UndocuStartup Yearly #1: This Almost Broke Me (But Didn’t) | Ep 80

UndocuStartup Yearly is a 4x-a-year founder recap where I break down the biggest lessons, real metrics, and unfiltered reflections from building the #1 entrepreneurship program for undocumented students. This isn’t surface-level. It’s strategy, story, and sweat — straight from the trenches.

This is not your typical episode. In this special Yearly Recap, I break down 17 key lessons and 7 bold questions that came out of Q1 — the wins, the pivots, and the moments that almost broke me but didn’t.

If you're building a business as an undocumented entrepreneur (or serving this community), this behind-the-scenes episode is packed with real talk, metrics, and strategies I'm using to scale the #1 entrepreneurship program for undocumented students.

🔑 Highlights From This Episode:

• Why I’m now strict with hiring (no more hiring just to help — skill first)

• What it really means to build a foundation before you scale

• A failed B2C test that taught me how to give value to 99% and sell to the 1%

• How I realized I’m more capable than I thought — and why God might be testing my growth

• The real math behind 10x growth (repeat clients, deal size, and new offers)

• Why collaborations, not just content, are my most important growth lever

• How I plan to expand virtually into New York without registering in the state

• Why high-profit, low-cost virtual products are the future of my model

• My new Q2 strategy: 4 programs a month, 1 ideal client, no assistants (for now 👀)

🧠 7 Questions I’m Asking in Q2:

1. Am I being too ambitious?

2. Can I really handle four programs a month?

3. Can a lead magnet replace cold outreach?

4. Do I actually need an assistant?

5. Will a new feature accelerate student results?

6. Who else is missing from my team?

7. Is this strategy a step closer to predictable revenue?

📣 For Undocumented Student Center Allies & Program Directors:
Are you ready to bring the UndocuStartup™ Bootcamp to your campus?
Let’s talk. This quarter, I’m partnering with select colleges to help undocumented students launch their first business — virtually or in-person.
📆 Visit https://www.undocustartup.com to connect and collaborate.

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