The XXI century is going to bring important changes in our societies and governments. Will the disrupting power of technology mean the end of the nation-state paradigm as we know it?
The end of the nation-state era
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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 of the bonds of friendship and excitement. The latter are highly hierarchical organizations with a…
Life in Bansko for digital nomads
The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to travel (even more) slowly and stay in Bulgaria for longer than we initially planned. The positive side of this standstill is that it allowed us to know Bulgaria better and live in different places. Apart from Sofia, we have visited Plovdiv, Sozopol, and Burgas, and recently we lived for a while in Bansko. Note: most people writing about Bansko…
What traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic taught me about people
In February 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 didn’t seem like a real threat in many European countries. It was something worrisome, or even scary, but it was happening mainly in China. We were in Zagreb, Croatia at the time, and three cases have been detected in the whole country. Back then, we innocently believed in the capacity of the authorities to prevent this virus from spreading. There…
“Less” is out there!
Finally, after months and months of writing, correcting, editing, and struggling to make sense of Amazon KDP, I have finally published Less, my latest book! About writing “Less” Writing Less has been a completely different experience from my previous book, The e-Residency Program of Estonia. While the latter was mainly an informative book, the one you are reading right now is more of a personal…