Winkelvoss Twins Row For Olympic Gold
The Winkelvii (Identical twins), pride of Quogue and the Shinnecock Yacht Club, were unable to take down Mark Zuckerberg, but have not given up all of their dreams, and will attempt to make us all proud later this summer:
The identical twins, who founded one-time Facebook rival ConnectU with their Harvard classmate Divya Narendra, have earned spots on the U.S. Olympic rowing team that will compete later this summer in Beijing. The team’s roster was announced Friday and is currently pending approval by the United States Olympic Committee.
Recently, the Winklevoss twins have been in the news because of their long-running lawsuit against Facebook founder Zuckerberg, whom they had once hired as a programmer for ConnectU.
Since 2004, they have alleged that he stole their business plan and source code. The legal fight dragged on until a settlement was reached earlier this year. Then, however, ConnectU’s lawyers challenged the agreement and claimed that Facebook had committed fraud. Earlier this week, a judge decided to enforce the settlement, which provided ConnectU with a mixture of cash and stock (effectively, an acquisition by Facebook). c/net
Go get ‘em guys.
ConnectU founders score spots on U.S. Olympic rowing team
c/net the Social
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