1 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:31,484 - You know what, should we... - Fuck,yeah. 2 00:00:33,160 --> 00:00:35,242 Uh, yeah, I guess, just put it in the garage. 3 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:38,327 Oh. Uh, where I sleep? 4 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:40,443 Yeah, it's just, it's the only place with room. 5 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:43,725 Okay, uh, well, it's good to face your fears. 6 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:46,447 I was scared of intruders until I had one of those in my room, 7 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:49,205 and then I realized if they're gonna kill me, they're gonna kill me. 8 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,169 'Cause he kept whispering that. 9 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:53,805 All right. 10 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:14,204 - Hey, Russ. -"Hey, Russ?" 11 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:15,845 Fuck you, Richard Hendricks! 12 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:16,967 "Fuck me," regarding... 13 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:20,169 It's all over the blogs, you took our idea to Gavin Belson? 14 00:01:20,320 --> 00:01:22,926 - Whoa. I'm sorry, "Our idea"? - Yeah. 15 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:24,650 The new Internet, we came up with that together 16 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:26,210 standing outside of my kid's school, former school. 17 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:30,569 Uh, no. Um, you told me to name an idea, and so I named one. 18 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:32,608 That was my idea, you were just standing there. 19 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:34,921 Yeah, pulling it out of you like a newborn baby. 20 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:39,847 Okay, but, uh, well, if a doctor pulls a baby out of a pregnant woman 21 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:41,888 the doctor doesn't get to then keep the baby. 22 00:01:41,960 --> 00:01:44,804 Okay, first of all, my ex-wife is fucking the doctor that delivered my son 23 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:46,689 and they're suing for full custody, so you're wrong. 24 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:47,966 Second of all, this isn't a baby. 25 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:49,280 Stop trying to change the subject, Richard! 26 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:53,160 Okay, well, uh, I had to go to Gavin because he owned the patent, 27 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,527 which, as it turns out, he just signed over to me, 28 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:57,841 so, um, it's actually good that you're here 29 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:01,003 because you want in and we need funding. 30 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:04,641 Especially since no VC in town will touch us, not even Monica's new firm. 31 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,485 So, Gavin pulls out and you want me to be your sloppy seconds? 32 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,608 It's always about my money, isn't it? 33 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:13,004 Uh, well, you are an investor, so what else would it be about? 34 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,727 - My idea! - It was my idea! 35 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:16,961 Well, then fund it yourself. 36 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:18,565 Fuck you, Richard Hendricks. 37 00:02:18,640 --> 00:02:20,404 Fuck you right in your little asshole 38 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:22,801 and not in a beautiful way like Grandpa and Pedro. 39 00:02:25,920 --> 00:02:27,490 Uh, what the hell was that? 40 00:02:27,640 --> 00:02:32,521 That was the last wealthy guy in Silicon Valley that would even fucking talk to us. 41 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,724 Maybe I'll give him a day to cool off, try him again tomorrow, something... 42 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:37,046 Not so sure about that. 43 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:43,801 - Ugh. Come on. - Payback's a bitch, isn't it, Richard? 44 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:44,881 Whoo-hoo! 45 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,201 I don't think he knows that's not your car. 46 00:02:58,920 --> 00:03:01,207 Real estate listings? What, are you looking to move out? 47 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:04,204 No, I'm just taking a little Redfin holiday. 48 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,887 I find there's a certain escapist allure to real estate listings. 49 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:09,161 I like that one. 50 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:11,485 Too bad it's 10 times what I can afford, 51 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:16,202 'cause you know, I quit Periscope to go work for a company with zero prospects, 52 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:17,281 'cause fuck me. 53 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:19,727 Well, with preconstruction pricing 54 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,724 this one's actually only six times more than you could afford 55 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,326 so, now, let's go onto Amazon 56 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,802 and see what we could buy with all those imaginary savings. 57 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:30,321 Wait a minute. 58 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:35,643 What if we don't need an investor at all? 59 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:37,080 Fuck all these VCs. 60 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:39,768 What if all we need is a customer? 61 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:42,082 Customer for what? We haven't built a product yet. 62 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:46,245 Well, uh, neither have all those condo builders, right? 63 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:50,530 I mean, they're offering a discount to people who buy before they build. 64 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:53,331 We can do the same thing, but with data storage. 