Who is Michael Fertik, the writer?

Michael Fertik is a published fiction and non-fiction author, poet, playwright, and produced film writer whose work has won fiction and film prizes. He is the same Michael Fertik who founded Reputation.com and now leads Verdict Capital; this site collects his creative work.

What is Hip Set about?

Hip Set is a detective thriller published in 2021. Oscar Orleans, a Congolese refugee in Israel, teams with Inspector Kobi Sambinsky to investigate the murder of a young South Sudanese immigrant in Tel Aviv.

What is The Reputation Economy about?

The Reputation Economy is a non-fiction book co-authored by Michael Fertik and David C. Thompson, published by Crown Business in 2015, and a New York Times bestseller at number 7. It explains how reputation became a form of currency in the digital age.

What awards has Michael Fertik's fiction won?

Some examples: His short story You Are Not Baba Yaga won First Prize in the Stirling Publishing Short Story Contest; Hunting in Nangarhar received an Honorable Mention for the Curt Johnson Prose Award from december magazine; My Whale was Spotlight Author Runner-Up at Eclectica; the poem Two Years, Ablative was a Best of the Net nominee; and Little Trouble in Tall Tree was an eLit Awards Gold Winner.

What films has Michael Fertik made?

Michael Fertik wrote and produced Femto-Management: A Micromentary (2014), a short film parodying Silicon Valley myth-making. It was an Official Selection at festivals including Mill Valley, Marfa, and the Houston Comedy Film Festival, and earned Best Actor nominations at the Maverick Movie Awards and the Houston Comedy Film Festival. It was followed by CI: A Tedd Talkumentary (2015), the series FemtoBits (2016), Bubbleproof (2017) and The Bubble Report (2020).

Where can I read Michael Fertik's short fiction?

Many of his stories and poems have their own pages on this site, with a summary and where it was first published: venues include The New Guard, december magazine, Eclectica, Litro, The Write Launch, Cease Cows, Minor Literatures, Alt Hist, and others.

Is this the same Michael Fertik who founded Reputation.com?

Yes. The author of this site is the same Michael Fertik who founded Reputation.com, previously led Heroic Ventures, and now leads Verdict Capital and Modelcode.ai. His professional site is michaelfertik.com.