Is Hooli Supposed to Be Google?

Hooli is a fictional company on HBO's series “Silicon Valley,” which is loosely based on Google. ... As part of the show's marketing campaign, HBO also set up an entire parody news website called Code/Rag for news stories surrounding the show's fictional universe.

Who is Gavin Belson based on?

Trivia. Gavin is based on two real-life CEOs, Sergei Brin (formerly of Google) and Jeff Bezos (Amazon), as well as Gavin Newsom, the current Governor of California and former Mayor of San Francisco. The role of Gavin Belson was given to Matt Ross after he auditioned for the role of Peter Gregory.

What kind of company is hooli?

Hooli is the Google-like company that looms large in Judge's satire on the tech world, which has just completed its second series.

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