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EP. 230:The Rules Nobody Taught Us About Money, Startups & Venture Capital with Lolita Taub
What if building generational wealth also means understanding venture capital, angel investing, and who gets access to startup funding?
In this episode of the Say Hola Wealth Podcast, I sit down with Lolita Taub, founder of Ganas Ventures and author of What Actually Matters: Startups, Capital, and the Rules Nobody Taught Us. We break down the investing ecosystem, the hidden “access tax,” and why more Latinas and first-gen wealth builders belong in the rooms where capital is being invested.
✨ How venture capital and angel investing work
✨ Why Latina founders face barriers to accessing capital
✨ What the “access tax” means for first-gen entrepreneurs and investors
✨ How founders can navigate rejection and find the right investors
✨ Why proximity and relationships matter when building wealth
✨ How angel investing can become part of generational wealth building
✨ Why Latinas belong on both sides of the table—as founders and investors
Want to better understand startups, investing, venture capital, and the rules that can be difficult to learn when you weren’t born into these networks?
Pre-order Lolita Taub’s:
What Actually Matters: Startups, Capital, and the Rules Nobody Taught Us
Lolita created the book as a navigation guide to help readers understand the different roles within the startup and venture capital ecosystem—and the lessons she wishes she had when she was getting started.
Building wealth as a first-gen Latina is about more than numbers. It also means understanding the money stories, cultural expectations, and systemic barriers that have shaped how we think about wealth.
In Cash Libre: 10 Pillars to Help You Reclaim Your Purpose and Financial Freedom, I share my framework for healing your relationship with money, building wealth, and reclaiming more choices over your financial future.
We belong in the rooms where capital is being raised, invested, and multiplied.
We can be the founders. We can be the investors. And we can build wealth juntas.
🎧 Listen to the full episode and share it with a mujer who needs to hear this conversation.
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237. EP. 237: Angel Investing for Beginners: What I Wish I Knew Before Investing
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236. EP. 236: How to Break Into Enterprise Sales & Make More Money | Tamiko Lowry
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235. EP. 235: The Book of Awesome Latinas: Latina Representation, Creative Collaboration, and Building Wealth
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234. EP. 234: The Latina Pay Gap: 4 Ways We're Making It Worse (And How to Fix It)
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233. EP. 233: Debt-Free Latina: How Mayra Garcia Built a Simple System for Financial Freedom
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