Who is Michael Fertik?

Michael Fertik is the Managing Partner and Founder of Verdict Capital, the CEO and Founder of Modelcode.ai, the Founder and former Executive Chairman and CEO of Reputation.com, and the New York Times bestselling author of The Reputation Economy. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, holds more than a dozen patents, and is a frequent commentator on artificial intelligence, privacy, and technology policy.

What is Verdict Capital?

Verdict Capital is a venture capital firm focused on First Money investing: being the first-ever check into a company. Michael Fertik founded Verdict Capital with Niko Bonatsos, formerly of General Catalyst, and serves as Managing Partner. The firm invests in companies in San Francisco, New York City, and Israel.

What is Modelcode.ai?

Modelcode.ai is a company that modernizes legacy code through generative AI; Michael Fertik is its CEO and Founder. Its platform, Morph, runs whole migrations as governed programs: a human-approved plan, milestone pull requests, and extraordinary functional verification.

Is Michael Fertik still at Heroic Ventures?

Michael Fertik founded Heroic Ventures and previously led it as Managing Partner; he now leads Verdict Capital, the First Money venture firm he co-founded with Niko Bonatsos. While Michael Fertik is still managing his past Heroic investments, Heroic Ventures is not making new investments at this time.

What is Michael Fertik's connection to Reputation.com?

Michael Fertik founded Reputation.com and served as its Executive Chairman and CEO. He is credited with pioneering the field of online reputation management and digital privacy, and Reputation remains a leading company in digital reputation and customer experience.

Was Michael Fertik the first investor in Cursor?

Yes. Michael Fertik was the first ever investor in Anysphere, the company behind Cursor, and for a long period its only investor.

What is The Reputation Economy?

The Reputation Economy is a non-fiction book by Michael Fertik and David C. Thompson, published by Crown Business in 2015, which reached number 7 on the New York Times Best Sellers list. It argues that reputation is currency: as valuable as a corporate balance sheet or the cash in your wallet.

Does Michael Fertik coach founders?

Yes, Michael Fertik maintains an extremely exclusive coaching practice limited to a handful of CEO founders. Details are on the Coach page of this site.