Christie Smythe

Editor in Chief

Christie Smythe is Editor in Chief of Thinknum's The Business of Business. Previously, she worked as an assistant managing editor at Fastinform, the Academic Times, and Law360, as U.S. news editor for the Insurance Insider, and as a reporter at Bloomberg News, the Arizona Daily Star and the Cape Cod Times.

A brief history of why Martin Shkreli got banned from Twitter

The following is an excerpt from SMIRK, a memoir of journalist Christie Smythe's unusual relationship with "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli. It should be viewed as opinion. You can read more at www.smirk-book.com.

Christie Smythe

11.23.22 12:25 AM

"Repulsive," "reptilian," "diseased": What John D. Rockefeller had in common with Martin Shkreli

The following is an excerpt from SMIRK, a memoir of journalist Christie Smythe's unusual relationship with "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli. It should be viewed as opinion. You can read more at www.smirk-book.com.

Christie Smythe

11.20.22 5:13 PM

Who really works for OpenSea?

Here’s what quirks in LinkedIn headcount can tell us about crypto’s impact on the job market.

Christie Smythe

7.22.22 6:41 PM

Twitter’s endgame in its case against Elon Musk

The social media platform is trying to force Musk to complete his takeover deal. Is that really what it wants?

Christie Smythe

7.14.22 5:56 PM

Bolt and client ABG bury the hatchet and become “proud partners” again

ABG, owner of Forever 21 and Lucky Brand, said a lot of nasty things about the one-click checkout star in a lawsuit earlier this year. Now that’s all water under the bridge.

Christie Smythe

7.7.22 4:20 PM

Recession and bankruptcy fears are rising, corporate filings show

Mentions of “recession,” “bankruptcy,” and “Insolvency” in SEC filings have all been steeply higher over the past two years compared with 2018 and 2019.

Christie Smythe

7.6.22 1:23 PM