Week 10 EOC: Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley was a fantastic series that was comedic yet intelligent at that same time. I enjoyed it as much as Erlich enjoyed this vision quest.

Week 8 EOC: Silicon Valley Ep. 8 Rights and Wrongs

In the season finale of Silicone Valley, we see Richard finally take charge for his company. But first there was the mess that was the result of Erlich’s actions the previous night. Something the team did right was have a lawyer to take care of the situation and walk them through the correct steps to fix the mess of the situation. “The need for a lawyer for your small business arises from the fact that there are hundreds of laws for business that need to be followed and each industry will have its own particular regulations and rules.” As for Gavin Newsome, his ability to wow the audience is flawless. His presentation was not only different, it was also superb. He did it effortlessly and made the presentation look intriguing. They was Gavin Newsome connected his visuals to his dialogue was very refined. Not to mention his vocabulary made it sound like he know everything there was to know about what he was selling. “An important skill to have in business and especially in the public relations arena is the skill of persuasion or the ability to win over the crowd.” Richard on the other hand seemed very nervous for his presentation because of the fact that he was barley prepared and almost didn’t have a product to show off. However, this was a huge step for Richard because he finally took control over his company which he struggled vastly throughout the series. He knew it was time for him to step up and it couldn’t have come at a better time, though he was nervous he still had the “wow” factor. He created an algorithm that for a score of 5 on the scale, which is nearly unheard of. Richard finally had the confidence and power to become the leader of a group he never had a big grasp on. “One must always be confident at workplace to gain visibility and show how one tackles situation or problems with positivity and dignity.”

Week 7 EOC: Silicon Valley Episode 8 Rights and Wrongs

During the 7^th episode of Silicon Valley, we see Erlich take the lead role. His power to be able to be socially acceptable and be able to network by speaking, public or not, really shines in this episode. This was very good in Erlich’s behalf, however he does have relations with one of the judge’s wife. This is unacceptable in many ways. This could be seen as sexual harassment in the workplace, which is not good for Pied Piper. “Sexual advances or conduct of a sexual nature which unreasonably interferes with the performance of a person's job or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.” The Tech Crunch was in a way their workplace, because they were conducting business to a degree. Meanwhile, Richard loses focus on the company because of a girl. Richard could not get his mind straight and work on the final product because he was tripped up on a girl that did not matter. This shows Richards paranoia and ability to lose concentration. “The ability to focus the mind is one of the most important abilities one should possess.”(112). Richard has to work on his ability to stay concentrated and get work done. However, Danesh was working very well, in fact he was being very productive. Richards’s inability to stay concentrated effected Danesh’s ability to work. Richard may not realize his inability to stay concentrated effects more than just himself. Danesh has a “trained mind”, “A trained mind is able to focus, without being distracted by thoughts, noises or anything else.” (126). This is much needed in the chaotic epidemic that Richard is going through. Richard is under a lot of stress, so having a calm and mellow worker, i.e. Danesh, is much needed for Richard to over come his stress.

Week 6 EOC: Silicon Valley Rights and Wrongs

In the sixth episode of Silicon Valley, Richard faces a lot of situations where he becomes uncomfortable. This just goes to show the lack of communications and sociability Richard possesses. When the “Carver” points out Richard’s mannerism of scrunching his lips and how often Richard does it, it shows how often Richard is uncomfortable either with himself or his abilities. “Your attitude while talking is also important. “It’s not just your words that convey a message, it’s all of you.” If you slouch, jam your hands into your pockets, shuffle your feet and avoid eye contact, people will get the impression you don’t want to communicate with them.” (Adams). This is something that Richard needs to work on, even though he did aske the Carver for help. By asking for help, Richard shows that he does need the Carver’s abilities and that he admits the Carver is a better coder than Richard. He doesn’t admit defeat in any way, Richard simply asks for the Carver to tackle a problem in collaboration. “What I learned from the experience was that asking for help is a delicate endeavor—but when done right, it’ll get the job done faster or better.” (Winter). This should have sped the problem solving up, however, Richard left the Carver alone which was not the brightest idea. Richard shouldn’t have left a teenager alone with the sole foundation of Pied Piper. Though the carver is somewhat experienced with coding, he did have an incident with Bank of America which he later confessed to.  Obviously Richard did not know, but he still shouldn’t have let anyone alone with the foundation of the company. “Proper security management specifies actions and protocols in case of data loss, breach detection and critical vulnerability detection (in a product).” (Liber). 

