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b"My guest this week is George Rzepecki, the found and managing partner Raba, an Africa focused investment firm. George is making investments across Africa in early-stage companies. Africa represents a fascinating opportunity: a huge and diverse population and enormous room for per capita GDP growth. We cover all aspects of investing in the continent, including unique potential rewards and risks.\\n Please enjoy our conversation.\\n For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast.\\n Sign up for the book club, where you\\u2019ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub.\\n Follow Patrick on Twitter at @patrick_oshag\\n \\xa0\\n Show Notes\\n 1:18 \\u2013 (first question) \\u2013 Interest in emerging markets and the tech landscape in Africa\\n 4:57 \\u2013 Similarities across all of the different metro markets across Africa\\n 8:05 \\u2013 Why has the continent lagged behind the rest of the world\\n 10:49 \\u2013 What is the history and landscape of capital in the African continent\\n 13:32 \\u2013 The market opportunity given the demographics\\n 15:44 \\u2013 US investment/involvement in Africa\\n 18:06 \\u2013 Kinds of companies that he likes to invest in\\n 23:26 \\u2013 Initiatives and investments that could help lift the population out of poverty: finance\\n 29:33 \\u2013 The public marketplace landscape in Africa\\n 31:49 \\u2013 Capacity on the private side\\n 34:24 \\u2013 How the valuation of deals compares to other markets\\n 36:13 \\u2013 Unique risks in the investments they are making\\n 38:28 \\u2013 Most exciting trends or changes he is seeing\\n 40:22 \\u2013 The professional investor environment\\n 43:25 \\u2013 How to learn more and get involved\\n \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 43:49 \\u2013 China Africa Research Initiative\\n \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 44:17 \\u2013 China Africa Project\\n \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 44:38 \\u2013 Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think\\n \\xa0\\n Learn More\\n For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast.\\xa0\\n Sign up for the book club, where you\\u2019ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub\\n Follow Patrick on twitter at @patrick_oshag"