PRESSED: SURVIVING ONE YEAR

I was reminded the other day that one year ago, I was still in my marketing gig at a big corporate company. One year ago, I gave myself permission to quit my job at that big corporate company to bet on myself.

THE NEWS MEDIA NEEDS TO CATCH UP: A CONVERSATION WITH STUDENTS

Earlier this year, we ventured out to Ontario universities and colleges to find out how students consume the news.

THAT TIME I QUIT MY JOB TO START A BUSINESS

It’s been about two months since I quit my cushy full-time job to run a not-at-all-cushy start-up. For anyone who’s currently considering a big career jump, you might want to think twice; or in my case, five times. Much like an irrationally passionate…

WHAT IT’S LIKE WORKING AT PRESSED

My name is Fiza. Last year, I joined Pressed as a Social Media Coordinator when it was barely a quarter of a year old. Pressed’s vision — writing real news in real words — strung true to my personal conviction of having easy access to information and news stories at my…

VLOG: TO PARTNER OR NOT TO PARTNER

ULTERIOR MOTIVES

By now, you know that Pressed makes the news easy to understand. Check. It also makes you smarter. Check. And tells you what you need to know in 5 min (depending on how fast you read). Check. But actually… we have ulterior motives.

How Pressed met its first Angel Investor

Raising money is really hard. When I first met Erin Bury, I…