I worked at a startup that was more absurd than anything on "Silicon Valley".
Mike Judge says they had to tone down the advice they got from consultants for that show who were working in tech. The ideas they got (from people working in the real Silicon Valley) were too crazy for audiences to believe.
You know what they say: "Life is stranger than fiction."
Fiction has to make sense; reality is under no such obligation.
Because that show is written by people who barely knew Silicon Valley.
If you read those memoirs/history of those Silicon Valley companies, it is 100% more entertaining than the show itself
The shows writers had quite a few advisors with deep ties to Silicon Valley. Former twitter ceo dick Costello comes to mind.
> If you read those memoirs/history of those Silicon Valley companies