65 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:54,731 That sounds like a scam. 66 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,280 Well, no, it's actually common practice. 67 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:58,646 It's how I bought my condo. 68 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:01,326 The scam came after when I rented to a squatter who wouldn't leave. 69 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,770 Granted, there's no shortage of huge corporations 70 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,491 with vast amounts of data, but it's highly risky. 71 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:09,682 I mean, Richard, we'd be offering to store data 72 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,684 on a network of cell phones before we built the app or the network. 73 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:17,169 Yeah, but, look, it's no more risky than working with all these crazy billionaires. 74 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:19,242 I mean, Jack and his boxes, 75 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:23,649 Gavin just fucked off to go find himself, who knows where, Peter died. 76 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,768 Yeah, I guess that makes him crazy. 77 00:04:25,840 --> 00:04:30,209 The point is, if you don't draw the line in the sand when some guy pisses in your car, 78 00:04:30,280 --> 00:04:31,281 where do you, you know? 79 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:32,964 Someone pissed in someone's car? 80 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:39,961 Not literally, no. It's a, uh, figure of speech, an old one. 81 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:41,440 Ah. An adage. 82 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,364 Anyway, uh, Jared, let's get a deck together on this. 83 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:46,966 Aye, aye, captain. And, uh, just word to the wise, 84 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:49,850 often the first customer is the hardest one to land. 85 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,685 Wait, "customer"? Are we pitching? 86 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:53,921 Yeah, looks like it. 87 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:55,843 God damn, Richie. Let's hit the road! 88 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:57,524 We're gonna piss in everyone's car. 89 00:04:57,600 --> 00:04:59,762 Am I using that right? 90 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:03,131 Medical groups, sales groups, insurance companies. 91 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:05,049 Jared, yeah. Good work here, really. 92 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:07,722 Well, Gavin was right. 93 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:09,723 His name certainly opened a lot of doors. 94 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:12,526 Ever since your announcement, everyone has heard of us. 95 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:14,205 Jared, you didn't tell all these people 96 00:05:14,280 --> 00:05:16,681 that Gavin was still working with the company, did you? 97 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:20,287 Well, no, but I never explicitly said that he wasn't. 98 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:21,361 Was that wrong? 99 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:22,566 No, Jared. That's fine. 100 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:24,085 The tech will speak for itself. 101 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:25,286 It certainly will. 102 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:29,365 Now, Richard, when we get into that room, let me do all of the talking. 103 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:31,365 And also the tech will talk. 104 00:05:33,280 --> 00:05:36,329 Wait, so Gavin's not coming? 105 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:41,241 No, but we are. We've already come. 106 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:42,487 Huh. 107 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:46,446 Gavin left the company? 108 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:50,645 Yes, um, but what's important, at least we think, uh, 109 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:55,926 is not whether Gavin is gone, but what brought him to us in the first place, 110 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:57,487 and that's the tech. 111 00:05:58,600 --> 00:05:59,647 Uh-huh. 112 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:02,170 Gentlemen, sorry to keep you waiting. 113 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:06,086 I'm George Mandechian, CEO. I'm very excited to... 114 00:06:07,280 --> 00:06:08,805 He did? Huh. 115 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:11,807 Okay. 116 00:06:17,280 --> 00:06:21,444 God damn it. I mean, if people just look at what we're offering, 117 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:22,601 I think they'd be blown away. 118 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:25,331 Perhaps we need a new angle. 119 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:28,771 I'll fake a seizure. 120 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:30,651 - What? - Pied Piper. 121 00:06:30,840 --> 00:06:33,411 Hi, I'm Liz Tinsdale, 122 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,323 Head of Compliance here at Fiduciated General. 123 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:36,561 Erlich Bachman. 124 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:38,085 And I'm, uh, Richard Hendricks. 125 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:39,400 Are we all here? 126 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:40,686 Yes, yeah, we are. 127 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:44,481 Uh, sorry, full disclosure, uh, Gavin Belson has left the company. 128 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:47,771 - Oh! Oh, I see. - His loss. 129 00:06:47,840 --> 00:06:50,491 He won't be sitting across from someone 130 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:53,166 as charming as yourself this afternoon, will he? 131 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:56,881 Okay, well, I mean, you did come all the way here, 132 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:58,041 so, why don't you follow me? 133 00:06:58,280 --> 00:07:01,170 I'd follow you to the end of the Earth. Shall we? 134 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:04,365 - What are you doing? - What? 135 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:07,683 So, as you can see, your data will be even more secure 136 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:12,527 because it will be stored on multiple devices and we can offer you a very competitive rate. 137 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:17,288 You can expect to see storage savings annually of 25%. 