Season 3, Episode 10: Tencent
Acquired17 Des 2018

Season 3, Episode 10: Tencent

We close out Season 3 and our China mini-series with a monster episode on Tencent, the Shenzhen-based social networking and entertainment powerhouse. We dive deep into the story of Pony Ma and his cofounders’ incredible journey from making software for pagers(!) to QQ, WeChat, League of Legends, Fortnite, Snapchat and even Tesla. This is one finale you don’t want to miss!

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Carve Outs:

  • Ben: President Obama’s OG podcast! https://bit.ly/2BqXxHJ
  • David: Kara Swisher’s interview with the Google Walkout organizers: https://bit.ly/2RwuskZ
  • David (bonus!): Allen Iverson on the Players’ Tribune: https://bit.ly/2EkrRHQ

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