“That’s exactly what happened when he ditched me for you.” Richard later runs into Gavin on a park bench, where they briefly discuss Jared’s exodus from Pied Piper to “a sexy start-up” run by Gwart. This is a mirror image of Gavin’s wall-punching last week. He also attempts to punch another office wall and misses by a mile. Upon hearing this, Richard does what you’d expect him to do: He pukes all over the office glass wall. He can wind up owning all of Pied Piper for virtually peanuts. This sets up a major Catch-22: If Pied Piper sells any of its stock to stay solvent, Maximo will buy it up. Making matters worse, Maximo has bought all the Pied Piper stock owned by Big Head’s Dad and now owns 30 percent of Pied Piper without having to pay Richard one thin dime. You may recall that Laurie fired Colin in “ Fifty-One Percent,” but a billion bucks mends a lot of fences. That bad thing is Colin taking Maximo’s money and leaving Pied Piper to partner with Professional Badass Laurie Bream’s Yao Net USA. “Remember when I told you bad things would happen if you did not take my money?” he asks. Richard takes issue with the interest calculation, stating that his decision is only costing them just over $2 a minute.ĭuring this math contest, Richard receives a scary phone call from Maximo. One billion dollars in the bank at an interest rate of 3.65 percent would eventually amount to $69 a minute. More calculations ensue, most of which are figured out by Monica without the use of a calculator.
“Not to split hairs,” says Richard, “but you’d actually have $250 million.” You can imagine how comforting that is to everyone in the room. His math is off remember Maximo’s offer was for only 10 percent of the company. “Did that start some sick addiction to turning down money?” asks Dinesh angrily.ĭuring his rant, Dinesh calculates that his 2.5 percent stake in Pied Piper would have netted him $25 million of that billion. “One billion dollars.” Dinesh reminds Richard that he turned down Gavin Belson’s original $10 million offer for Pied Piper 1.0. “You can’t put a price tag on ethics.” “But you just did,” counters Gilfoyle. Granted, he’s not running the triathlon, but he is racing against Gavin in a more compelling competition.īefore Richard can hit the road, he has to explain to Dinesh, Gilfoyle, and Monica why he turned down Maximo’s billion-dollar offer. But if Gavin is Cecil, then Richard Hendricks must be Bugs. Gavin must have seen those Looney Tunes cartoons in which Cecil Turtle cheats Bugs Bunny out of victory, because he’s not above rigging the race. The Hooli Cares triathlon attracts some of the Valley’s best athletes, but is usually won by Gavin Belson. “Hooli Smokes!” fits the bill, though, adding a literal race to the proceedings. It’s a bit early in the season for a “race against time” episode of Silicon Valley - they’re usually saved for the season finale.
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