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Ignacio Nieto Carvajal

I don't want my company to be a Unicorn. Here's why.

I don't want my company to be a Unicorn. Here's why.

If you’ve been reading my blog, you know I have never been a huge fan of the classical startup scene. Recently I did a lot of research about other startup models, such as the Zebra movement, the Responsible Startup trend, and the post-growth philosophy. Models based on sustainability and

When countries rewrite history

When countries rewrite history

Disclaimer: if you are from Bulgaria, I hope you read this blog post with an open mind. Otherwise, if you have strong nationalist feelings, you may want to skip it. It’s not my goal to make anybody feel bad. Today we visited the Bulgarian National History Museum. It’s

Democracy

Democracy

Democracy is the illusion that queens and kings don’t exist anymore. It’s the fallacy of thinking that by owning an iPhone, receiving a monthly paycheck, and choosing who’s gonna rule your life for the next four years, you get to decide. That we are all equal. That

Four years of Micropreneur Life!

Four years of Micropreneur Life!

Today is the fourth anniversary of Micropreneur Life! 🥳 I actually had to check because I could not believe it’s been four years already since I started writing on this blog. Four years ago, I clicked on the “Publish” button of that first post. Back then, I didn’t know

De-tracking your website

De-tracking your website

There’s a myriad of blog posts, articles, books, videos, and courses devoted to teaching you how to measure your traffic, audience, and conversions through analytics and tracking cookies. Today, I want to propose to you the exact opposite, de-tracking your website (in the absence of a better term). This

The end of the nation-state era

The end of the nation-state era

At the turn of the century, James Dale Davidson and William Rees-Mogg published “The Sovereign Individual“. That book predicted a future where, thanks to technology, individuals will have enough power to break free from the dependence of their nation-states. The Sovereign Individual accurately predicted many of the breakthroughs of the

I unknowingly built a Holacratic, hierarchy-less business. Here's why.

I unknowingly built a Holacratic, hierarchy-less business. Here's why.

Recent events have made me think about the organizational structure of my business. When one discusses organizational schemes within organizations, there seems to be a clear distinction between startups and big corporations. The former are supposed to be flat structures, composed of a handful of members sticking together by virtue