138 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:22,845 Wow. That's very impressive, all of it, but you guys have to understand 139 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:26,687 that companies like ours are particularly risk averse. 140 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:29,247 Is it a slight Idaho accent, Liz? 141 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:32,325 Oh. It's Montana, actually. 142 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:33,447 - Even better. - Yeah. 143 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:34,567 The big blue sky state. 144 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:36,921 Well, I knew you had to have come from above. 145 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:38,890 Well, uh, speaking of heaven, 146 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,807 that's probably where you'll think you are 147 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:44,087 when you start saving 25% on your data storage. 148 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:45,810 You have a gate from there? 149 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:47,245 Liz, you have beautiful skin. 150 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:52,884 Um, well, thank you, both of you. 151 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:59,730 Listen, I think I know what he's gonna say, but let me see if I can pull my CTO in here. 152 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:04,486 Can you reel it in a little? 153 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:06,449 We're trying to make a business deal, not get you laid. 154 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:08,409 I'm not trying to get laid, Richard. 155 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:10,562 Clearly she has a lot of pent up sexual energy, 156 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:14,811 likely from working in this worm farm, so that's the angle I'm taking 157 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:17,122 since I'm not allowed to have a seizure. 158 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:19,165 Besides, she's going to bat for us. 159 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:21,806 You should be thanking me. The CTO's on the way in. 160 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:26,125 Yes, because of the technology and because of our business proposal. 161 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:30,808 Look, can you just, please, for once, keep your dick out of the equation? 162 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:32,166 I really wish I could, 163 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:36,171 but my dick is the abacus upon which this equation 164 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:37,241 -will be... - Guys. 165 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:38,526 This is our CTO. 166 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:39,966 Oh, great. 167 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:42,603 Oh. Oh. 168 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:44,126 Hello. 169 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:47,362 I'm Dan Melcher, nice to meet you. 170 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:49,766 Yeah. Hello. 171 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:52,491 Hi, Dan. 172 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:55,005 - Do you guys know each other? - No. 173 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,284 I just said my name was Dan. That's how he knows. 174 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:02,046 Uh, I don't need to waste any more of your time with this. 175 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:04,248 Why don't I... I'll take this one from here. 176 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:05,731 - Okay. - Oh. Yeah. 177 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:17,246 What the fuck are you doing here? 178 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:19,004 Very rude, Daniel. 179 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:22,962 Although, what can we expect after TechCrunch Disrupt 180 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:26,164 when you sucker punched me in the goddamn face. 181 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:27,526 You fucked my wife. 182 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:30,444 I fucked your wives. Plural. 183 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:32,046 - Both of them. - Erlich. 184 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:35,408 The customer's always right, so let's just leave it at "wife," singular, 185 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,687 -and be done with it. - Okay. 186 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:41,683 I need you to listen to me very carefully. 187 00:09:43,680 --> 00:09:47,526 It took me a very long, long time to get back on my feet 188 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:49,523 after I got fired from Oracle 189 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:51,931 and tech firms wouldn't touch me, 190 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:56,244 but I've managed to find a home here, a life. 191 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:58,410 Okay, it's insurance. 192 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:01,723 It's not ideal, but it's something, 193 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:05,885 and I don't care, whatever it is that you're selling here, 194 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:07,531 I'm not buying it. 195 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:09,609 Well, it's a pretty groundbreaking technology. 196 00:10:09,680 --> 00:10:11,489 - Oh. Shut the fuck up. - Okay. Yeah. 197 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:14,968 Look at me, never gonna happen. Okay? 198 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:17,971 Never going to... 199 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:20,646 Dan, did you give the dogs their medicine this morning? 200 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:23,611 Uh, no, was I supposed to? 201 00:10:23,680 --> 00:10:25,728 Yeah, because remember, I had to go back to the restaurant 202 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:27,245 to get your card that you forgot. 