Articles by Michael
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Julia Boorstin's new book: When Women Lead
Julia Boorstin's new book: When Women Lead
By Michael Fertik
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Book Review: Coddling of the American Mind by Lukianoff and Haidt
Book Review: Coddling of the American Mind by Lukianoff and Haidt
By Michael Fertik
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VC Winter is here, and it's going to be freezing
VC Winter is here, and it's going to be freezing
By Michael Fertik
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Last week, Jewish philanthropist Michael Bloomberg donated $600 million to the four HBCU medical schools: Howard University, Morehouse College…
Last week, Jewish philanthropist Michael Bloomberg donated $600 million to the four HBCU medical schools: Howard University, Morehouse College…
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In Vienna airport 🇦🇹, a gentleman from staff recognized me, saying “You're the Instagram guy who makes videos about peace and the UAE!” He's a…
In Vienna airport 🇦🇹, a gentleman from staff recognized me, saying “You're the Instagram guy who makes videos about peace and the UAE!” He's a…
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Instead of reserving judgment until the facts are fully known—recognizing as we must that the truth is often obscured by the fog of war—many in the…
Instead of reserving judgment until the facts are fully known—recognizing as we must that the truth is often obscured by the fog of war—many in the…
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Experience & Education
Publications
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Marble Run Christmas
High Shelf Press & Typishly
Poem. "Even the way I virtue signal virtue signals."
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Peter Lorre's Final Scene
Duck Lake Journal
An imagined tableau of the great actor's offspring. "I am the most illegitimate child of Peter Lorre."
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Prius Mattress Neckie Jeep
Cathexis
Final panel in poem triptych begun with Fleece and Two Years, Ablative.
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You are Not Baba Yaga
The New Guard (Vol. VII)
He meets a painter.
Winner, First Prize, Stirling Publishing Short Story Competition, 2017.
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Allotrope
The Write Launch
One day, a bright blue river in Alaska turned pitch black.
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Bubbleproof
TechCrunch
Web series mockumentary follow-up, brought to you by TechCrunch, to CI and Femto Film.
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I Hate Martha
Minor Literature(s)
Hestia walks the earth as Nigella Lawson. And boy does she hate Martha Stewart.
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Sent
Feminine Collective
Part of the "Since Olympus" collection. In which Hermes works at FB. Obvi.
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CI: A Tedd Talkumentary
The Rockumentary Sequel to Femto-Management
# Official Selection, Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
# Official Selection, Napa Valley Film Festival
# Special Jury Prize, Napa Valley Film Festival
# Nominee, Jury Award, Berlin International Film Fest
# Nominee, Best Short Comedy, Berlin International Film Fest
# Official Selection, Chicago Comedy Film Festival
# Official Selection, DC Independent Film Festival
# Official Selection, Cincinnati Film…The Rockumentary Sequel to Femto-Management
# Official Selection, Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
# Official Selection, Napa Valley Film Festival
# Special Jury Prize, Napa Valley Film Festival
# Nominee, Jury Award, Berlin International Film Fest
# Nominee, Best Short Comedy, Berlin International Film Fest
# Official Selection, Chicago Comedy Film Festival
# Official Selection, DC Independent Film Festival
# Official Selection, Cincinnati Film Festival
# Official Selection, Venice Film Week
# Official Selection, Toronto Film Week
# Best Shorts Award, Award of Excellence: Film Short 2015 -
The Reputation Economy
Crown
#7 New York Times Bestseller
Published in UK by Little Brown and in many other countries by top business publishers. -
Femto-Management: a micromentary
A parody of the pseudo-spiritual myth-making of Silicon Valley.
