Silicon Valley Grow Fast or Die Slow (Season 5, Episode 1)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 32 min | Comedy

Silicon Valley

Grow Fast or Die Slow (Season 5, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 32 min | Comedy

The pressure to get things right stymies Richard and forces him to grow the company in a way he hadn't planned; Dinesh and Gilfoyle question their ability to make good choices; Gavin returns to Hooli and worries about becoming antiquated.

Showrunners

Alec Berg | Mike Judge

Director

Mike Judge

Writers

Ron Weiner (written by) | Mike Judge (created by) | John Altschuler (created by) | Dave Krinsky (created by) & 4 more

Composer

Jeff Cardoni

Cinematographer

Tim Suhrstedt

Editor

Tim Roche

Casting Directors

Nicole Abellera | Jeanne McCarthy | Leslie Woo

Production Designer

Richard Toyon

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 25, 2018

Release date

Mar 25, 2018 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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Cast	+ Add Cast
25 cast members

Name	Known for
Thomas Middleditch Richard Hendricks Richard Hendricks See fewer	The Final Girls (2015)
Josh Brener Nelson 'Big Head' Bighetti (credit only) Nelson 'Big Head' Bighetti (credit only) 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)
Amanda Crew Monica Hall Monica Hall See fewer	Silicon Valley (2014)
Zach Woods Donald 'Jared' Dunn Donald 'Jared' Dunn See fewer	The Other Guys (2010)
Matt Ross Gavin Belson Gavin Belson See fewer	Captain Fantastic (2016)
Suzanne Cryer Laurie Bream Laurie Bream See fewer	Silicon Valley (2014)
Jimmy O. Yang Jian Yang Jian Yang See fewer	Patriots Day (2016)
Jill E. Alexander Patrice (as Jill Alexander) Patrice (as Jill Alexander) See fewer	Kidnap (I) (2017)
Scott Prendergast Scott Scott See fewer	Kabluey (2007)
Rogelio T. Ramos Executive (as Rogelio Ramos) Executive (as Rogelio Ramos) See fewer	Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Ben Feldman Ron LaFlamme Ron LaFlamme See fewer	The Perfect Man (2005)
Andrew Leeds Duncan Duncan See fewer	Major Payne (1995)
Chloe Wepper Kira Pickford Kira Pickford See fewer	Office Christmas Party (2016)
Chris Williams Hoover Hoover See fewer	Silicon Valley (2014)
Chris Aquilino Danny Danny See fewer	Silicon Valley (2014)
Kat Kuei Chen Coder #1 (as Katerina Baruffi) Coder #1 (as Katerina Baruffi) See fewer	Silicon Valley (2014)
Carson Mell Coder #3 Coder #3 See fewer	Silicon Valley (2014)
Rachel Rosenbloom Becky Becky See fewer	Good Trouble (2019)
Mao Sun Coder #2 Coder #2 See fewer	Silicon Valley (2014)
Armen Weitzman Jeff Jeff See fewer	Another Period (2013)
Vanessa Beck Tesla Sales Representative (uncredited) Tesla Sales Representative (uncredited) See fewer	X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
J.E. Burton Techie #10 (uncredited) Techie #10 (uncredited) See fewer	Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Priya Gopalan Stallion (uncredited) Stallion (uncredited) See fewer	How We Met (2020)