203 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:29,766 Uh, yep. Sorry. 204 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,048 Um, I mean, I guess I could run home. 205 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:34,726 - You two married? - Oh. No, not yet. We're engaged. 206 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:36,640 Well, it was nice to meet you both. 207 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:38,643 - Bye now, Liz. - All right, bye, honey. 208 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:39,721 Okay. 209 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:43,045 Oh, Dan. 210 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:47,085 Dan, Dan, Dan. 211 00:10:47,680 --> 00:10:50,081 Dan Melcher, the guy who beat the piss out of you? 212 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:51,526 The very same. 213 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:54,847 I looked him dead in the eyes and I said, 214 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:57,241 "Daniel, I fucked every wife you've ever had. 215 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:58,606 "Care to go three for three?" 216 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:01,926 Needless to say, he did not. 217 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:05,323 You don't come off in that story as well as you think you do. 218 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:10,571 So, to avoid being thrice made a cuckold, he agreed to a deal? 219 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:12,166 Well, uh, not yet. 220 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:13,685 Melcher actually signed off on it, 221 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:17,162 but his fiancée wanted to certify that what we're trying to build 222 00:11:17,680 --> 00:11:19,762 complies with their data handling and security protocols. 223 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:21,968 We're reviewing it all tomorrow, actually. 224 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:25,169 Ah, I can't wait. Tomorrow, the real fun begins. 225 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:28,444 Uh, no. No, you're not coming. 226 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:31,730 - Why not? -"Why not?" Uh... Geez. 227 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,082 Well, you fucked Dan's last wife 228 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:37,289 the night before he was our judge on the TechCrunch panel 229 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:39,681 with absolutely no regard for what that meant to the company. 230 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:42,804 What it meant for the company is that we went to the finals and we won. 231 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:44,006 Because of the tech. 232 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:46,920 We won because of the tech, remember? 233 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,048 We're getting this deal because of the tech. 234 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:50,645 I'm not letting you fuck this up, okay? 235 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:54,042 I know you're looking for something to do, but this is not it. 236 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:55,884 What do you mean, I'm looking for something to do? 237 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:58,042 You're lucky that you've garnished this much of my time. 238 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:00,407 I have plenty to do. Tons of lots of things. 239 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:01,970 I have a thriving incubator. 240 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:07,291 It is thriving. 241 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:12,131 Isn't it? 242 00:12:15,560 --> 00:12:16,607 Fuck you, 9W5- 243 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:22,842 Okay, so how soon can we test our app on a phone? 244 00:12:25,560 --> 00:12:28,882 Look, uh, about all this Erlich stuff... 245 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:33,010 Oh, no, no, no, I don't want to talk about him or think about him 246 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:35,085 ever again. 247 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:36,685 - Okay. - Look, I've signed off. 248 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:42,126 But, Richard, I need you to look me in the eye and tell me that this is gonna work, 249 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:44,528 'cause if it doesn't, I'm completely fucked. 250 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:47,362 It's gonna work, I promise. 251 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:52,562 All right. Well, I'm gonna step out, you're in good hands. 252 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:54,449 Okay, 253 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:56,124 should we start with adjuster records? 254 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:57,247 Sure. 255 00:12:57,320 --> 00:12:59,209 You guys said you were proficient in video files, right? 256 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:01,203 We were a video chat company for a while. 257 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:02,406 Oh, that's exciting. 258 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:04,523 Uh, yeah, I guess. 259 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:06,131 It wasn't really for me. 260 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:09,449 Um, in fact, actually, just as we were taking off, I walked away. 261 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:10,886 Commitment issues? 262 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:13,651 Uh, I don't know, it's just... 263 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:17,725 I never really thought that video chat was the best use of our compression. 264 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,048 Kinda felt like I was settling, you know? 265 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:21,687 Ooh. 266 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:22,966 Settling. 267 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:27,170 Yeah, our company can grow in ways that we haven't even thought of yet. 268 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:31,848 I mean, I was gonna spend the rest of my life just wondering if there was something better. 