HeyJaredEmpires - An Asian Business Podcast
If you love Business Wars, you'll love this!From 1UpMedia, Empires is an immersive storytelling that dives deep into the history of the most successful businesses in Asia.Every Monday, you'll learn the history of its leaders, the decisions that have rippled across the…
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The Genius Behind WeChat’s Rise (Act 3) (opens the original)
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How did Tencent turn a failed messaging experiment into WeChat - an app that would reshape everyday life in China? In Act 3 of the Tencent story, the conversation follows Allen Zhang, the legendary programmer who built Foxmail largely by himself before joining Tencent and eventually leading the creation of WeChat. But WeChat was not an immediate success. Its first version failed, Tencent faced competition from TalkBox and Xiaomi’s MiTalk, and the team had to rethink what mobile communication sho
The Fight to Save Tencent (Act 2) (opens the original)
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How did a proposal that got ignored for a month save a company that was nearly out of cash, and how did that same company go on to make enemies out of almost every major name in Chinese tech? Welcome to Made in Asia, a long-form video podcast exploring the companies, founders, and business empires that helped shape modern Asia. In Act 2 of the Tencent story, the chat app survives its first crisis, only to discover that surviving was the easy part.Episode breakdown: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:31 Act Tw
The Strange Beginning of Tencent (Act 1) (opens the original)
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How did a failed pager business, a group of young programmers, and a rapidly growing chat app become the foundation of one of Asia’s most powerful technology companies? Welcome to Made in Asia, a long-form video podcast exploring the companies, founders, and business empires that helped shape modern Asia. In Act 1 of the Tencent story, we return to the beginning—long before WeChat, blockbuster video games, and billion-dollar investments. Episode breakdown: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:41 Pony Ma Is Born
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