<description>&lt;p&gt;We cover Tencent - the Chinese social tech behemoth behind WeChat along with the major news updates during our first episode. We describe how Tencent evolved into a company that is bigger than Facebook by covering the history of the company, its evolution through imitation and innovation and also looking at the network effects of WeChat. We look at its growth strategy through investments in Uber, Lyft, Tesla, Snapchat, Reddit and many more. We also describe the challenges that could limit its growth.&lt;/p&gt;
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Website Link (Bonus Material): http://bit.ly/gnm-e01&lt;br&gt;
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We cover Tencent - the Chinese social tech behemoth behind WeChat along with the major news updates during our first episode. We describe how Tencent evolved into a company that is bigger than Facebook by covering the history of the company, its evolution through imitation and innovation and also looking at the network effects of WeChat. We look at its growth strategy through investments in Uber, Lyft, Tesla, Snapchat, Reddit and many more. We also describe the challenges that could limit its growth.
- Host: Atul
Listen to all episodes: https://gabbarnama.com 
Facebook: https://facebook.com/gabbar1nama 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gabbarnama 
Website Link (Bonus Material): http://bit.ly/gnm-e01

Tencent: Imitator or Innovator

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