12 Commonalities of Exceptional Businesses

Loved this list of traits exhibited by the most storied businesses of our time, found on an Acquired Podcast roundup episode from over a year ago.

1. Optimism always wins.
2. Exponential.
3. Let your winners ride.
4. Nothing can stop a will to survive. “my will to survive is greater than my enemy’s will to kill me.” Jensen Huang, NVIDIA
5. Strength leads to strength (value leads to more value)
6. It’s never too late.
7. Don’t mistake options (range of options) for cash flow
8. Focus on what makes your beer taste better
9. Scale up or Niche Down
10. Never give up the rights to your content
11. If you don’t want to be on the bus, get off
12. Have fun