Week 5 EOC: Silicon Valley Rights and Wrongs ep.5

While looking for a new logo, Erlich gets a graffiti artist to make them a new logo. What’s wrong with this is that Erlich got someone who affiliated in illegal activity and brought them to design a company logo. Erlich also did not get any consultancy from Jared when making the deal with the graffiti artist, meaning there was no legal document that confirmed the transaction. Jared’s mental tension starts to break when the group of employees of Pied Piper have no boundaries nor do they have respect for the company. Jared starts to take action and tries to make Pied Piper a legitimist functioning company. He makes this flow chart to keep track of the group’s progress and he spikes a little bit of coworker competitiveness which raises the level of work being completed immensely. A problem Jared had with the “organization” was that Jared and Richard were not communicating, it almost felt as if everyone was ignoring Jared. “Effective workplace communication is important in companies with workplace diversity.” Richard put in an application for a tech competition that would fund your business fi you won. Jared had no idea and when Gavin and Peter Gregory, Gregory who is funding Pied Piper, found out there was a big mess that took place. A big mess which could’ve been easily avoided if Richard would’ve told Jared about the application. “Understanding the benefits of effective communication helps companies place a focus on developing a workforce that is able to communicate within the firm and with customers, vendors and international business partners.”Then there’s the obvious mess at the end of the episode where Elrich gets busted by the police for growing marijuana. Even if he didn’t get caught, partaking in illegal activities in the work place is not a good idea. “Corruption and criminal activity within the workplace are serious problems.”

Week 4 EOC: Silicon Valley Rights and Wrongs Episode 4

As the show "Silicon Valley" starts to play out, they group start to make their company, Pied Piper, a legit business. Richard starts off episode 4 by meeting with a lawyer to help finalize the transaction of getting a name, on Richard’s behalf, this was a very good move. He also says that they are “pivoting” their company, which means they are switching the directions and missions of Pied Piper. “Running a business causes owners to make dozens of decisions daily, many times without much advance thought and consideration.” (Doerksen). Along with the maturation of Pied Piper as a company, Richard starts to “crack” under pressure and he starts to be a little sterner with the rules and positioning with his company. Along with the rights that he is doing there are still wrongs. For example throughout the episode, Richard has panic attacks because he can’t see the “vision” of Pied Piper. Richard simply does not know what the company is, meaning he knows what it is to him, however, when someone asks him what the company is he doesn’t know how to express himself. "...look into how others would view the business, the size and scope of the asset that has been created, and identification of important and sometime latent value drives." (Doerksen). Though Erlich nails the elevator introduction, Richard still is uncomfortable with public speaking, however, Peter Gregory has become successful without that trait. Public speaking doesn’t mean in front of a crowd, I’m speaking on the behalf of the networking and socializing traits of public speaking. Richard may not understand but networking is incredibly important in the world of business. “Business Networking is a really valuable way to expand your knowledge, learn from the success of others, attain new clients and tell others about your business.” (Baird). 

Week 4 EOC: Silicon Valley Rights and Wrongs Episode 4

As the show "Silicon Valley" starts to play out, they group start to make their company, Pied Piper, a legit business. Richard starts off episode 4 by meeting with a lawyer to help finalize the transaction of getting a name, on Richard’s behalf, this was a very good move. He also says that they are “pivoting” their company, which means they are switching the directions and missions of Pied Piper. “Running a business causes owners to make dozens of decisions daily, many times without much advance thought and consideration.” (Doerksen). Along with the maturation of Pied Piper as a company, Richard starts to “crack” under pressure and he starts to be a little sterner with the rules and positioning with his company. Along with the rights that he is doing there are still wrongs. For example throughout the episode, Richard has panic attacks because he can’t see the “vision” of Pied Piper. Richard simply does not know what the company is, meaning he knows what it is to him, however, when someone asks him what the company is he doesn’t know how to express himself. "...look into how others would view the business, the size and scope of the asset that has been created, and identification of important and sometime latent value drives." (Doerksen). Though Erlich nails the elevator introduction, Richard still is uncomfortable with public speaking, however, Peter Gregory has become successful without that trait. Public speaking doesn’t mean in front of a crowd, I’m speaking on the behalf of the networking and socializing traits of public speaking. Richard may not understand but networking is incredibly important in the world of business. “Business Networking is a really valuable way to expand your knowledge, learn from the success of others, attain new clients and tell others about your business.” (Baird). 

