UndocuStartup™ with Juan Maya Hernandez

In this episode, I’m breaking down how I made my first $10,000 without DACA while I was still an undocumented student at UCLA — and how you can start your own side hustle, even without legal status or fancy tools. No fluff. No gatekeeping. Just a real blueprint from someone who’s been there: starting with a camera and an idea, turning it into a $700/hour business. 🔑 In this episode you’ll learn:...

In this episode, Juan Maya Hernandez shares nine of the most powerful lessons he’s learned recently while growing UndocuStartup™, the #1 entrepreneurship program for undocumented students. From navigating burnout and comparison to reframing investment and focusing only on high-impact tasks, this is a raw and honest look into the mindset it takes to build something that’s never existed before. 🔑 I...

In this episode, I share a personal update from Los Angeles about the rising fear around ICE activity and how it's impacting our undocumented community. I clear up some media misinformation, provide trusted legal resources, and offer mental health strategies that have helped me stay grounded. I also dive into four key lessons that are helping me, and hopefully you, navigate this moment with cl...

In this episode, I’m breaking down 8 real lessons from our $1 Sale Challenge — where undocumented students go out and pitch their business idea to strangers and try to earn their first dollar. No templates. No scripts. Just real conversations, real sales, and real confidence built from experience. So far, students have made over $300 combined. More importantly, they’ve learned how to turn a pitch...

In this episode, I’m sharing 5 lessons from the last few weeks running UndocuStartup™ — the leading entrepreneurship program for undocumented students. From getting ghosted by potential clients and bouncing back, to scaling a national tour across 6 states, testing new business models, and growing traffic by over 1000%… this episode is packed with practical lessons on staying consistent and thinkin...

In this episode of UndocuStartup™ Weekly, I’m sharing the 9 biggest lessons I learned this week while building the No. 1 entrepreneurship program for undocumented students. From sticking to your prices like Messi, to doubling down on content, learning how food affects focus, and realizing that scaling only works if you keep things simple, this episode is a wake-up call for anyone doing the work to...

In this episode of UndocuStartup™ Weekly , I’m sharing 10 of the most important lessons I’ve learned while building the No. 1 entrepreneurship program for undocumented students. From losing momentum and learning to buy back my time… to setting boundaries, getting client feedback, and realizing just how expensive it is to scale — this episode is for anyone building something real with limited resou...

In this episode, I’m sharing 9 real ways undocumented students can use AI to make money, even without a work permit or DACA.Whether you're about to graduate or you're already thinking, “What now?” — this episode gives you practical ways to use tools like ChatGPT, Canva AI, and Wix AI to launch your first side hustle. From logo design and headshots to full websites and product photography, I’ll wal...

In this episode of UndocuStartup™ Weekly , I’m sharing 6 of the biggest lessons I learned while building the #1 entrepreneurship program for undocumented students — all while launching our first-ever UndocuStartup™ Tour across 6 states. From setting boundaries and knowing when to walk away… To asking experts for help, staying focused, and hiring only when it matters — this week’s episode is about...

🎙️ In this episode, we hosted a fireside chat with Christian Espinoza, founder of NavigateED Solutions , a web design business helping colleges and nonprofits support undocumented and first-gen students through online tools. Connect with Christian: https://www.instagram.com/navigateedsolutions/ Christian shares how he pivoted from offering workshops to building $10K websites — all while pursuing a...

In this episode, I’m sharing 10 powerful lessons from going all the way (no half-stepping), to booking meetings that almost fell through, to hiring smarter and thinking long-term — I get real about what it’s like to build the #1 entrepreneurship program for undocumented students, one program at a time. This episode is for anyone who’s growing something meaningful — and refuses to quit. 🔑 Key Less...

🎙️ In this episode, I’m announcing something big: The UndocuStartup™ Tour is here — and we’re bringing our one-day entrepreneurship bootcamp to 6 states to help 120 undocumented students launch real businesses. We started in California. But our community is everywhere. So now, it’s time to go national. Whether you’re a student ready to hustle… Or an ally who believes in undocumented talent… This e...

In this special episode, I take you behind the scenes at UC Merced, where we ran one of our powerful UndocuStartup™ Bootcamps — and where students took real action, pitched their ideas, and made over $200 in just a few hours! You'll hear personal reflections from my trip, lessons on growth, leadership, planning, and why I rebranded PREPARE to UndocuStartup™ — a 20-year vision to build the #1 e...

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 quest...

In this episode, I’m sharing 10 of the most honest, hard-earned lessons from the last few weeks running UndocuStartup — the leading entrepreneurship program for undocumented students. From losing opportunities and bouncing back, to hiring smarter, finding product-market fit, and staying motivated when things get hard… this episode is packed with everything I’ve learned about scaling impact without...

🎙️ In today’s episode, we hosted a powerful fireside chat featuring two inspiring undocumented entrepreneurs: Jennifer Aguilar , founder of the eco-conscious beauty brand Mutaats , and Joél Ojeda , founder of ALLIES Pro Services and Merchant Solutions . Together, they’ve launched multiple businesses, hired undocumented contractors, and built brands rooted in impact — not just income . This event w...

In today’s episode, I’m breaking down 19 powerful lessons I’ve learned over the past two weeks while building UndocuStartup — the #1 entrepreneurship program for undocumented students. From battling anxiety and managing unpredictability to tripling down on B2B growth and building a long-term vision, I cover the real, behind-the-scenes lessons of what it takes to scale something meaningful in 2025....

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🎙️ In today’s episode , we sit down with Bo , an artist and fashion designer from Thailand without DACA . Bo shares his journey of building a successful clothing brand from the ground up, despite navigating the complexities of being undocumented in the U.S. From launching his first shirts in 2016 during the DACA expansion and DAPA days to learning how to screen print in Chicago, Bo takes us throug...

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