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- Cut it up.
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- So...
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in my offices again.
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- Yes, sir.
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- Would you like some tea?
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- There's no trouble.
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- Jared, is this about the fake users?
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- Would it make you feel better to...
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- No.
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- Richard, sit down. I did it.
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- Yes, but for ordinary reasons.
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- No, Gilfoyle, but that is.
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Pied Piper is in this death spiral,
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- Yes, the uptick.
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- Oh, yeah. That.
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- It's not.
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Wood Opal is going,
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against Index Ventures.
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denying calls from Jim Goetz,
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but I don't need to ejaculate
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I've got counter-counters.
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all that was left was this.
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this motherfucking cathedral
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- I'll talk to him.
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for the parking structure.
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- No, you need to go get that now.
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Have you seen him?
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Gotta keep the party going, you know?
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- Yeah.
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- Oh, "Unreal" has so many meanings.
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- Oh, no.
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- Okay.
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Gilfoyle, have you seen my flash drive?
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- I have not.
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- Yeah, I think...
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- Is it?
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which we know it will,
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- I'm finishing a story I'd love a comment on.
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and its subsequent illegal dumping
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- Mmm, I have a very good source.
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our share was worth half a mil each,
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his father, one Nelson Bighetti Sr.,
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I was never to have
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in perpetuity, ever,
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to find out what that means.
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- To Coleman Blair! Let's close this fucker.
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it's kind of a long story.
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I really had nothing to do with it.
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You're the fucking CEO, Richard.
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- Oh. Yes. I gotta go.
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- We are pumped as well. Aren't we, Richard?
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- Hmm? Pumped.
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- Pumped up. Mmm-hmm.
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no one is pulling any funny business.
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- No, my lawyer is in jail, so.
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I didn't think of this before,
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the same compression that you know and love
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game-changing, wait for it...
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- You mean like Hooli-Chat?
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- Richard...
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- No, no, no.
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- Richard, what the fuck are you doing?
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and he's right around the corner.
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about the platform,
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You sign this thing, right here, right now.
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- "Zero K used? Where's the download button?
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- All right, all right, you know what?
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- I'm gonna sign it. Can I sign it? I'll sign it.
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- I can't.
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- Because the numbers are fake.
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- We bought...
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gonna take those numbers...
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into getting the best possible
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from that office to right here,
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I would be committing fraud.
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a thick, girthy conscience
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- Oh, no.
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Fuck you, Richard Hendricks.
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- Oh, hey, Monica.
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but he's not answering any of my calls.
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you're guilty by association.
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We only gave it to, like, 12 people.
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I think you did the right thing.
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want to come to us for funding.
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buy back your own company
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because we're out of money.
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That should handle the traffic.
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There are 157 people using it near Gleb.
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her Satanist friends out there.
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a number on that town.
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my video-chat app was a piece of shit
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with the Pied Piper IP, right?
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402. Well, then you can kiss that goodbye.
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403. Oh, fuck.
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404. Speaking of, I'm actually using
the first dollars of my blog windfall
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405. on a trip to Kainchi Dham Ashram
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406. in Nainital, India,
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407. where Steve Jobs famously sought peace
and came up with the idea
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408. for a little product he called
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409. the Lisa.
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410. Good luck.
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411. Richard, I'll expect you off the premises
by end of day.
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412. Monica.
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413. - I'll see you later.
- Okay.
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414. You know, you can stay here for one year.
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415. - Free rent.
- Jian-Yang!
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416. Laurie.
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417. Oh.
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418. Gavin.
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419. You know Jack, of course.
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420. That is correct.
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421. Gavin, can we address
the elephant in the room?
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422. - Sorry?
- Pied Piper.
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423. Right. Yes, of course.
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424. I am forcing a sale.
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425. Your Maleant dealings demonstrate
that you're still pursuing middle-out.
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426. Might you be interested in placing a bid?
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427. Why would he want to bail out Raviga?
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428. You said it yourself,
our compression play is thriving.
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429. - Fair enough.
- You know what? I'm a completionist.
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430. Even if I buy it just to throw it in the garbage,
I'd like to be the one to drive the final nail
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431. in the Hendricks coffin.
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432. I'll give you...
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433. - Nine hundred dollars for it?
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434. - I believe that is a joke.
- You know what?
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435. I like nice, round numbers.
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436. Make it...
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437. A million?
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438. A million dollars?
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439. Gavin Belson gets to buy
Pied Piper for a million dollars
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440. and Raviga gets all of it because
of their liquidation preference
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441. and I get jack shit?
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442. Is that what you're telling me? God damn it.
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443. I know this is the last way
that you wanted it to end.
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444. I'm really sorry.
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445. Yeah, well, I'll see you at the meeting.
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446. Is that Hooli-Chat?
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447. They fix it or something?
That didn't look shitty at all.
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448. Actually, it's ours.
The guys hacked it together.
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449. - I can send you an invite if you want.
- Yeah. Cool. Thanks.
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450. - We got up to 4K users totally organically.
- Oh.
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451. Oh, shit, 7K now.
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452. Wow, we should have been
focusing on this instead.
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453. Not that it matters.
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454. I mean, it's all gonna be property
of Gavin Belson in an hour, so.
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455. That's ironic, huh?
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456. No, for real, I'm asking. Is it?
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457. I don't know. I was just smiling.
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458. Feels ironic.
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459. Hey, so thank you for...
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460. - Letting me stay here.
- No worries.
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461. Steve says you're welcome to
take my spot on the couch
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462. until you can find a job
and get your own place.
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463. Thanks.
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465. A couple of hours, I guess.
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466. Then we're turning right around
and going back to Phoenix.
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467. You know, he said he wants to be able
to keep an eye on me and my money
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468. and that I need to get a real job
to learn the value of a hard day's night
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469. or something like that.
