[s4e3] Intellectual Property • Instant

While Richard spirals, the rest of the incubator crew explores their own "intellectual property" ventures:

Facing a legal dead-end, Richard visits Gavin Belson—who has just been ousted from Hooli—leading to a potential partnership where Gavin provides the patent and Richard the algorithm. Secondary Plotlines: SeeFood & Social Moves [S4E3] Intellectual Property

Richard Hendricks, caving under the weight of his own genius and a lack of sleep, becomes obsessed with a "decentralized internet". While Richard spirals, the rest of the incubator

Dinesh attempts to navigate life after the PiperChat legal scare by going on a date, while Big Head pivots to academia. Key Highlights & Trivia Key Highlights & Trivia Monica Hall attempts to

Monica Hall attempts to sabotage her rival, Ed Chen, by tricking him into backing the questionable SeeFood project, though the plan backfires when the app finds accidental success.

Richard finds that his "original" idea for a peer-to-peer network was already conceived by the late Peter Gregory.