On HBO's Silicon Valley, fiction isn't stranger than truth
How do you satirize the already absurd? That is the challenge for HBO’s Silicon Valley, which kicks off its second season this Sunday. The show continues to follow young startup Pied Piper as it tries to raise venture capital funding, build its first product, and avoid being crushed by a vindictive corporate giant. But it’s chosen to set its stage in a world whose reality is already over-the-top: a startup industry that seasoned tech investors are calling a bubble, with valuations for young “pre-revenue” startups reaching into the billions faster than ever before.
Source:: The Verge
