Over the years, the website has revamped the interface and introduced new tech that was developed or envisioned in the TV series. had been keeping updating and growing alongside the plot of Silicon Valley, new blogs were added every now and then. Hendricks accidentally find out the compression algorithm used in Pied Piper has a better chance for monetization, as the high compression rate is highly demanded in the market. It was initially the name for Hendricks' songwriter-oriented music app, a tool that helped artists to detect whether their work infringed fellow artists' copyright. Pied Piper is the brainchild of Richard Hendricks, the protagonist of HBO's show Silicon Valley. The website is launched in 2014, featuring the introduction to the mock-up data compression algorithm – middle out, as well as company history, blogs and an introduction to team members.įor those unfamiliar with the show, here is the background information. is the in-universe website for the fictional tech startup company Pied Pieper (PP) from HBO's show Silicon Valley. If you are one of those visitors to, worry not, here are the recaps of the best content of the site, and background information with regard to data compression. This error has been around for several month, and it seems the website is down forever. When visiting the domain, it says This page isn't working, HTTP ERROR 500.

is down for unknown reasons, and site's owner hasn't disclosed what happened to Piedpiper.

Pied Piper by Emma Jaye