What I learned from Myanmar entrepreneurs | Thura Ko Ko | TEDxInyaLake

What are “ah-nar-dare” and “ya-bar-dare”? Find out in this incredibly funny and insightful talk where investor Thura Ko Ko shares his observations on Myanmar’s business culture as the country opens up from five decades of isolation. Thura left his home country as a boy, growing up in the UK and pursuing a global career as an investment banker. Now back to his native land, his observations as an insider-outsider are poignant and informative, drawing laughter and applause from the delighted audience.
Thura Ko Ko is the managing director of YGA Capital, a Myanmar advisory company focused on identifying and investing in attractive growth opportunities in Myanmar.
Prior to returning to Myanmar in 2010, Mr. Ko worked for over 12 years in global investment banking and private equity firms covering Asia out of Hong Kong. He was a Vice President at Providence Equity, and previously worked for Goldman Sachs and N.M. Rothshchild.
In Myanmar, he is a member of the board of directors for Apollo Towers Myanmar Limited, a telecom tower operator; Pacific Star Finance Limited, a micro-finance company; and Myanmar Distillery Company Limited, a leading local beverage company.
Mr. Ko holds a B.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics, University of London and was elected as a Young Global Leader for the World Economic Forum in 2013.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@BioNeji]

woww your English is really cool. hope i can be like yours oneday. may be can you share some tips to learn English pronunciation to master it Mr.ThuraKoKo sir?

[@Alex-Khaing]

I disagree with your mis-usage of pictures.

[@sulatt21]

Thank you Ted. I feel so proud to be Myanmar where most of us feel fulfilled just by giving back to others. We are truly a nation of good deeds. I am also motivated to become one who can contribute. So many admiring people. Truly proud. 🥺

[@TheLeoliar]

funny how this comment aged poorly. Now it's the COUP :'(

[@bawiliankhum]

Thanks

[@nisan6937]

Hahaaa Yah Bar De 😂🤣

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[@genesishaisley7019]

+1.8.0.3.5.6.6.0.6.9.7

[@thirithantmon]

I have watched this talk over 10 times and I still laugh each and every time. Brilliant observations and delivery.

[@yangonite]

Thura , you are always a good speaker and always wise and entertaining...

[@zawphyo]

ပံုေတြေလွ်ာက္ထိုးျပေနတာ Photo Shop ပံုေတြဗ် ကေလးေတြ အဲ့လို ေရထဲမွာ ဂိမ္းကစားေနတာမဟုတ္ဘူး ဒါေတာင္မသိဘူးလားကြာ

[@htoolay6581]

He can't pronounce his name correctly.

[@cizium]

Thanks for sharing interesting observations with great sense of humor. I enjoyed this talk :)

[@Ayenyint]

A very good speaker and presenter. Good to see haha with well made points

[@khinnancii]

Love this!

[@citizenofnowhere7776]

What a joke. The country doesn't even have an international bank.

[@rat9958]

citizenofnowhere777 how do u know

[@sing759]

i watched it twice already..but still give me a great inspiration from his speak.. really good talk