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	<description>The Journey of a Stanford MBA Student working at a newly founded Venture Capital Firm in Africa...while living in a hostel.</description>
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		<title>&#8230;the Journey Continues</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Reas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After about a 10 month blogging hiatus, I have decided that I need/want to get back into regular updates of the blog.  I received a pretty inspirational email today from an undergraduate student who said he hopes that he can &#8230; <a href="http://hostelvc.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/the-journey-continues/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hostelvc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4411979&amp;post=107&amp;subd=hostelvc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to become a VC?</title>
		<link>http://hostelvc.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/how-to-become-a-vc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Reas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Join the Old Boys Network&#8221; I received an email with a link to a great recent article about the VC industry with a study showing which Universities VC&#8217;s have attended and, not surprisingly, more than one out of every three &#8230; <a href="http://hostelvc.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/how-to-become-a-vc/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hostelvc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4411979&amp;post=105&amp;subd=hostelvc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>South Africa (VC and Entrepreneurship): The Next Israel?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Reas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was asked to give a little speech this evening to a large group of entrepreneurs discussing some thoughts on entrepreneurship and venture capital in Africa.  It was a great opportunity for me to reflect and synthesize my thoughts on &#8230; <a href="http://hostelvc.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/south-africa-vc-and-entrepreneurship-the-next-israel/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hostelvc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4411979&amp;post=103&amp;subd=hostelvc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Amazing Stanford GSB Summer Experience- 50% Entrepreneur/50% VC</title>
		<link>http://hostelvc.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/amazing-stanford-gsb-summer-experience-50-entrepreneur50-vc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Reas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight I reflected on my last couple of months, thinking about my summer experience between my first and second years of Business school.  I don&#8217;t think I truly realized how lucky I have been with two phenomonal experiences, both of &#8230; <a href="http://hostelvc.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/amazing-stanford-gsb-summer-experience-50-entrepreneur50-vc/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hostelvc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4411979&amp;post=98&amp;subd=hostelvc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Entrepreneurs in Africa.. Can they Do it?</title>
		<link>http://hostelvc.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/entrepreneurs-in-africa-can-they-do-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Reas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently received an email asking a bunch of great questions of things I have been thinking about regarding entrepreneurs and investment in Africa.  Below is the question and my response based on the very limited experience I have had &#8230; <a href="http://hostelvc.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/entrepreneurs-in-africa-can-they-do-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hostelvc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4411979&amp;post=95&amp;subd=hostelvc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rugby and Wardancing!</title>
		<link>http://hostelvc.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/rugby-and-braai-dont-call-it-a-bbq/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Reas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I feel like I had the quintessential South African experience.  The day began with watching the Rugby game between South Africa and their arch-rival, the New Zealand &#8216;All Blacks.&#8217;  I did, indeed cheer for SA&#8217;s Springboks (a nimble, quick &#8230; <a href="http://hostelvc.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/rugby-and-braai-dont-call-it-a-bbq/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hostelvc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4411979&amp;post=87&amp;subd=hostelvc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Insightful VC Tidbits&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://hostelvc.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/insightful-vc-tidbits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Reas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some interesting things heard around the firm that I think are pretty true.  I&#8217;ll try and keep this list updated. &#8220;It&#8217;s not about finding the perfect company to invest in.  The perfect company does not exist.  It is about whether &#8230; <a href="http://hostelvc.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/insightful-vc-tidbits/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hostelvc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4411979&amp;post=85&amp;subd=hostelvc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From Hostel to Hotel?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Reas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sadly, I have recently moved from my beloved hostel to a hotel that is much nearer to our office.  I actually did enjoy the hostel and would definitely stay at hostels again as I travel around the world, but the &#8230; <a href="http://hostelvc.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/from-hostel-to-hotel/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hostelvc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4411979&amp;post=82&amp;subd=hostelvc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Value of an MBA for getting a job in Venture Capital</title>
		<link>http://hostelvc.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/the-value-of-an-mba-for-getting-a-job-in-venture-capital/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Reas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Huge.  Get it. And get it from either Harvard or Stanford. I have found numerous (and source-less) statistics stating facts like: - HBS grads make up 70% of the VC population with Stanford grads making up the majority of the &#8230; <a href="http://hostelvc.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/the-value-of-an-mba-for-getting-a-job-in-venture-capital/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hostelvc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4411979&amp;post=77&amp;subd=hostelvc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Value of an MBA for an Entrepreneur</title>
		<link>http://hostelvc.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/the-value-of-an-mba-for-an-entrepreneur/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Reas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently got a question about how valuable an MBA really is for an Entrepreneur.  There are many people who will adamantly argue that it is totally unnecessary and will share anecdotes of successful entrepreneurs who either dropped out of &#8230; <a href="http://hostelvc.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/the-value-of-an-mba-for-an-entrepreneur/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hostelvc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4411979&amp;post=75&amp;subd=hostelvc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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