269 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:33,605 That's not really a way to live. 270 00:13:33,680 --> 00:13:35,842 And what, I'm gonna say to all my friends, 271 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:38,167 like, "Oh, this is how I'm spending my time," you know? 272 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:40,846 Every morning I get up and it's vidchat 273 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:43,491 and then I go to bed, it's vidchat, then I get up again, it's vidchat, 274 00:13:43,560 --> 00:13:45,403 and it's... I wanna kill myself, you know? 275 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:47,604 Yeah. Yeah, I think I know what you mean. 276 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:48,721 Yeah. 277 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:50,491 So, what do you think, Erlich? 278 00:13:50,680 --> 00:13:52,330 You're the first person to see the place. 279 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:55,006 I love the smell of fresh Spackle and hope. 280 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:57,921 Yeah? Two more weeks and Bream-Hall's in business. 281 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:01,849 Even better, that donkey Ed Chen and Raviga were so blindsided 282 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:03,160 they're running around with their hair on fire. 283 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:04,765 Yeah, it's a beautiful world, Erlich. 284 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:07,491 And after years of busting my ass, I'm finally doing it. 285 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:12,889 Oh! And check it out, we even have swag with my name on it. 286 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:14,724 - Look, Monica Hall... - Laurie. 287 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:20,286 Hello. Well, good. Now that you're both here, we can dispense with the mindless chitchat. 288 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:23,170 I'd like to be the first to offer you, both, 289 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:26,642 the opportunity to take me off the market. 290 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:30,646 I don't understand. 291 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:34,242 I'm saying that I very much respect what you're doing here, almost revere it, 292 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:38,087 and I wanted to offer my services as an associate 293 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:39,571 and I will not phone it in. 294 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:41,927 I'll be the first one here at 10:30 a.m. 295 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:44,407 and the last one to leave a smidge after 4:00. 296 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:47,723 I'll, of course, need an office, an attractive personal assistant, 297 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:49,802 paternity leave if that goes well, 298 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:53,647 and an umbrella insurance policy if that does not go well. 299 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:55,246 What do you say? 300 00:14:58,000 --> 00:14:59,525 I'd like a job, dears. 301 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:02,082 The singular function of this firm 302 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:05,403 is to ensure that our investors' money is in wise hands. 303 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:09,326 If you are known for anything, it is quite the opposite. 304 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:10,846 Therefore, no. 305 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:15,161 I'm sorry, Erlich. 306 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:18,082 Look, I know you're looking for something to do, but... 307 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:22,802 Who is pushing this false narrative that I'm looking for something to do? 308 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:24,685 But... What? 309 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:28,685 But Laurie is my partner and if she doesn't think you add any real value, 310 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:30,762 then there's no future for you here. 311 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:32,444 I gave you weed. A lot of it. 312 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:35,281 You want a fleece? 313 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:39,767 God, there's something beautiful about testing your first alpha. 314 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:42,764 It's like watching a child take its first steps. 315 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:46,970 Well, let's see if our space-saver app actually saves us any space. 316 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:49,770 All right. Done. 317 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:51,521 Yeah? 318 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:54,123 Can I mark this deliverable as complete? 319 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,287 Is our child a dancer? 320 00:15:59,080 --> 00:16:03,961 Wait, I was only using 32.2 gigs of data before the test 321 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:06,805 and now it says I'm using 47.8. 322 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:09,407 Fuck! Mine expanded also. What the fuck? 323 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:14,008 Why do I have a photo folder entitled "Cool hairstyles"? 324 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:17,607 Why do I have an e-mail for the "Anton LaVey Fun Run"? 325 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:22,484 Fuck. We got a merge error. 326 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:24,483 All of our information is on both phones. 327 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:26,244 I wonder what kind of weird shit you get into. 328 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:28,449 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! What are you doing? 329 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:31,046 I'm just looking at your very embarrassing personal information. 330 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:33,726 Fuck you. If you look at my shit, I'm gonna look at your shit. 331 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:34,961 All right. Whoa, whoa. Easy now. 332 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:37,008 I'll go balls deep on your inbox. 