Nachman developed
College Magazine during her senior year of college for an entrepreneurship class at the
University of Maryland and launched the first issue in September 2007. The first issue was distributed solely in
College Park. The next year, the company landed $150K of seed funding. By early 2009, 45 students and a lecturer were writing regularly for the magazine.
College Magazine articles are written by students and the cover-features focus on students with success stories. Nachman said of the publication, "I wanted this to be more than just a how-to guide ... This is a chance for other students to be inspired by their peers' experiences." In April 2009,
College Magazine's business plan won first prize in the University of Maryland's "Cupid's Cup" Business Competition sponsored by
Kevin Plank. By 2012 the magazine had expanded to a 40,000 circulation across Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD, and Philadelphia, PA. Advertisers included Vitaminwater, Princeton Review and TGIFridays. Since moving fully online in 2012,
College Magazine has had hundreds of staff writers and editors complete their writer training program, providing students with essential digital journalism skills including SEO, finding high quality sources and social media promotion. ==Contributors==