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470. Well, I should probably get going
to this board meeting.
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471. And you're probably gonna be gone
when I'm back, so...
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472. - Guess this is it.
- Yeah, I guess so.
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473. See ya.
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475. - Okay.
- Okay.
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476. - All right. Cool, man.
- There we go.
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it's the last board meeting
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479. thank you for letting me be a part of it.
It's an honor.
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480. Okay, you don't have to keep saying that.
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481. Good day, all. This should be brief.
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482. The only item on the agenda is,
of course, the authorization
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483. of the sale of Pied Piper
to the current high bidder.
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484. Three "yes" votes will approve the sale.
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485. And as Raviga controls
three of the board seats,
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486. - it seems...
- I'm sorry.
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487. - I'm not doing it.
- Oh, Monica, not again.
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488. I'm sorry, but look,
Richard has worked too hard
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489. and I know that I can't stop it,
but I'm not gonna vote
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490. to let Pied Piper become
the property of that asshole.
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491. Monica, I also happen
to find him contemptible.
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492. But Pied Piper will be sold
to the high bidder, period.
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493. You know what? I don't care.
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494. You want to fire me, fire me.
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495. If we're not gonna adhere to the values
that Peter Gregory instilled,
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496. - then I don't think I belong here.
- Monica, you don't have to do this.
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497. - I'm not voting yes.
- Very well. You're off the board.
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498. Excuse me. Man.
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499. - Do you work here?
- Well, it was my first day actually.
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500. - Everybody's been super...
- Sit.
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501. You are now officially on
the board of directors of Pied Piper.
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502. - Oh, okay. That's fine I guess...
- When I point to you, you will vote yes.
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503. Now, I move to vote on the sale of Pied Piper.
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504. I vote yes.
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505. - I vote yes.
- And Evan.
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506. Evan?
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507. - I can't do it.
- What? Why?
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508. Because...
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510. I love you.
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511. - There. I said it.
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512. And I could never do anything
to make you sad.
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513. Oh, for fuck's sake.
Do I have to pull the receptionist in here?
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514. How does this compare
with a typical board meeting?
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515. All right, stop. Everybody, just stop.
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516. We all know how this is gonna go,
so let's just get it over with.
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517. All right?
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518. I vote yes. There. Okay? I approve the sale.
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519. Three "yes" votes.
Can this please just be done?
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520. Very well.
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521. - I vote yes also.
- Irrelevant.
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522. - But thank you.
- The sale is approved.
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523. Pied Piper, its IP, and all of its assets
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524. are now officially the property
of Bachmanity, LLC.
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526. Did you just say "Bachmanity"?
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527. - As in Erlich Bachman and Nelson Bighetti?
- Yes, you know them.
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528. Wait, they had the highest bid?
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529. I received a telephone call
approximately 30 minutes ago
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530. entering a bid of one million and one dollars
with a firm no-shop clause.
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531. So, when you were referring to
the person who bought Pied Piper
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you were talking about Erlich?
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533. To which contemptible asshole
did you think I was referring?
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535. Oh.
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536. I see. No.
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537. This meeting is adjourned.
I thank you all for your time.
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538. So, Bachmanity it is.
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539. That's good.
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540. So, should we give this thing a shot?
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541. You and Big Head, huh?
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542. Um...
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543. Sorry you had to cancel your trip.
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544. And look, I really appreciate all this.
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545. I really think this video-chat thing
is gonna be something, you know?
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546. - I don't know if you've seen the numbers.
- You want a number?
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547. The percentage I give a fuck about you, zero.
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548. It's trending steady.
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549. And of course I've seen the numbers.
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550. This is a business opportunity. Nothing more.
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551. Big Head was your friend.
He was the one that talked me into it.
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552. I don't trust you, Richard Hendricks.
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553. And it's gonna take a long, long, long time
to regain my trust.
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554. Are we clear?
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555. Are we absolutely clear...
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556. Always blue! Always blue!
Always blue! Always blue!
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557. Always blue! Always blue!
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558. Always blue!
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559. - You suck.
- Oh, fuck, it's my dad again.
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560. He's gotta be so pissed.
I can't believe this is happening, you guys.
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561. I mean, I guess now
we're a video-chat company,
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562. but the best part of it is it's us, you know?
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563. Just us controlling our own destiny.
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564. No, the best part of it is that I own 50%.
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565. Well, yes, you and Big Head
do own the entire company,
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566. but I am the founder, it's my algorithm,
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567. so I'm assuming I'm getting
my original shares back, right?
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568. Why would you assume that?
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569. Well, when a tech company reboots,
it's normal to have a conversation
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570. about restructuring the cap table.
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571. Good, 'cause I'm the guy that hacked together
the video-chat app
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572. to see if that woman was hot, so...
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573. Yeah, but it's not gonna scale until
I get in there and scrape all the Dinesh off.
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574. Well, Laurie still hasn't called me back,
so I may need a new job.
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575. And I'm assuming Pied Piper
can't afford my salary,
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576. so I'll need stock.
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577. Do we really want it to be called
Pied Piper anymore?
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578. No, yes, of course. Of course we want...
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579. Why do we want to change the name?
It's great.
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580. Yeah, and we do already have the jackets.
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581. Big. Head.
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582. - Big Head.
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583. Go for Erlich.
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584. Erlich Bachman, this is you as an old man.
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585. I'm ugly and I'm dead. Alone.
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586. I'm gonna let him have this one. All right...
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587. Well, I'm sorry to hear that, future me.
What a terrible thing.
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588. I'll talk to you in several years.
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589. You're up.
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590. Always blue! Always blue!
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591. Always blue! Always blue!
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592. Always blue! Always blue!
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593. Always blue! Always blue! Always blue!
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