333 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:40,527 If you've taken one fucking selfie, I will find it. 334 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:43,171 Okay. Guys, we've got to calm down. Okay? 335 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:45,527 Look at this. This is not where we wanna be. 336 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:50,242 Let's take a deep breath and let's just be cool and put our phones down. 337 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:52,041 Go ahead. 338 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:55,571 - I'll put it down once he stops touching. - Okay. 339 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:57,645 Great. Good. 340 00:16:58,120 --> 00:16:59,565 That wasn't so hard, was it? 341 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:04,529 - If he can do... - No, no, no... Okay. 342 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:05,961 Gotcha. 343 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:08,606 No, you didn't. Fuck you. 344 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:15,364 Are those almond poppy seed muffins or lemon poppy seed muffins? 345 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:19,240 No matter, I'll take both. And the, uh, whole first floor. 346 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:22,291 It's been a pretty bad... 347 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:28,164 Uh, you know what'? Do you have any day-mos'? 348 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:37,761 Hey, are you sitting here? 349 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:39,441 What the fuck does it look like? 350 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:42,330 Sorry, he didn't tell us who he was inviting to the meeting. 351 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:43,481 He just said it was a bunch of us. 352 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:45,241 How many are we? 353 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:46,526 I think a few other firms are coming. 354 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:48,728 Sequoia and Greylock, maybe a few more for this round. 355 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:51,087 Jeff from Index Ventures. 356 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:54,926 You brought swag to a pitch meeting? Yikes, that's so three years ago. 357 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:56,001 Have you seen Keenan yet? 358 00:17:57,320 --> 00:17:58,367 I don't know who that is. 359 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:03,726 Seriously though, I don't know who you're talking about. 360 00:18:05,360 --> 00:18:06,361 Bream-Hall? 361 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:08,561 Hey, man. 362 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:09,921 I don't know who you think you are, 363 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:11,411 but you're not supposed to be at this table. 364 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:12,925 I don't know who you think you are, 365 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,287 but men aren't supposed to grow tits 366 00:18:15,360 --> 00:18:17,488 and yet there they are atop your little paunch. 367 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:22,841 Who the fuck are you? 368 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:26,249 I'm fucking Erlich Bachman. Who the fuck are you? 369 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:27,566 I'm Keenan Feldspar. 370 00:18:30,360 --> 00:18:31,521 And I like the balls on you. 371 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:35,770 Get out of there. I want to sit next to this guy. 372 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:40,530 Oh, man, nice swag. 373 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,281 I tell ya, it is, um, warm in here. 374 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:48,325 Oh. Yeah, they, uh, shut the AC off after midnight. 375 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:49,481 Oh. 376 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:51,847 The things this company goes through to save a dime. 377 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:53,401 Well, classic Melcher. 378 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:58,640 Okay, should we cover this section on intrusion detection intervention? 379 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:02,881 - Liz? "Huh? 380 00:19:03,120 --> 00:19:06,249 Okay, uh, I don't wanna pry, but did I do something wrong? 381 00:19:06,360 --> 00:19:10,365 It's just, for the past few hours, you've been a little, um, checked out. 382 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:13,250 I'm just thinking. 383 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:15,245 So you're getting cold feet? 384 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:16,321 What? 385 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:18,129 It's okay, I know what you're dealing with. 386 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:19,929 - I don't think you do. - I do. 387 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:21,206 Trust me. I do. 388 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:25,729 Okay, I bet someone in your position has been told many times to 389 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:27,848 look before you leap, 390 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:33,165 but, Liz, what about right now you just leap before you look? 391 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:35,601 Huh. 392 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:39,481 Look, I'm gonna go out on a limb here, 393 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:45,408 but I'm gonna go ahead and say that I'll bet there's a piece of you deep down inside 394 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:48,527 that knows this is a good idea. 395 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:50,489 It's new, it's exciting. 396 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:55,487 I mean, by God, Liz, this is the most durable sophisticated, 397 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:57,881 decentralized storage infrastructure the world has... 398 00:20:05,120 --> 00:20:06,645 - Whoa. - Uh... 399 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:17,125 And then it just happened. 400 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:19,441 On the floor? 401 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:21,409 We were like two wild animals. 402 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:23,568 I'm sure it was magnificent. 