14 ways HBO's 'Silicon Valley' nailed the real tech industry

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HBO's "Silicon Valley," which returns to the air tonight, is hilarious, but it's also committed to authenticity - even if it means things get weird sometimes.

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To get there, showrunner Mike Judge and his crew employ consultants and even a few real-life startups - in addition to reading tech news from sites, including Business Insider - just to make sure things can be as real as possible.

That means going beyond a few nerdy in-jokes and reflecting the real culture of the actual Silicon Valley, capital of the tech world.

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Here's how "Silicon Valley" gets the little things right so it can make some big jokes: