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If Each Game of Thrones Character were an Investor…

What type of investor would they be?

We are big GoT fans. With the hit TV show returning to HBO for its final season, we couldn’t resist drawing some parallels between what we see in our finance world and the personalities of some of the main characters from the show. Hope you enjoy!

Daenerys Targaryen: Daenerys would undoubtedly be a “Unicorn Investor.” In the investing world, a Unicorn is a private company worth upwards of $1 billion with the potential to change the world. Think Uber, Lyft, AirBNB, Snapchat, and Pinterest. I mean – she’s the Mother of Dragons for crying out loud! Daenerys had the power to change the world, and she captured the hearts and minds of both allies and enemies alike WHILE ruthlessly destroying her competition. Her views of the world and vigorous drive to succeed resemble the same motivations of some of these visionary CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk. She stopped at nothing to achieve her dreams. Investing in Unicorn companies would satisfy this need if Daenerys were an investor rather than a queen trying to conquer the Seven Kingdoms!

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