Jon is incapable of lying, and I say incapable because that is precisely what he’s criticized for. Jon gives this speech to Cersei when him and Daenerys ask her for an alliance to fight the White Walkers. Then there are no more answers, only better and better lies.” #9 “I’m not going to swear an oath I can’t uphold. When enough people make false promises, words stop meaning anything. So, instead of betting on growth, perhaps it’s better to bet on profitability, don’t you think? With a small business, growth can be more difficult, but you also have fewer costs and higher flexibility. Being big doesn’t mean that your success is guaranteed. What a great truth! We’ve seen both small and large companies equally fall. #8 “My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones.” Jon Snow has always been seen as Ned’s bastard son, although his true identity was revealed in the past season: he’s Aegon Targaryen! What I like the most about this character is his resemblance to his “father”, Ned Stark-honesty and integrity characterize him, and we can learn valuable lessons from him: One of the worst dangers in any business is the lack of information. #7 “Which is more dangerous, the dagger brandished by an enemy, or the hidden one pressed to your back by someone you never even see?”Īnother fantastic way to stress the importance of getting as much information as possible. Look for it, make hypotheses and test it, because only the decisions you make based on proven facts will be the right ones. Learning to deal with uncertainty and chaos is a fundamental requirement in any company, but don’t just remain ignorant, gather as much information as possible. What makes us most frustrated in a company? Not knowing exactly how to measure the impact of a marketing action, not having more information about the other side in a negotiation, not having more rigorous information about the market, etc. Here Littlefinger gives us an absolute truth. #6 “What we don’t know is what usually gets us killed.” More than once you’ll get the feeling you need a little more organization. What a fine speech! If there’s something I believe to be implicit in a startup is that the reality changes much faster than you expect. And some are given a chance to climb, they refuse, they cling to the realm, or the gods, or love. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. I’d say that’s an entrepreneur, isn’t it? Too bad he has a dark side that I don’t like at all…. Littlefinger is skilled in finance and commerce and an expert in palatial intrigues, whose ingenuity is only comparable to his ambition. Betray them once, and your days are numbered. It is very hard to earn the trust of your team and even harder to earn that of your customers. Leaving aside the delicacy of these words, Ygritte makes it clear how important trust is. Because I’ll cut your pretty cock right off, and wear it around my neck.” You learn with experience, but don’t forget to get training and surround yourself with people that can help you in this learning process. You can be very good at a lot of things, but not in everything that involves creating a startup. Great phrase that anyone could have told us all when we created our (first) startup. He’s Arya’s fencing master and, as a good master, some of his words are a perfect fit for a startup: Syrio Forel? Who is he again? There are so many characters that maybe you don’t remember Syrio anymore. You’ve been warned, now let’s get down to business! Syrio Forel A word of caution: this post contains spoilers, so if you’re not up to date with the series, maybe you should read it a little later. In fact, from our point of view, the complexity of undertaking is worthy of comparison to the Game of Thrones series! This is where the inspiration for this post comes from.?īelow you have a compilation of some of the best phrases heard in GoT, perfectly applicable to business ventures. As you’ll see, I haven’t selected the phrases that best represent the personality of each character, but rather those that I think can be useful when it comes to undertaking ?. We’ve been working on this venture for almost four years now, but it took us no time to realize that we were entering a very complex world.
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