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13 ways HBO's 'Silicon Valley' totally nailed the real tech industry

Matt WeinbergerOct 25, 2016, 13:52 IST

Jaimie Trueblood/HBO/&quotSilicon Valley"

HBO's "Silicon Valley" is hilarious, but it's also totally committed to authenticity - even if it means things sometimes get weird.

To get there, showrunner Mike Judge and his crew employ consultants and even a few real-life startups - in addition to reading tech news from sites including Business Insider - just to make sure things can be as real as possible.

That means going beyond a few nerdy injokes and reflecting the real culture of the actual Silicon Valley, the capital of the tech world.

Here's how "Silicon Valley" gets the little things right so it can make some big jokes.