Archive - Field Notes by Nick

Snapshots from Seoul

What dog strollers reveal about AI adoption

Jun 10 •

March 2025

February 2025

Between eclipses and brainwaves: field notes from OpenAI’s Music is Math event

Reflecting on AI-generated performances, philosophical debates, and the next frontier of creative collaboration

Feb 28 •

Duolingo culture handbook

A partial explanation of the wholesome and unhinged green cartoon owl that you see everywhere

Feb 25 •

Facebook's Little Red Book

A culture of "Move fast and break things"

Feb 23 •

Valve employee handbook

A fearless adventure in knowing what to do when no one’s there telling you what to do.

Feb 20 •

Netflix's famous culture deck (2009)

Values are what you value, talent density is the only advantage, and freedom and responsibility

Feb 5 •

When basketball meets Big Business

A once-in-a-lifetime NBA trade reveals how relationship capital and long-term thinking can re-shape entire organizations.

Feb 4 •

January 2025

Digital Minimalism, by Cal Newport

Another excellent book from Cal Newport, one full of his signature objective analysis combined with actionable protocols to address the issues.

Jan 30 •

The DeepSeek r1 model: AI's Sputnik moment?

How a low-cost, high-performance model from China sparked panic, and what it means for AI

Jan 28 •

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