Silicon Valley Proof of Concept (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 28 min | Comedy

Silicon Valley

Proof of Concept (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 28 min | Comedy

Richard has trouble getting Pied Piper ready in time for the TechCrunch Disrupt, while Erlich realizes he slept with the wife of one of the judges of the contest.

Showrunners

Alec Berg | Mike Judge

Director

Mike Judge

Writers

Clay Tarver (written by) | Mike Judge (created by) | John Altschuler (created by) | Dave Krinsky (created by)

Producers

Alec Berg | Mike Judge | Jim Kleverweis

Composer

Jeff Cardoni

Cinematographer

Jim Denault

Editor

Tim Roche

Casting Directors

Nicole Abellera | Jeanne McCarthy

Production Designer

Richard Toyon

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Edit Released

Updated May 18, 2014

Release date

May 18, 2014 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 14 wins & 99 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
37 cast members

Name	Known for
Thomas Middleditch Richard Hendricks Richard Hendricks See fewer	The Final Girls (2015)
T.J. Miller Erlich Bachman Erlich Bachman See fewer	Silicon Valley (2014)
Josh Brener Nelson 'Big Head' Bighetti Nelson 'Big Head' Bighetti See fewer	Silicon Valley (2014)
Martin Starr Bertram Gilfoyle Bertram Gilfoyle See fewer	Adventureland (2009)
Kumail Nanjiani Dinesh Chugtai Dinesh Chugtai See fewer	The Big Sick (2017)
Christopher Evan Welch Peter Gregory (credit only) Peter Gregory (credit only) See fewer	Lincoln (2012)
Amanda Crew Monica Hall Monica Hall See fewer	The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
Zach Woods Donald 'Jared' Dunn Donald 'Jared' Dunn See fewer	The Other Guys (2010)
Jill E. Alexander Patrice (as Jill Alexander) Patrice (as Jill Alexander) See fewer	Kidnap (I) (2017)
Bobak Bakhtiari Immedibug CEO Immedibug CEO See fewer	Silicon Valley (2014)
Shainu Bala Yoga Master CEO Yoga Master CEO See fewer	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
Ursula Burton Female Judge Female Judge See fewer	The Happiest Day of His Life (2007)
Bobo Chang Flingual CEO Flingual CEO See fewer	Young Sheldon (2017)
Isaac Cheung BitFlenser CEO BitFlenser CEO See fewer	Shameless (2011)
Efrain Gomez Systobase CEO Systobase CEO See fewer	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015)
Brandon Higa HAPPIN! CEO HAPPIN! CEO See fewer	Silicon Valley (2014)
Jason Kincaid Self Self See fewer	Silicon Valley (2014)
Jimmy O. Yang Jian Yang (as Jimmy Ouyang) Jian Yang (as Jimmy Ouyang) See fewer	Patriots Day (2016)
Jeremy Rabb HumanHeater CEO HumanHeater CEO See fewer	Silicon Valley (2014)
Rogelio T. Ramos Another Executive (as Rogelio Ramos) Another Executive (as Rogelio Ramos) See fewer	Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Ben Zelevansky Stage Manager Stage Manager See fewer	The Goldbergs (2013)
Jake Broder Dan Melcher Dan Melcher See fewer	The Patient (2022)
Lynn Chen Grace Melcher Grace Melcher See fewer	Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Andy Daly Doctor (as Andrew Daly) Doctor (as Andrew Daly) See fewer	Review (2014)
Mary Holland Sherry Sherry See fewer	Happiest Season (2020)
Aly Mawji Aly Dutta Aly Dutta See fewer	Will & Grace (1998)
AJ Michalka Charlotte Charlotte See fewer	Super 8 (2011)
Scott Prendergast Actor Actor See fewer	Kabluey (2007)
Brian Tichnell Jason Jason See fewer	Silicon Valley (2014)
Matt Ross Gavin Belson Gavin Belson See fewer	Captain Fantastic (2016)
Segis Avila Flingual CEO Flingual CEO See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Jon D'Acunto Zenzibyte CEO Zenzibyte CEO See fewer	Silicon Valley (2014)
Matt Houston d-keen CEO d-keen CEO See fewer	Silicon Valley (2014)
Tiara Lanai Bounce Jog Girl Bounce Jog Girl See fewer	American Trash (2011)
Nick Kincaid Tech Reporter (uncredited) Tech Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Camp X-Ray (2014)
Ilya Movshovich Ilya Movshovich (uncredited) Ilya Movshovich (uncredited) See fewer
Tansu Philip Tech Reporter (uncredited) Tech Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	GLOW (2017)