403 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,041 I get pissed at Erlich for not keeping it in his pants, 404 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:27,491 and then I go ahead and do this? 405 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:30,404 Shit! I mean, Dan's gonna find out. 406 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:33,006 I mean, he punched Erlich in the face for when he did it to him 407 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:34,411 and now, what do you think he's gonna do to me, huh? 408 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:37,086 He's gonna fucking kill me and then the deal's gonna fall through. 409 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:40,767 I can't believe I jeopardized the entire company with my dick. 410 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:43,525 - Hey, hey, we can get through this. - Yeah. 411 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:44,965 All right? First I need some details. 412 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:47,607 Are you in love? 413 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:50,844 What? No, no. I barely know her. 414 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:52,410 Okay. Okay, that's good. 415 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:55,967 Then we just need to extricate you from this situation. 416 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:59,840 Now it's not gonna be easy because she's very probably in love with you. 417 00:20:59,920 --> 00:21:01,684 Jared, I don't think that that's... 418 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,081 Richard, this is no time for false humility. 419 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:05,850 You're a catch. Just deal with it. 420 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:09,802 Now, you need to break this thing off clean and clear, 421 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:13,568 so you just walk into that office and you look her in the eyes 422 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:16,325 and you say, "Listen, baby, 423 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:20,325 "you're getting hitched and I was born to roam." 424 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:22,367 "Born to roam"? 425 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:24,650 Hey, Jared, did I miss any calls? 426 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:26,205 Not a good time, my man. 427 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:27,881 Jared? 428 00:21:28,360 --> 00:21:30,089 Sorry. 429 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:32,723 Nope, no calls. 430 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:33,961 What a shocker. 431 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:35,961 I need to call Tara. 432 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:38,930 Okay, but I need to hold your phone. 433 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:40,445 It might be sexual in nature. 434 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:43,082 Well, I think I can handle that. 435 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:45,081 All right. 436 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:46,886 No. 437 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:48,486 Um, something else in here, please? 438 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:50,041 - Monica... - Mmm. 439 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:51,241 The salient... 440 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:54,007 Ladies. 441 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:55,647 What are you doing here? 442 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:59,805 I believe the answer to that question 443 00:21:59,920 --> 00:22:04,130 is currently sitting in your unfinished waiting area. 444 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:10,081 - Holy shit, is that... - Keenan Feldspar? Yes. 445 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:12,326 Why? Have you heard of him? 446 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:15,210 Of course. Every competent VC has. 447 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:19,122 His VR headset is reputed to be the new standard. 448 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:20,487 Oh, it is. 449 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:24,531 I tested the prototype last night at his house. We got quite drunk. 450 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:27,524 What exactly is he doing in our waiting area? 451 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:28,681 Well, Laurie, he's waiting. 452 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:30,806 Upon my instruction... 453 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:41,287 Imagine landing the biggest whale in the valley 454 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:45,567 two weeks before you launch your firm. 455 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:50,524 Or should I say, before "we" launch your firm. 456 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:56,205 All right. The new build is done. 457 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:58,282 Ugh. I'm so glad this is over. 458 00:22:58,360 --> 00:23:01,409 I felt like Gibraltar in World War ll, 459 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:04,609 where he was both crucial and inert. 460 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:08,730 All right. One press of the button and we are back to normal. 461 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:13,401 What's the problem? 462 00:23:14,120 --> 00:23:15,246 I don't know. 463 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:17,326 What don't you know? 464 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:21,566 You seem a bit eager to resolve the situation. 465 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:23,324 You're almost anxious. 466 00:23:24,360 --> 00:23:25,521 It's a new color on you. 467 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:26,931 A new color on you would be... 468 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:30,362 Bah, bah, bah. Even as you're trying to make a boring, racist comment, 469 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:32,090 you can't keep your eyes off my phone. 470 00:23:33,120 --> 00:23:34,121 See? 471 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,726 Now, I know all my embarrassing shit is on your phone, 472 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:39,485 and if you look at it, you will mock me endlessly and without mercy. 