Excellent storytelling on the evolution of Tencent and also the Chinese Internet industry over the past two decades. It is too easy to label the company as a copycat and disregard its merits, but the micro-innovations, execution, and management style of both Tencent and Pony Ma are astoundingly impressive. The Chinese Internet market is very different from its US counterpart, so using the US ways of assessing the ability and outlook of Tencent is simply a wrong approach. Tencent followed the users and applied localized functions to an extreme, which led to its success today. The ability to monetize QQ and wechat is enviable by its US counterparts. I really admire Pony’s management style - rational, low key, and hands-on. Execution is the key in the world of internet products and services.