A driving force behind the show popularity is that it managed to be funny while also providing a realistic portrayal of startup culture in Silicon Valley. In fact, the show resonated so heavily with the tech community that Bill Gates, a few years ago, wrote a blog post arguing that if you really want to understand how Silicon Valley works today, you have to watch the show. Gates blog post was mostly a glowing review of the show, but the Microsoft co founder did have one specific gripe....
