Microcosm

Should a School Brand Ever Be Polarizing?

A teacher at the school where I serve as Chief Product Officer recently approached me, expressing concern about two posts she had seen on our company's…

Jun 2 • 

Nicolás Forero

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May 2025

Early Alternative Education Adopters Wanted Inspiration. The Mass Market Wants Proof.

The next wave of parents won’t switch unless you make the risk of staying feel greater than the risk of leaving.

May 19 • 

Nicolás Forero

Why the Next Socialist Revolution Will Be AI-Led

The Socialist Dream Is Alive in the Age of Data

May 17 • 

Nicolás Forero

April 2025

I’m Me at 26 Because of These 26 Beliefs

An invitation to anyone who feels something about me—good, bad, or somewhere in between.

Apr 24 • 

Nicolás Forero

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Whenever We Force Equal Outcomes, We Forfeit Both Equality and Outcomes

What History Teaches About Equality by Decree

Apr 7 • 

Nicolás Forero

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March 2025

How We Cut Spending and Still Increased Student Enrollments

Experiments I’ve run as Chief Product Officer of an alternative school in the last 56 days to increase profit, reduce costs, and better serve families.

Mar 27 • 

Nicolás Forero

More Kids Are Learning by Doing—But at What Moral Cost?

Losing the ‘How’ in the Pursuit of the ‘What’

Mar 20 • 

Nicolás Forero

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How Schooling Stole Education from Young People

Growing Up Without Classrooms: The Lost Wisdom of Early Independence

Mar 11 • 

Nicolás Forero

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A Profit Model for Alternative Education: Document, Repackage, Launch

My March Experiment: Treating Classrooms Into Product Labs

Mar 5 • 

Nicolás Forero

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February 2025

In Education, the Market Makes the Final Call on Your Value

Teachers and Policymakers: Parents and Students Are the Ultimate Arbiter.

Feb 24 • 

Nicolás Forero

One Alternative School's Profit Depends on Every Other (And Not Because They "Compete")

Why Microschools, Virtual Schools, and Learning Pods (etc) Can Only Succeed as a Network

Feb 19 • 

Nicolás Forero

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How Unrecorded Information Keeps Valuable Company and Nation Potential Dormant

Rewriting the Rules of Asset Utilization Through Documentation

Feb 9 • 

Nicolás Forero