The notebook of Amelia DeSorrento — periodic updates on startups, nuclear consulting, parenting, and the people building interesting things.https://www.ameliadesorrento.com/en-ushttps://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/i-left-capital-one-so-whats-next/https://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/i-left-capital-one-so-whats-next/Okay, it’s been a while… Last time I wrote to y’all was in June of last year, right after Tiago was born. Since then I’ve: - Finished the first year at UVA’s Darden School of Business. I’m a total nerd for school and…Wed, 27 Sep 2023 21:36:00 GMThttps://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/back-from-maternity-leave-again/https://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/back-from-maternity-leave-again/It's been a while... Last time I wrote an update, I was 8 months pregnant with Emilio "Lio" Naz (now 16 months old). Today, a year and a half later, I’m returning to work after welcoming Tiago "Tito" Kai into the world…Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:35:00 GMThttps://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/another-year-another-desorrento/https://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/another-year-another-desorrento/Well, I'm pretty grateful to say goodbye to 2020... But very excited about what's to come in 2021! At the top of the list? Tonio and I will be welcoming a baby boy into the world sometime around February 27. Not sure on…Sun, 03 Jan 2021 22:18:00 GMThttps://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/new-name-new-hubs-new-house/https://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/new-name-new-hubs-new-house/So big news (and it's not coronavirus related)... I'm married! The wedding was in October, so I've clearly been delinquent on this newsletter. Many of you know my husband Tonio from the DC startup community - he's the…Thu, 23 Apr 2020 21:15:00 GMThttps://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/whats-next-for-me-for-the-first-time-a-real-job/https://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/whats-next-for-me-for-the-first-time-a-real-job/And now the next adventure begins... As many of you know, I've been struggling with what I want to do next, and bouncing between whether I wanted to join a startup or a big company, whether I wanted to be a generalist…Thu, 12 Sep 2019 21:12:00 GMThttps://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/amelia-friedman-is-no-longer/https://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/amelia-friedman-is-no-longer/You may have noticed that the name on this website is a little unfamiliar… because Tonio and I got married! And then I changed my name! I know, kinda crazy. Getting married in Arlington is crazy easy. We showed up at…Thu, 12 Sep 2019 01:54:14 GMThttps://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/now-its-three-months-later/https://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/now-its-three-months-later/So what have I been up to ... The short answer is: Not much. Now it's been 3 months since I transitioned out of my operating role at Hatch Apps, and also 3 months since I sent my last update email. I spent the first few…Wed, 05 Jun 2019 21:12:00 GMThttps://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/my-new-role-at-hatch-apps/https://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/my-new-role-at-hatch-apps/Param and I incorporated Hatch Apps in July 2015. It’s been an incredible journey over the past few years, and I’ve treasured the opportunity to work alongside a brilliant, committed team that strives to make this…Fri, 01 Mar 2019 22:11:00 GMThttps://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/gosh-do-i-love-our-hatch-apps-team/https://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/gosh-do-i-love-our-hatch-apps-team/And now it's 2019... I’m getting less and less responsible about sending this on time, so I’ll bite the bullet and rename this as my “every-other-month update” until I can get my act together to send these notes out…Mon, 11 Feb 2019 22:10:00 GMThttps://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/forbes-30-under-30-a-hatch-apps-rebrand-and-our-latest/https://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/forbes-30-under-30-a-hatch-apps-rebrand-and-our-latest/It's been a while... I haven't sent one of these emails out for a few months, so I'm sure I'm forgetting some highlights. For those of you who are new to this newsletter, welcome! I send an email out once per month…Wed, 12 Dec 2018 23:56:00 GMThttps://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/weve-hit-an-important-startup-milestone/https://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/weve-hit-an-important-startup-milestone/This month we hit an important milestone for our business... Most startups kick their business off with founder-driven sales, and we're no exception. We met people at events, got to know them, and then converted them…Thu, 20 Sep 2018 20:52:00 GMThttps://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/weve-been-hiring-learning-growing/https://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/weve-been-hiring-learning-growing/They say that summer is slow... But that certainly isn't the case for us. Work is non-stop, although we did quick weekend trips to Tampa and Boston, both of which were lovely :) We grew a lot over the past 30 days... We…Fri, 17 Aug 2018 20:47:00 GMThttps://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/summer-hasnt-slowed-the-storm/https://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/summer-hasnt-slowed-the-storm/July is here... And things are heating up. This month was pretty great... I just got back from a great week at the beach with the fam. We worked a bit, but also got some sun and rejuvenation work done :) And back in…Wed, 18 Jul 2018 04:00:00 GMThttps://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/the-month-i-turned-26-it-was-a-pretty-crazy-one/https://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/the-month-i-turned-26-it-was-a-pretty-crazy-one/This week I turned 26... And I've gotta say, this has been an incredible year. I learned so much (a lot of it from / alongside folks on this list) and our company has really evolved. This month was pretty great... We…Tue, 05 Jun 2018 20:36:00 GMThttps://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/raising-funds-publishing-cool-content-and-ramping-up/https://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/raising-funds-publishing-cool-content-and-ramping-up/This has been a crazy couple months... I missed last month's update, so I have some extra fun things to share. (As always, I added a few new/old friends to this mix— welcome!) But mostly it's been crazy good... We hired…Thu, 10 May 2018 20:32:00 GMThttps://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/first-there-was-time-then-there-was-product-hunt/https://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/first-there-was-time-then-there-was-product-hunt/And she's back... When I sent my first personal update last month, y'all probably thought I would do it once and then forget. But here we are, exactly a month later, and I'm back in your inbox! I'm as shocked as you…Wed, 14 Mar 2018 20:28:00 GMThttps://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/raising-reading-repping-a-quick-update/https://www.ameliadesorrento.com/notebook/raising-reading-repping-a-quick-update/tldr; I'm starting a personal newsletter... To cover all the things I too often forget to share. I've been telling many of you that I would start a this newsletter for... years. But today is finally that day! I'm going…Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:44:00 GMT