FYI - this was written by a PR person, not a journalist, and is designed to make Thiel look bad. Perhaps from someone hired by Gawker? The author, Keith Emmer,

FYI - this was written by a PR person, not a journalist, and is designed to make Thiel look bad. Perhaps from someone hired by Gawker? The author, Keith Emmer, is "the founder and managing partner of this strategic communications consultancy helping our clients... manage reputations... through editorial media" https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithemmer https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithemmer