| # | Episode Title | Original Air Date | Core Plot Index | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | | Apr 6, 2014 | Intro to Richard, Erlich, and Big Head. Richard accidentally creates Pied Piper (a revolutionary compression algorithm) while trying to demo a music app, "Pied Piper." | | 2 | "The Cap Table" | Apr 13, 2014 | The "house" becomes a company. Richard navigates equity splits, Gavin Belson (Hooli CEO) offers $10M, and Peter Gregory (Raviga) counters with $200k for 5%. | | 3 | "Articles of Incorporation" | Apr 20, 2014 | Legal loopholes. Richard tries to avoid a lawsuit from a college rival. The team moves into Erlich’s incubator full-time. | | 4 | "Fiduciary Duties" | Apr 27, 2014 | The pressure of valuation. Richard panics during a press interview. Jared (Donald) joins the team after being fired from Hooli. | | 5 | "Signaling Risk" | May 4, 2014 | Hooli vs. Pied Piper. Gavin Belson declares a "war" and launches a competing team (Nucleus) to reverse-engineer Richard’s algorithm. | | 6 | "Third Party Insourcing" | May 11, 2014 | Tech crunch. The team struggles with server costs and a "free trial" debacle. The famous "middle-out compression" theory is born. | | 7 | "Proof of Concept" | May 18, 2014 | TechCrunch Disrupt. The team must present a working demo. Erlich over-promises; Dinesh and Gilfoyle clash. | | 8 | "Optimal Tip-to-Tip Efficiency" | Jun 1, 2014 | Season finale. The competition at Disrupt. Pied Piper vs. Hooli’s Nucleus. The "middle-out" algorithm succeeds, but Richard must choose between acquisition offers. |
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