# Best Actor Nomination, Maverick Movie Awards 2014
# Best Chronicle Nomination, Maverick Movie Awards 2014
# Official Selection, Mill Valley Film Festival 2014
# Festival Highlights Selection, Mill Valley Film Festival 2014
# Official Selection, Houston Comedy Film Festival 2014
# Best Actor Nomination, Houston Comedy Film Festival 2014
# Official Selection, We Like 'Em Short Film Festival 2015
# Official…A parody of the pseudo-spiritual myth-making of Silicon Valley.
# Best Actor Nomination, Maverick Movie Awards 2014
# Best Chronicle Nomination, Maverick Movie Awards 2014
# Official Selection, Mill Valley Film Festival 2014
# Festival Highlights Selection, Mill Valley Film Festival 2014
# Official Selection, Houston Comedy Film Festival 2014
# Best Actor Nomination, Houston Comedy Film Festival 2014
# Official Selection, We Like 'Em Short Film Festival 2015
# Official Selection, Marfa Film Festival 2015
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Fleece
Litro
Fiction. "Truly now was he captured by his journey. He breathes. It is not the same breath. It is lighter. More faint. Quieter. It is not his."
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The Next Boston Band
Novel
Mekhi Bessel has a secret life promoting bands in Boston, which might actually get him killed.
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The Owl and the Tesseract
eFiction India
This story explains why Grigori Perelman disappeared after winning the Clay Prize for solving the Poincare Conjecture.
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Wild West 2.0: How to Protect and Restore Your Reputation on the Untamed Social Frontier
Amazon Bestseller on Digital Reputation and Privacy.
Patents
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Evaluating and Reducing Myopiagenic Effects of Electronic Displays
US 11205398 B2
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Evaluating and Reducing Myopiagenic Effects of Electronic Displays
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Identifying Information Related to a Particular Entity from Electronic Sources, Using Dimensional Reduction and Quantum Clustering
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Identifying Information Related to a Particular Entity from Electronic Sources, Using Dimensional Reduction and Quantum Clustering
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Identifying and Changing Personal Information
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Identifying and Changing Personal Information
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Identifying and Changing Personal Information
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Method and Framework for Software Development
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Methods and Systems for Providing Unique Signatures
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System and Methods for Facilitating Secure Communications on a Website
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System and Methods for Facilitating Secure Communications on a Website
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System and methods for Facilitating Secure Communications on a Website
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Systems and Methods for Determining Visibility and Reputation of a User on the Internet
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Honors & Awards
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Top 100 Entrepreneur of 2022 (#14)
Alumni Spotlight Magazine
Recognized as #14 on list of The Top 100 Entrepreneurs of 2022.
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Official Best of the Net Nominee
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For the poem "Two Years, Ablative."
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Semi-Finalist, Machigonne Fiction Contest
The New Guard
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Winner, First Prize, Short Story Competition
Stirling Publishing
For the short story "You are Not Baba Yaga."
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Curt Johnson Prose Award in Fiction, Honorable Mention, for short story "Hunting in Nangarhar"
december Magazine
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Spotlight Author Runner-Up, Jan/Feb 2014 Issue, for short story "My Whale"
Eclectica Magazine
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2012 Gold Winner for eLit Awards
eLit Awards
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Entrepreneur of the Year
TechAmerica
Top Entrepreneur in the United States of America. Named by TechAmerica, an association of technology and innovation companies founded in 1924.
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Olin Fellowship
Harvard Law School & Olin Fellowship Program
Research into Financial Derivatives and Policy
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EIR
Harvard University
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Kentucky Colonel
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
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Member, Aspen Institute CEO Roundtable
Aspen Institute
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Member, Global Agenda Council on Internet Security
World Economic Forum
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Member, Global Agenda Council on the Future of the Internet
World Economic Forum
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Member, World Economic Forum Global Growth Company
World Economic Forum
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Technology Pioneer
World Economic Forum
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Once again they attack and condemn Israel from around the world for its operations in Gaza. This time around about the attack on the 'Al-Tabin'…
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Actions have consequences. Earlier this week Herman Brusselmans, a Belgian author said how much he wants to kill Jews. Today at the “Ultimate…
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