How To Build A Country

Explore the fascinating journey of Singapore’s transformation from a struggling island nation in 1965 to a global economic powerhouse within a single generation. After being unexpectedly expelled from Malaysia, Singapore faced massive unemployment, limited resources, and daunting challenges. But under the visionary leadership of Lee Kuan Yew, the country was rebuilt with the precision, strategy, and grit of a startup.
Learn how Singapore attracted multinational corporations (MNCs), redefined urban planning, emphasised meritocracy, and built a clean, stable government—all while creating a home-owning society and encouraging national unity. These bold decisions turned Singapore into a beacon of progress and innovation.
This video breaks down the key lessons from Singapore’s transformation, highlighting how these principles can be applied to your own business and personal growth. Watch to uncover how values like personal responsibility, marketing ingenuity, and long-term planning can create extraordinary success.
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00:00 - Introduction
02:04 - Singapore’s Independence
03:42 - Economic Growth
08:55 - Housing Reform
11:42 - Reforming Labour
14:27 - Clean Governance
15:42 - Language and Unity
17:55 - Media Control
22:00 - BTS of The Video Editing and Creation of CGI

[SuperPrem]

Singapore is a testament to technocratic development. If humanity cracks the code on how to pull off a Singapore at scale whilst maintaining liberty, the growth in prosperity and potential will be insaneee.

[AIsupplychain]

The ad integration with the content is so seamless that i am left amazed. Choosing Singapore for story - electronics revolution - Semiconductor - economic Growth and finally an AI PC advertisement. All the ends are tied and every stakeholder interests are taken care. I wonder if varun is pioneering content advertising and soon the industry will follow. In the world of fake influencers, a responsible content creation and its meaningful integration with advertisement is something that makes him stand out of the crowd. A win-win for the brand, viewerw and varun in reaching 1M followers.

[lantherpagdi]

Lee always emphasized on "Meritocracy". Having the right people in the right positions and everything will fall in place. Exact opposite of what India does.

[surajkumarbe]

we need people like Varun more in the mainstream media. Democracy is the most flawed system but Singapore showed the best of democracy can do.

[suhaskm]

I've said this before, Ill say it over and over again and again. You are one of the only YouTubers who understand how to help India grow Glabally, speak intellectually, you are essentially exposing the usually conservative minds of Indians to stories like these. These videos will continue to go a far way in helping us think as a Truely Global nation.

Thank you, keep pushing those videos and content out, it is the up to people like you and me to make people turn their heads and think about these things and make people consider what to change in our country to inorder to push it towards the right dimension.

[DhuloGames]

both husband and wife's storytelling is very different and very unique than any other content creator with high quality information.👏👏

[Aalokwon]

It's film level production quality and concept. Hats off to Varun for properly utilizing resources.

[keshavsharma]

The things that he did to make singapore a superpower sounds like a movie . Hats off to him .

[thilak]

I can't focus on long videos and tend to skip them after watching for a while. But your channel is an exception 😄

[Xywest]

To build a country, people need to change how they think, what they value, and how they act. They need to work together, care about fairness, and put the good of everyone above their own interests. This means building trust, following rules, and being active in helping the country grow and improve.

[abhishekthomas]

I'm a proud Indian but I envy Singaporeans.

[Ashallmusica]

I'm here watching this video from singapore as an international student from India, it really fascinates me how singapore went from nothing to something extraordinary.

[KMYash]

Although most if not all of this seems to be easily adaptable, we must understand that singapore's small size and strategic location definitely added to its success,
its like comparing Delhi to the rest of india,

yes we must find inspiration in singapore's economic boom, but also attempt to practically implement such policies whilst moulding them as per india's interests nd situation.

[rohitgahtori]

Singapore's story is a masterclass in governance and innovation. It's a testament to the power of vision, meritocracy, and strategic thinking. While India's challenges are on a different scale, there's much we can learn. Videos like this not only educate but inspire us to think critically about how to bridge the gap. Kudos to Varun for delivering such high-quality, thought-provoking content that pushes us to envision a brighter future!

[isthatgrogu]

this is the longest long form video i've watched in recent times. idk how you kept my attention for so long, what an amazing video.

[rohitbhaumik]

election and democracy is the best tool to make sure a nation take short term decisions only

[MrAnonymousKnight]

As always something that gives me a feeling of awe and also Something I aspire to do. Thank You Varun for being someone I can look up to. You've always been an inspiration for me from the first day I discovered you. I hope I can meet you in 2025, after I can get started with my journey in the very so similar field as yours after my finals are over in March. See you on the other side of the screen soon.

[vibhutisrivastava]

A powerful government with a radical and vissionary leader who can dare to reform the things can only change the fate of the country otherwise in India is facing the polar opposite of it unfortunately and we know the consequences.

[kaustavchakraborty]

You know which city he took inspiration from? Kolkata. Kolkata was the biggest commercial hub of India during that time with the best quality of huan resources. Now imagine the level of our downfall.

[Scarsh]

I seriously thought that Varun would be advising us to make a new country💀 I mean I am just sayin-