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What they say in Silicon Valley about the series 'Silicon Valley': the truth about life in California

And what other series are watching mentors from 500 Startups.

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Now our team is running the Accelerator program "Sberbank" and 500 Startups.

Like all startups, we have watched all the seasons of the series Silicon Valley several times. Taking this opportunity, I asked our American mentors about their attitude to the series, and also what else they were watching.

Hi, are you watching TV shows or do you think this is a waste of time?

Yes, I look, to distract. For a long time I did not dare to watch the series “Silicon Valley”, because the subject matter is too close to my field of activity. Now he is one of the most favorite TV shows. Being inside the industry, you take everything to heart, empathize with the founders of startups and investors. The series hits the sore points.

Do you think the plot is close to reality or is everything too exaggerated?

Of course, some points are exaggerated. But more importantly, it shows the nuances to which the founders in the beginning of the path do not pay attention. It seems that there is still so much time ahead and now there are more priority tasks. But these unresolved issues then strongly influence the business. It is also well shown how people are very passionate about work, how much they love their job, how their minds are changing.

You are talking about moments that should not be missed from the very beginning. Which for example?

The problem of intellectual property: what can be told at meetings, and what is not. The series was an example when, at a meeting with fake investors, the team was ready to reveal all the details of their project to competitors.

And it is worth to immediately decide from whom to attract investment. When a startup calculates how many days it still has enough money, there is a great temptation to take the first available. If a person has money to invest, it does not mean that he will be able to give the right advice or correctly manage your business. You need to think in perspective.

What about movies not related to startups?

I am very impressed by the recently released anthology of the Coen brothers, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. This is a series of sketches, the stories for which the brothers collected 20 years. The film is about the American dream, do we get what we deserve when we work a lot.

I think the success of Silicon Valley lies genetically. The ancestors of the Wild West were very purposeful, now this purposefulness among their descendants. Despite the fact that Russians have historically different conditions, I like that with the help of such films it is possible to transfer experience not at the genetic level, but at the level of art.

Tristan, what series do you watch?

I prefer historical documentaries. To learn something new for yourself. My favorite TV show - “Vikings” - is based on real events. We show it on the channel History Channel.

Entrepreneurs advise to watch the documentary "Something Ventured". It is quite old, 2011 of the year. Describes the ups and downs of some of the greatest companies of the twentieth century. The series has a lot to learn.

I do not watch movies or TV shows. I prefer outdoor activities, I love basketball. I get new information from books.

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