Week 3 EOC: Silicon Valley Rights and Wrongs Episode 3

During the third episode of "Silicon Valley" the group again does various things correctly, however the almost match that with things they did incorrectly. For example, Richard goes of to some farm so he can purchase the name Pied Piper, however he did have a few interference's. One being before he went to the farm to purchase the rights to the name. "Trademark infringement can carry a high cost for your business." (Beesley). Richard should've investigated the availability of the name before he got the written check from Peter Gregory. While all this interference happened, the other members of the group were brainstorming new names, which was a great idea on their behalf. Even when Richard made the deal about the rights to the name Pied Piper, he never got a professional legal document, which could've been a napkin with consent. This was not a good idea because the owner of the name quickly took the offer back. But Richard finally starts to negotiate like an actual business person and finally gets the rights to Pied Piper. All good, but there was still a problem with the fact there was an illegal immigrant working for them. "United States employers who knowingly or unknowingly hire illegal immigrants in their place of business are subject to a variety of government sanctions..." (McQuerrey). Gilfoyle wasn't a United States Citizen, he was an illegal immigrant from Canada, however with the help of Jared, they identified the problem and sorted everything out. If they didn't do this in time, there could've been serious consequences. " Failure to comply with these laws can result in government seizure of company assets as well as fines and possible forfeiture of the right of a company to bid on government contracts." (McQuerrey).


https://www.sba.gov/blogs/how-choose-claim-and-protect-your-business-name-online-and-offline

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/report-illegal-immigrants-work-company-17452.html

Week 2 EOC: Silicon Valley Rights and Wrongs

In the second episode of "Silicon Valley", the gang faces some challenges, some they handled well, others they did not. For example, one of the best decisions the group did was ad Jared. Jared brought business experience that then led to another thing they did correctly. "Young people are more likely to be successful in their job hunt if they have done some good work experience." The other thing Richard and the group did correctly was interview each group member to find out the strengths and weaknesses of each group. "Working in a group that does not utilize individual strengths is detrimental to the overall performance of the group." ( Vanderweele). Bringing a stripper into a workplace, which Erlich did, was very inappropriate and could be words as sexual harassment in the workplace. "The U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) defines workplace sexual harassment as the act of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment." Another thing Richard and Elrich did wrong was they were in no way prepared for the interview with Peter Gregory, nor did they create a business plan which Peter Gregory insisted they do. This made Pie Piper look unprofessional and ill prepared to face the challenges of owning an actual business. To go along with the unprofessional aspect, the group did not make Pi Piper an actual corporate nor did they include any actual corporate information. The group also did not patent or copyright their algorithm, which later the competing company found and is now using it as their work. This is very dangerous and is a well lesson learned for the group.


300 words on what they did right and wrong, with 3 quotes from book or internet.


http://www.allaboutcareers.com/careers-advice/work-experience/why-is-work-experience-importanthttp://www.allaboutcareers.com/careers-advice/work-experience/why-is-work-experience-important

http://homepages.wmich.edu/~pillsbur/ES%203950/Writing/Sample%20Papers/samplepaper1LV.html

http://employment.findlaw.com/employment-discrimination/sexual-harassment-at-work.html

Week 1 EOC: Stallions not Unicorns

1) A mobile Coffee Truck that goes to different places and serves assorted coffees, teas and pastries. It will pretty much be a food truck but that is always on the move to big events and other social gatherings. It will be an inexpensive way to cool off on a hot summers day or warm up during a chilly winter night. During holidays such as fourth of July or new years, we will be right there to offer people drinks and snacks while they enjoy the coming attractions.

2) Open my own race track where you can race your very own car, I would not provide a car because it is a bring your own car. for a fixed price you can race your very own car around a race track 10 times. There will be a waiting room where there is a gift shop where you will be able to buy souvenirs. Also in the waiting room there will be a small cafe where you can get small snacks and drinks. There will be a scoreboard where you can see who was fastest around the track and in what type of car they were in. See what your car can do, and live the dream with out breaking the bank.

3) Open a warehouse that is basically a target practice place where you can compete against others or people in your own party. See who can shoot a basketball better, whose more accurate hitting a golf ball, who can hit more baseballs and who can hit them farther, or just sit at the bar and have a few drinks while you watch the latest sports events. In each event you play there is a scoring system, and whoever scores the highest in your party either gets to play for free, or for the older more mature demographic, they will get a free drink of their choice at the bar. "Sports Fever"?

Week 1 EOC: My Voice

As an advertising professional, I make advertisements that are visually pleasing to the consumers eye. It's not so much manipulation; I open the door visually to help people understand a products purpose and hopefully persuade a viewer to become a consumer. I focus on originality, precision, and persistence in my work. My final products represent my hard work for perfection. The work I put out reflects the company but at the same time it has my own touch so that in every advertisement there is a hint of my own theme. I don’t settle for under quality work, and nor should the viewers of my advertisements. My goal as an advertising professional is to sell products in a high quality manner that is productive yet at the same time does not give out the sense of urgency or desperateness. I will be recognized for my work and I am determined to sell products in a creative and pleasing way. The viewers of my work will not be wasting time by looking advertisements. Instead, they will pleased, visually, in what they see and by chance be persuaded to purchase said item or product.