Tencent is one of the largest and most valuable companies on earth, with operations that touch just about every part of the digital economy in China and beyond. From WeChat to gaming to film production to payments, Tencent continues to expand far beyond its original station as a Chinese app developer.

In this ep, we take a tour through Tencent, including its weird connections to a South African company. Classic Down Round material.

Tencent is one of the largest and most valuable companies on earth, with operations that touch just about every part of the digital economy in China and beyond. From WeChat to gaming to film production to payments, Tencent continues to expand far beyond its original station as a Chinese app developer.
In this ep, we take a tour through Tencent, including its weird connections to a South African company. Classic Down Round material.

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What's Tencent All About?

On Down Round, we make many predictions. Almost all of them are correct. For this episode, we have used the power of AI to forensically audit a representative sample of episodes over the last year, with the goal of answering the question: just how right were we?

On Down Round, we make many predictions. Almost all of them are correct. For this episode, we have used the power of AI to forensically audit a representative sample of episodes over the last year, with the goal of answering the question: just how right were we?

Xmas Spectacular Pt 5: The Accountability Episode

Just like we did last year, we're continuing the silly season with another entry of DOWN ROUND SHARK TANK. On social media and in our Discord, you submitted your startup pitches, and now we're going to decide if we will invest.

Joining us on the panel are friends of the pod Becky Lucas and Joyride, who will assist us in the mammoth task of evaluating your very serious startup ideas.

This is the first part of the episode. To get part two, sign up at downround.net

Just like we did last year, we're continuing the silly season with another entry of DOWN ROUND SHARK TANK. On social media and in our Discord, you submitted your startup pitches, and now we're going to decide if we will invest.
Joining us on the panel are friends of the pod Becky Lucas and Joyride, who will assist us in the mammoth task of evaluating your very serious startup ideas.
This is the first part of the episode. To get part two, sign up at <a href="https://www.downround.net">downround.net</a>

Xmas Spectacular Pt 3: Shark Tank (ft. Becky Lucas & Joyride)

This is part two of our annual Xmas spectacular, and we continue to answer your questions.

To hear the rest, sign up to premium: downround.net

This is part two of our annual Xmas spectacular, and we continue to answer your questions.
To hear the rest, sign up to premium: <a href="https://downround.net">downround.net</a>

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