Tuesday, 29 April 2014

‘FORGOTTEN’ Twitter founder Noah Glass scrubs graffiti off a wall outside his modest home in an area plagued with drug addicts and homeless people.

It’s a far cry from the $9.9 million mansion overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge seven miles across town owned by his former best friend and co-founder Jack Dorsey.
 A different life ... Noah removing graffiti outside of his compound of a home in San Francisco. Picture: Jeff Rayner / Coleman Rayner Source: Snapper Media

In an exclusive investigation into what became of the man who dreamt up the world-changing social network but got nothing, news.com.au can reveal:

● He has become a recluse who refuses to discuss Twitter

● He is ‘bitter’ about ‘being screwed’ by his friends

● He feels his co-founders “wrote him out of the story” and craves recognition for his role

● His obsessive work on Twitter destroyed his second marriage

● Mates say he’s a genius who deserves to be acknowledged properly by other founders

● He has been working on various projects since — including building a rocket

On November 6 last year Twitter became a public company, confirming its three founders — Evan Williams, Jack Dorsey and Biz Stone — as billionaires and Silicon Valley’s biggest success story.

 Billionaire ... It’s claimed Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey “backstabbed” Noah Glass. Picture: Jeff Rayner / Coleman Rayner Source: Getty Images

The trio are now celebrities in their own right, have met President Barack Obama and all own multi-million dollar mansions in the San Francisco area.

However Noah Glass, dubbed the forgotten founder, made next to nothing from the website — even though it was originally his company, the first office was his apartment and he came up with its iconic name

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