Naming the vehicle

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June 22, 2021

by a searcher from University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School in Tulsa, OK, USA

Guys, putting together my search entity, and am a military guy. Was thinking about "Garrison Legacy Investment" or something similar, as "Garrison" is a military term that confers long-term strength and a large team (the definition of a Garrison is "a large, permanent military fortress"). However, "Garrison" is also my first name... any thoughts on the name, using my name in the name of the biz, etc.? Appreciate any insight on how you named your entity.

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Reply by a searcher
from University of Oxford in London, UK
Like Buzz wrote earlier, I will not name my business after me or use my surname. Especially if it is investment vehicle or SPV. So I have nothing to add here.

I must admit that Garisson Capital sounds fantastic but have you thought about Squadron, Battalion, Legion, Praesidio...?
I am using simple "naming framework" when trying to name my businesses or projects 1.) real word + service i.e.Pineapple Advisors, I must admit that I am not a big fan of 2.) misspelled names especially in finance industry i.e. KRBN but it is nice and trendy. I like to use 3.) compound type names i.e. SafeInvest or blends (my favorite) 4.) Actinvest (like active investing) or Tradagra or TransTrade. 5.) Abstract names + service such as Arcoma, Ixtera,... are also interesting to explore. BTW my first venture was registered as an acronym like IBM, HP or GHC in your case (Garrison Haning Capital) but I wasn't able to get a .com domain - I used DBA trick to get the ball rolling. I will also check words with 6.) latin or greek roots and maybe mythological beasts, historic events, figures, etc.
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Reply by an intermediary
from Harvard University in Nashville, TN, USA
I wouldn’t use garrison. The military connotation is not immediate, but he connection to your name is. Moreover, seems that a lot of searches have a military angle in their name but I I can’t think of any instance where the military angle has actually helped get a deal across the goal line. Sellers want a fair price and certainty of close. Figure out a set of words that imply that for your name, and you might have a leg up … to the extent the name even matters.
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