paid if we took this somewhere else? 421 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:29,169 Fuck off. 422 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:35,120 Okay, let me get this straight. 423 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:37,488 First you talked me into going business-facing, 424 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:41,201 and now you want to eliminate the entire neural net from the platform? 425 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:43,809 Jan, Director, Inside Sales. They call me "Jan the Man." 426 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:45,564 Yes, we know, "Jan the Man." 427 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:49,361 Listen, uh, we have to do neural net for deep learning. 428 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:51,647 Look, once we get enough data flowing through the system, 429 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:55,770 it will be able to recognize long-range patterns and actually learn. 430 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:58,810 It will be able to optimize our algorithm on its own, 431 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:02,049 increasing our already superior speed and efficiency. 432 00:22:02,120 --> 00:22:04,248 Right? Pretty cool, huh? 433 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:06,846 But it won't be able to do that if we delete it. 434 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:08,729 - Do you get that? - But you just said it. 435 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:11,371 It requires a central repository of data, right? 436 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:12,771 Businesses want to protect their data. 437 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:14,888 They're huge pussies when it comes to security. 438 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:16,644 Okay, well, we're not cutting machine learning. We're not. 439 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:18,927 If we cut that, we might as well cut peer-to-peer delivery, 440 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,241 and all the efficiencies of the cloud. 441 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:22,930 Are those still in? 442 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:24,365 No, those have to go also. 443 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:25,771 - What? - Keith, by the way. 444 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:27,604 I know your name, okay? I know everybody's name. 445 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:32,481 Look, uh, we can't cut everything about this platform that makes it revolutionary 446 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:34,927 just because that's a little harder for you guys to sell, all right? 447 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:37,606 If we want to sell out, let's just sell all the way out. 448 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:40,883 Let's just take the algorithm, jam it into a metal fucking box, 449 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:42,644 stick it in the back of a data center somewhere, 450 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:44,324 so it can't connect to anything, 451 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:46,926 and it just sits there and no one even knows it's there. 452 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:50,531 Doug, still shadowing Keith. 453 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:51,647 When you say "metal box," 454 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:53,961 you're talking about a rack-mounted server-type appliance? 455 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:58,648 No, no, no. lam using it as a rhetorical example of a bad idea. 456 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:00,925 That's fucking stupid. 457 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:02,401 Oh, my God. 458 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:04,005 I just need to find Jack. One second. 459 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:08,808 - Where's Jack? - He had to go meet his vet. 460 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:13,488 His vet? In the middle of the day? Okay, uh, well, what's the vet's address? 461 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:21,244 Jack, excuse me. Do you mind telling me... 462 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:23,966 Holy shit. What is that? 463 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,646 - Oh, mother of God. - Richard, what are you doing here? 464 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:29,081 What do you mean? It's 2:30. What are you doing here? 465 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:33,290 My number one breeding mare went into heat. Sorry, she's not much for schedules. 466 00:23:33,360 --> 00:23:34,407 Oh, God. 467 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:38,202 Thoroughbreds, Richard. Natural cover only. 468 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:40,248 Now, you don't see that very often, do you? 469 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:41,321 Nope.Uh“. 470 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:45,285 I had a meeting... I had a meeting with the sales guys 471 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:47,243 and, uh, Jan the Man... 472 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:51,970 Uh... You know what? Can we talk over here? This is just hard for me. 473 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:01,450 Look, Jack, uh, you and I have a problem. 474 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:04,888 Okay, your salespeople are telling me to cut everything cool about the platform 475 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:07,566 just because it's a little bit harder for them to sell. 476 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:12,043 But don't you think, because they are such amazing salespeople, 477 00:24:12,120 --> 00:24:16,603 that it would be okay for them to sell the harder stuff? 478 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:19,047 No. It doesn't work that way. 479 00:24:19,120 --> 00:24:23,364 The way you keep the best salespeople is, you need to give 'em something easy to sell. 480 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:25,450 Otherwise, they'd just go somewhere else. 481 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:28,808 Okay, well, uh, Pied Piper could honestly be the global standard 482 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:30,405 for file compression and storage. 483 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:34,963 Every mobile device on the face of the planet could be able to access their data 484 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:37,520 as if they had a fiber optic cable plugged into it. 485 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:40,444 People in the desert, people in refugee camps, 486 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:43,729 people who have nothing could suddenly have access to everything. 487 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:46,163 You know, everybody in this industry, 488 00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:48,481 they say they want to make this world a better place, 489 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:50,324 but we could actually do it. 490 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:52,971 We could do it and make billions of dollars. 491 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,680 - Richard, listen... - No, you listen to me, Jack. 492 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:59,321 You promised me that you would never compromise the product. 493 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:02,404 So, do you feel like taking some action and backing me up on this, 494 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:05,922 because me and my product feel pretty fucking compromised right now. 495 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:09,368 Richard, I don't think you understand what the product is. 496 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:13,729 The product isn't the platform, and the product isn't your algorithm, either. 497 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:15,450 And it's not even the software. 498 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:18,411 Do you know what Pied Piper's product is, Richard? 499 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:21,126 Is... 500 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:23,641 Is it me? 501 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:26,209 Oh, God! No! 502 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:29,841 No. How could it possibly be you? You got fired. 503 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:32,526 Pied Piper's product is its stock. 504 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:34,241 Its stock? 505 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:37,011 And whatever makes the value of that stock go up, 506 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:38,889 that is what we are going to make. 507 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:40,724 And maybe sometime in the future, 508 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:43,167 we could change the world and perform miracles, 509 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:45,607 and all of that stuff, and I hope we do. 510 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:46,886 But, like I told you before, 511 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:48,849 I'm not going to mortgage the present for that. 512 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:50,729 I need to move the needle today. 513 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:52,765 And now, if you will excuse me. 514 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:57,528 I paid $150,000 for the semen that's about to come out of that stallion, 515 00:25:57,600 --> 00:25:59,250 and I would very much like to be there 516 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:00,731 to see that it happens. 517 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:04,928 - Oh. Hey, Richard! - Yes? 518 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:08,403 I just got a text from Keith, Northeast Regional. 519 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:10,130 He says the guys love your idea. 520 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:12,086 What idea? 521 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:14,291 It's a big world, 522 00:26:14,360 --> 00:26:17,523 but thanks to modern technology, it's smaller than ever. 523 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:20,001 Today, business moves at the speed of light. 524 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:23,767 You can access your company's data anywhere, anytime. 525 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:27,367 But if you can get your data, who else can get it? 526 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:31,769 Spies, thieves, criminals, and foreigners. 527 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,644 What if there was a way to take all of your company's data 528 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:40,487 and back it up in a protected enclosure completely isolated from the world at large? 529 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:41,840 Oh, no. 530 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:44,969 The ultimate enterprise data storage solution. 531 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:51,042 Think inside the box. Powered by Pied Piper. 532 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:54,247 Now, that's what I'm talking about. 533 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:57,962 This is the game we're playing, team, so, let's win it! 534 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:03,806 You guys, check it out. 535 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:07,601 Chef Amy hollowed out a watermelon and filled it with watermelon Jell-O! 536 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:09,523 Look, that's actual rind. 537 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,571 The fuck is that? Is that a VCR? 538 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:14,649 Why does it say "Pied Piper" on it? 539 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:16,131 Why is everybody so happy?