Notes From the Field

Updates, Build logs, AI-driven design-system experiments, and strategic insights from a studio shaping brand futures—in real time.
Strategy

What Pancakes Taught Me About Neural Networks

July 12, 2025
Sam Portillo
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Design

AI Prompt Optimization: Structure Beats Style

July 11, 2025
Sam Portillo
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Strategy

Cluely & the Virality Era → Distribution First, Product Later

July 4, 2025
Sam Portillo
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Design

Conversations > Commands

July 3, 2025
Sam Portillo
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Strategy

Design Is a Business Act, a Very Effective One

July 3, 2025
Sam Portillo
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Design

Designing Deeper Collaboration (with your brain)

June 23, 2025
Sam Portillo
All
Updates

A Long-Term Bet on Open Learning

July 1, 2025
Sam Portillo
All
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Design
Open

AI Prompt Optimization: Structure Beats Style

July 11, 2025
Sam Portillo
All
Design
Open

Conversations > Commands

July 3, 2025
Sam Portillo
All
Design
Open

Designing Deeper Collaboration (with your brain)

June 23, 2025
Sam Portillo
All
Strategy
Open

What Pancakes Taught Me About Neural Networks

July 12, 2025
Sam Portillo
All
Strategy
Open

Cluely & the Virality Era → Distribution First, Product Later

July 4, 2025
Sam Portillo
All
Strategy
Open

Design Is a Business Act, a Very Effective One

July 3, 2025
Sam Portillo
All
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Updates
Open

A Long-Term Bet on Open Learning

July 1, 2025
Sam Portillo
All

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