This article is about the pilot episode of Silicon Valley. For the product development strategy, see Minimum viable product.
1st episode of the 1st season of Silicon Valley
"Minimum Viable Product"
Silicon Valley episode
Episode no.
Season 1 Episode 1
Directed by
Mike Judge
Written by
John Altschuler Dave Krinsky Mike Judge
Original air date
April 6, 2014 (2014-04-06)
Running time
29 minutes
Guest appearances
Herschel Boone as Himself
Jared Cohen as Himself
Andrew Daly as Dr. Crawford
Aly Mawji as Aly Dutta
Scott Prendergast as Himself
Eric Schmidt as Himself
Brian Tichnell as Jason
Jessica Wagner-Cowan as Artist
Bernard White as Denpok
Robert "Kid Rock" Richie as Himself
Matt Ross as Gavin Belson
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"Minimum Viable Product" is the pilot episode of the television comedy Silicon Valley. It originally aired on HBO on April 6, 2014. The episode was written by series creators John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky and Mike Judge and directed by Judge. HBO made the episode available for free on YouTube.[1]
^"Stream the First Episode of Mike Judge's Silicon Valley". Slate. April 7, 2014.
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