13 ways HBO's 'Silicon Valley' totally nailed the real tech industry
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Jaimie Trueblood/HBO/"Silicon Valley"
Jaimie Trueblood/HBO/"Silicon Valley"
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HBO's "Silicon Valley" is hilarious, but it's also totally committed to authenticity - even if it means things sometimes get weird. 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 injokes and reflecting the real culture of the actual Silicon Valley, the 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.
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