473 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:43,246 But what's also true is that you already mock me endlessly and without mercy, 474 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:48,850 so I have nothing to lose and potentially a huge amount to gain. 475 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:50,968 Guys, this is madness. 476 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:52,280 I have nothing to hide. 477 00:23:52,360 --> 00:23:54,408 I hear you, and yet... 478 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:58,126 I'd like to look at my phone. 479 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:02,250 Sure. Suit yourself. 480 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:04,966 - Swipe. - Mmm-hmm. 481 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:06,447 Unlock. 482 00:24:07,120 --> 00:24:08,167 Mmm. 483 00:24:08,360 --> 00:24:09,361 You sure you don't care? 484 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:11,404 Does it look like I care? 485 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:13,001 Okay. 486 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:24,247 Fuck! 487 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:25,966 What the fuck! 488 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:31,081 You dick! 489 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:34,645 - Give me the phone. - Dinesh... 490 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:36,768 - Give it to me. - You are not thinking clearly. 491 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:38,080 Ow! 492 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:39,761 Sorry. 493 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:54,445 Looks like we both lose. 494 00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:55,681 I don't think so. 495 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:57,046 How do you figure? 496 00:24:57,120 --> 00:24:59,043 'Cause now I know you had some embarrassing shit to hide. 497 00:24:59,120 --> 00:25:01,122 I don't even need to know what it is. 498 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:05,205 My phone may be in the toilet, but I win. 499 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:06,281 No, you don't. 500 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:08,804 'Cause you'll never know what was on there. 501 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:13,560 And that will slowly drive you down a dark path and torment you 502 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:14,766 so that every fiber... 503 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:18,640 Nuh-uh! I win. I win. I win. I win. 504 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,162 I win!! 505 00:25:24,120 --> 00:25:25,121 Shut up, Jared. 506 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:36,604 Last night. 507 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:37,801 Yeah. 508 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:40,645 - Last night was... - Bad. 509 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:42,564 - Bad. Bad. Yeah. - Yeah, it was bad. 510 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:46,167 Bad. Yeah. It was such a bad thing to have done. 511 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:49,687 Worst sex I think I've ever had by far. 512 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:55,003 Oh! So it was bad for you, too. 513 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:57,686 Yeah. I mean it was just all elbows. 514 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:00,641 I mean, how many times did our teeth clink? 515 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:02,923 Uh, too many. Too many. 516 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:04,087 - You know? - Too many. 517 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:05,446 And you move your head a lot. 518 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:10,242 - Well, passion. - None, right? 519 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:12,288 I know, and, like, right out of the gate. 520 00:26:12,360 --> 00:26:16,126 When I took my top off and you actually said the word "gulp." 521 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:17,611 - I said it? Out loud? - Yeah. Mmm-hmm. 522 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:20,041 Okay, well, mistake on my part. 523 00:26:20,120 --> 00:26:23,488 As bad as it was, you know, and it was bad... 524 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:25,329 - Um... - Okay. 525 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:27,922 Really awful. 526 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:29,161 - I get it. - I just... 527 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:35,610 If there's an upside to any of this, it would be that I realize now 528 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:37,409 what I have in Dan. 529 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:39,926 Silver lining. So that's nice. 530 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:43,209 Listen, I can't do this anymore. This, what we... 531 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:47,251 So I just wanna, if we could just close the deal, be done with it, 532 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:52,091 and if it's okay with Dan, it's fine with me. So... 533 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:53,844 Good. Okay. 534 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:57,967 Okay. So I will come back and get my stuff when you're gone. 535 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:01,370 - No, I'm just gonna... - So... 536 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:02,646 The door. 537 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:03,881 - I was born to roam anyways, so... - Yeah. 538 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:13,891 Richard! 539 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:23,041 Liz just told me. 540 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:26,287 - She did. - Yup. 541 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:33,560 And if it's fine with her, then I guess the deal's fine with me. 542 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:35,321 So, it's approved. 543 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:37,607 - Good. - I'll ride down with you. 544 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:40,449 Oh, you don't have to. Okay. 545 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:49,161 Listen, 546 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:51,321 it goes without saying, 547 00:27:53,120 --> 00:27:57,921 but Liz can never find out about that whole thing between us. 548 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:01,651 Okay. Yup.