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dtweney

35 karma · joined September 13, 2011

Executive editor of VentureBeat. Publisher of tinywords.com. Lover of titanium sporks.
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dtweney··on Rap Genius (YC S11) responds to Heroku’s call for ‘respect’
Here's the other side of the story, from Heroku: http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/28/heroku-chief-opens-up-abou...
dtweney··on Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Gives Up U.S. Citizenship Before IPO
My knee-jerk reaction is: What an ass. He comes here, gets an education, co-founds a company, and gets rich from it. And yes, he's spending money and creating jobs -- but he's also benefiting from the infrastructure, the business climate, the population, and more. And when it comes time to pay his tax bill, he skips out. Not cool.