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Apr 18, 2018

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LIVE THE FREEDOM LIFESTYLE?

In the latest Freedom Lifestyle podcast with Sam Laliberte, Pressed Founder Jacqueline Leung talks about the moment(s) that made her leave her stable job, what it’s been like being a woman of colour trying to start a business, and the piece of…

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Apr 14, 2018

I JUST COMPLETED A STARTUP ACCELERATOR. HERE’S WHAT I LEARNED.

Pressed just graduated from the Fierce Founders accelerator program at Communitech — Six months of coaching, office space, curated events, endless resources, and a government grant. It was our first accelerator experience…

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Aug 12, 2017

BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR IN TORONTO AND THE “CANADIAN CONDITION”

We spend most of our time reading and writing at our desks but sometimes we do fun things like talk on podcasts. Curious about why our founder started Pressed? What makes Pressed different from other media outlets? And how…

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Aug 12, 2017

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…

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Feb 17, 2017

VLOG: TO PARTNER OR NOT TO PARTNER

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Dec 24, 2016

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…