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October 12, 2011
11:26 • 1 year ago

  • $65 million the amount Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss earned from their original settlement with Facebook
  • $13 million the amount the Winklevi have spent on lawyer fees in that case and a couple of others source

» Twenty percent of their settlement, down the toilet: Sure, the prize that the Winklevi could win from Mark Zuckerberg and company could possibly be massive — in the billions, even — but the thing is, they’re already rich and they’ve wasted much of their “I’m rich” money on courtrooms and lawsuits. Perhaps not the most efficient way of spending the money? Maybe.

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July 20, 2011
15:23 • 1 year ago
One of the things you learn as a college president is that if an undergraduate is wearing a tie and jacket on Thursday afternoon at three o’clock, there are two possibilities. One is that they’re looking for a job and have an interview; the other is that they are an asshole. This was the latter case.
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, giving his take on the Winklevoss twins. As dramatized in the film the “Social Network,” the well-heeled, well-connected twins once asked Summers—who was president of Harvard at the time—to intervene in their dispute with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.  (via officialssay)
June 24, 2011
11:28 • 1 year ago
The Winklevi plan to sue Mark Zuckerberg AGAIN. Seriously.: Dear Winklevi: You have $65 million. Why start up ANOTHER lawsuit, anyway? You guys are like 30. This happened like eight years ago. You won. Why do this to yourselves? source Follow ShortFormBlog

The Winklevi plan to sue Mark Zuckerberg AGAIN. Seriously.: Dear Winklevi: You have $65 million. Why start up ANOTHER lawsuit, anyway? You guys are like 30. This happened like eight years ago. You won. Why do this to yourselves? source

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February 7, 2011
22:23 • 2 years ago

thedailyfeed:

Part one of our three-part exclusive with the Winklevoss twins debuts tomorrow, February 8th.  Open the app tomorrow a.m. to get the latest issue.

This clip is hilarious. Is it really a David and Goliath story when you’re already won tens of millions of dollars and never have to work again in your life? Looking forward to this interview. Heh.

 

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